How to Protect Your Customers from ID Theft
Top Steps to Keep Their Information Secure ID theft continues to grow in the United States and around the globe. Today’s businesses must protect their company from data breaches that can not only hurt them financially, but also cause damage to their reputation. A key aspect of this is protecting your customers’ private information and […]
Colleges, Universities & Schools-What Documents Should Be Shredded?
Top Documents Education Institutions Should Be Shredding Educational institutions including schools, colleges and universities receive and store numerous documents that contain confidential information. Because of this, just like any other business or organization, they must implement a records retention and disposal program to ensure compliance with privacy regulations. Here’s a quick guide to which documents […]
Can recycling put your business at risk?
Here’s what you need to know One of the most important steps to protecting your business from data theft and ID theft is proper disposal of documents, files, hard drives, devices and other items that contain confidential information. And although recycling is considered an important way to help the environment, there are certain risks that […]
Top Ways To Protect Yourself Against ID Theft
6 Steps to Safeguard Your Identity When ID theft occurs, the victim faces numerous issues and challenges, not the least of which could be financial losses. Unfortunately, no one is immune to identity theft, and it’s because of this that you need to understand the risks and take the recommended steps to safeguard your personal […]
Security Risks of Hybrid Workers
How to Keep Your Company Data Safe In the last few years more and more companies have adopted a hybrid model for their workforce. Allowing employees to work off site has become popular and although this model has many benefits for both workers and their companies, there are certain security risks that must be addressed […]
Proper Disposal of Medical and Legal Records
Top Reasons For Secure Disposal Whether you’re an attorney or a physician, or work in either industry in any capacity, any records you maintain for your clients/patients must be managed, stored and disposed of properly. Although most who work in these fields understand the importance of privacy and the mandates behind Personally Identifiable Information (PII) […]
Legal Documents Your Law Firm Should Be Shredding
Which Documents Should Be Shredded? As a professional in the legal field, you know the importance of following mandates and guidelines for protecting the rights of your clients and your firm. The Social Security Act, which prohibits companies from revealing confidential information and FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act), which protects the clients’ right […]
3 Office Items That Store Information
Non-Paper Media Items That Sometimes Go Unnoticed While most of us know the risks of paper like insurance bills, credit card and bank statements and other similar documents when it comes to the breach of confidential information– there are other, non-paper items that contain and store information that must be considered in your organization’s security […]
Key Considerations Before Purging Company Documents
3 Steps to Take Before Purging Once you’ve made the decision to purge your company’s documents, it’s important to ensure that you’ve not only partnered with a reputable shredding and destruction partner, but also that you take some important steps beforehand. Take a look: 1. Ensure You’re Compliant with Retention Laws While it varies by […]
Identity Theft While Traveling
How to Protect Yourself Summer’s here and with it comes the one thing many of us look forward to all year–vacation. And while it’s a time to have wonderful adventures and create lasting memories, it’s also a time to be wary of the dangers of ID theft. Thieves can often spot tourists, know that you […]