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3 Cyber Threats to Fear in 2015: Are You at Risk?

Each year comes with a fresh start, a new outlook, a year full of new possibilities. The new year also comes with new risks. As technology advances so does the risk. Here are the three potentially...

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Banks Still Using Social Security Numbers To Identify Bank Account Infomation

It’s incredible that banks still use social security numbers as a means of identifying account information. With all that is known about identity theft banks should know better to not use this...

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3 Tips to Keeping Your Email From Being Hacked

If your email has ever been hacked you know how annoying it is to notify your contacts and possibly change your email address. It is also scary to think someone has gained access to your personal...

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How To Protect Your Childern From Identity Theft

Children can be excellent targets for identity theft since it may not be discovered for many years. Here are a few tips for helping to protect your child’s social security number. * You can check if...

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Is Student Data at Risk Due to Out-of-Date Privacy Laws

Check out this article that raises concerns about the safety of student’s personal information. It examines the need for law makers to tighten up the laws to place restrictions on how student’s...

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Scary number of identity thefts at BSU

Employees of Ball State University have been realizing they have something in common and it isn’t a good thing. As several BSU employees have been filing their tax returns they have been alerted that a...

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Identity Theft Still Number 1 Consumer Complaint

As thieves continue to try to hack sites and steal your identity, make sure you know how to protect yourself and your identity. The most common way thieves misuse your information is from government...

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The Three Most Dangerous Kinds of Identity Theft

Identity theft is awful, inconvenient, life changing and costly. But according to USA Today the three most dangerous types of identity theft are Child ID theft, Medical ID theft and Tax ID theft. Why?...

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Tewksbury students’ private information accidentally released

Parents and families were in for a shock when they discovered that personal student information was accidentally released online. Although it did not list student’s names it did disclose ages and...

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Another Data Breach…A reminder to SHRED!!!

Check out this article. Here is another data breach in the news. Learn how to protect yourself and your business....

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2017 Data Breach Forecast

I was just reading an interesting report from Experian, the 2017 Data Breach Forecast. Remember that a data breach can happen to anyone, take the first steps to keeping you and your clients information...

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The dangers of used devices

The following post is taken from an interesting article from our friends at NAID. Just a little something we thought would be worth sharing with everyone. Personally Identifiable Information Found on...

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GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT SECURITY IN 2019: IMPROVING RECORDS DISPOSAL

WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY, ALL INVOLVED MUST WORK AGAINST THREATS BY PRACTICING, NEW, MORE FOCUSED METHODS OF PROTECTION, INCLUDING PROPER RECORDS DISPOSAL. In the last few years, businesses have seen...

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5 Ways to Make Your Office Greener Today

Spring is a great time to add more ‘green’ to the workplace.  While green initiatives are all about better protecting the environment, they can also improve both the reputation of an organization and...

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WHY MOBILE SHREDDING IS ESSENTIAL FOR YOUR BUSINESS

In today’s world, paper documents and digital storage devices store confidential information for businesses around the globe. It’s crucial to have this information protected and when it’s no longer...

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Paper Recycling: How to Save Energy and Protect Confidential Information

Even though so much of our work and communication is done digitally these days, there is still a lot of paper being used as well. The average office worker uses about 10,000 pieces of copy paper...

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Outsourced Document Destruction

With fraud and identity theft on the rise, document shredding is more important than ever. However, before you use a do-it-yourself approach to destroying information, you may want to think twice....

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Overseas e-plastics market dries up

by Colin Staub India was the second largest importer of U.S. scrap plastic during the first six months of 2019. | Avigator Fortuner/Shutterstock Recovered plastic, including material from end-of-life...

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Top Reasons for Using Secure Shredding Services

The hazards of leaked confidential documents can create a world of trouble. Not only are you at the risk for multiple fines and legal penalties, a breach in security will cause a loss of trust in your...

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How Long Should You Keep Personal Records?

Through-out your lifetime, you will most likely get a job, buy or rent a home, purchase a vehicle, incur medical bills and make investments. What paperwork do you keep and for how long? Some documents...

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