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...
View ArticleBanks 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...
View Article3 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...
View ArticleHow 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...
View ArticleIs Student Data at Risk Due to Out-of-Date Privacy Laws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...
View ArticleScary 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...
View ArticleIdentity 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...
View ArticleThe 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?...
View ArticleTewksbury 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...
View ArticleAnother 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....
View Article2017 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleGETTING 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...
View Article5 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...
View ArticleWHY 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...
View ArticlePaper 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...
View ArticleOutsourced 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....
View ArticleOverseas 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...
View ArticleTop 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...
View ArticleHow 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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