Friday-01 May
2020

Hard Drive Destruction: Why Deleting Your Data Doesn’t Mean It’s Gone

When it comes to deleting files from your computer, there may be times when you’re relieved they are not permanently gone. The bad news? When you’re ready to discard your computer, if you don’t do it properly, others can access your deleted items. Dragging folders into the trash bin on your computer doesn’t delete the file — it simply […]

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Monday-02 March
2020

What You Might Not Know About Law Firm Security Requirements

Law firms are repositories of confidential data and information. However, in recent years, numerous law firm security breaches have been reported. According to the ABA 2018 survey report, law firm security breaches occur across the board. Fourteen percent of solo practitioner attorneys, 24% of law firms with 2-49 attorneys, 42% of law firms with 50-100 […]

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Tuesday-04 February
2020

Securing Tax Documents: Where Does Your Tax-Related Information Go?

With tax season around the corner, you’re probably knee-deep in documents and paperwork — whether you do your taxes yourself at home, or work with an accountant or tax-preparation company. Either way, securing tax returns and tax-related documents should be at the top of your mind. Tax fraud is one of the most prevalent crimes […]

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Thursday-02 January
2020

Secure Document Shredding: Best Practices for Disposing of Medical and Financial Records

When you consider the amount of data stored in medical and banking/financial industry offices, you realize the potential for data and identity theft is staggering. It’s why a secure document shredding program is of the utmost importance for these types of organizations. Medical Industry Policies According to a study in The American Journal of Managed Care, paper and […]

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Friday-27 September
2019

The Keys to Preventing Child Identity Theft

Child identity theft is on the rise: More than 1 million kids were victims of identity theft in 2018 alone. In fact, according to Experian, child identity theft can affect approximately 25% of kids before they turn 18. This type of crime can go undetected for years. The good news is that government agencies around the country are providing […]

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Monday-06 May
2019

Understanding and Preventing Identity Theft

You’ve probably been hearing a lot about preventing identity theft. In today’s internet-driven world, you need to protect your personal identity. But identity theft goes much deeper, and there are several different types of identity theft that criminals can engage in. Approximately 60 million Americans were affected by identity theft in 2018. And, there’s a […]

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Thursday-01 February
2018

Is Your Company Protected from Offline Identity Theft?

Do you recall the news story a few years ago about a document storage company in Illinois that was sued for exposing thousands of medical records with sensitive personal information? Or the one about the local mortgage company that paid $50,000 to the Federal Trade Commission for failing to properly dispose of documents containing consumers’ […]

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