Environmental Sustainability Shift
A primary motive for companies to shred paper is security. However, an increasing motive is environmental sustainability. The impact on…
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Medical Records Privacy
In today’s world, people are afraid of companies like Google, Facebook, and other social media sites sharing and tracking our…
HIPAA Applies to Organizations, Not Your Data
The World Privacy Forum points out a lot of organizations keep some medical information, but are not covered by HIPAA.…
Dumpsters: Gold Mines of Information
Dumpster diving is an increasingly popular activity. Why? For fun and profit. Dumpster diving traditionally is when people collect food…
Recommendations for Companies to Help Prevent or Detect Corporate Identity Theft
Use difficult to replicate logos or other devices such as a watermark on company documents Use color on important documents.…
The Steady Increase of Corporate Identity Theft – Companies beware!
Article by John Olsen, CPA, CFE of The Bonadio Group One of the fastest growing crimes in the U.S. is…
Copiers & Printers are Security Risks
Even though organizations are aware of the damage that can be done to their company’s reputation and customer trust through…
The Risk of Discarded Hardware
The Risk of Discarded Hardware When hardware reaches the end of their useful lives, most consumers including companies discard the…
Wiping vs. Destroying Hard Drives
A hard drive is a small box inside of computers that contain sensitive information. This information could include usernames, passwords,…
Electronics Recycling and the Data Destruction Industry
The fastest growing segment of recycled material is consumer electronics. The accelerating pace of technology increases the environmental impact. Anything…