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How Can Social Media Posts Impact Your Personal Data Security?
March 28, 2022
Most adults consider themselves to be well educated in how to keep themselves safe online. Don’t share passwords, don’t choose easy passwords, and keep an eye on your privacy settings. But many people don’t think social media has much to do with their personal data. Facebook and your sensitive personal information don’t seem connected, but […]
Do Your Employees Know How to Handle Sensitive Company Data?
February 23, 2022
Whether remote or in-office, your employees will be trusted with sensitive company data. If your employees begin to relax when it comes to security protocols, your company may be facing a data breach and the resulting fallout could damage your business permanently. When employees first began remote work, your company addressed these security protocols. When […]
What is Secure Shredding and What Does it Mean for Your Business?
January 26, 2022
Shredding seems like a pretty basic concept. Anyone with a shredder can destroy documents, so all shredding should be secure. Why outsource your shredding at all when an in-office machine can handle it? And if you decide to outsource, will it matter who you choose? In fact, choosing to partner with a secure shredding company […]
Your Organization Needs a Trusted Data Destruction Partner
October 28, 2021
If you are a small or mid-sized business, you may think that it’s best to handle your data destruction in-house with a simple shredder. In reality, no matter the size of your business, you should have a trusted data destruction partner to handle all your shredding needs in the most efficient and secure way.
Large Payroll Service Targeted by Sophisticated Cyber-Attack
October 25, 2021
Companies large and small can be vulnerable to a data breach. As cyber criminals become more sophisticated with their attacks, all data can be at risk and breaches are possible. When your company is targeted by a cyber-attack, no matter how sophisticated, it is your responsibility to have the right response plan in place.
Popular Nevada Chain Publicly Addresses Recent Data Breach
September 27, 2021
No one ever likes to hear that they were impacted by a data breach. Many of us assume that the businesses we frequent put a priority on our information security. Yet, even when an organization, such as the Nevada Restaurant Services, has security measures in place, businesses and their customers can still be vulnerable.
5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Hired my Current Shredding Company
September 13, 2021
Full disclosure – I’ve never hired a shredding company. The truth is I own a shredding company, and these are some of the comments we’ve most frequently heard about from customers who hired us to solve a data protection problem for them. Unfortunately, without doing some research ahead of time, you could learn the hard […]
Why Should You Have a Certificate of Destruction?
August 31, 2021
All businesses and organizations are at risk of a data breach that can impact their business and their customers. Most business owners understand that one of the strategies to avoid a potential data breach is secure document destruction, but they feel that an in-office shredder is enough. If you shred your own sensitive documents, is […]
An Update on the LinkedIn Data Breach
August 24, 2021
Social media can be a playground for cybercriminals. These thieves have become so sophisticated, they can glean your personal data from sites without even hacking into a system. This is exactly what happened with the recent LinkedIn data breach. In fact, there wasn’t a breach at all. Instead, users’ data was “scraped” and then put […]
Partnering with a Data Destruction Service Can Increase Productivity
July 27, 2021
Some small and mid-sized businesses assume that managing their data destruction services in-house will save them money. It seems feasible that someone on the staff can take care of document and data destruction in addition to their current duties and it won’t take much time. However, attempting to handle your data destruction services in-house can […]