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Why NAID-Certified Physical Hard Drive Destruction Makes a Difference
May 17, 2017
The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) recently announced that it had commissioned a study of 250 electronic devices resold in the secondhand market and 40% contained personally identifiable information.
Document Security Goes Beyond Digital Protection Measures
March 29, 2017
While cyber security continues to receive considerable attention, it’s necessary to keep in mind the negative impact of a physical document, containing sensitive information falling into the wrong hands. Nowadays, companies are spending millions of dollars to improve their network and data security, but not every company is paying attention to physical document disposal protocol. […]
Applicant Personal Information Found in Dumpster After Improper Disposal
March 15, 2017
In the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas, an inactive company is under investigation by the Attorney General’s Office after improperly disposing documents containing personal information of former applicants. Local resident, David Aguilera Jr. spotted the documents in a dumpster when he was throwing away posters. He claimed that piles of paper and folders were […]
Healthcare Security Breaches Extend to 300% Increase Over Three Years
February 15, 2017
2016 has been a year jam-packed with cyber-attacks on the healthcare industry. According to a comprehensive report by TrapX Labs, cyber-attackers are now responsible for 31.42% of all major HIPAA data breaches reported in 2016 – a 300% increase over the last three years alone. Per Moshe Ben Simon, co-founder and Vice President of TrapX […]
AccuShred is Expanding – We’ve Added Another Truck to the Fleet!
February 1, 2017
We’ve been busy at the AccuShred facility lately! To keep up with our growing business, we’ve recently added a 2017 Hino truck with a twenty-six-foot box to our fleet. This brings our fleet total to six trucks – three mobile trucks and three collection trucks. Have a look at our newly branded 2017 Hino truck: […]
Canadian Government Experiences Over 10,000 Document Security Incidents
December 9, 2016
The Canadian government experienced a massive spike in secure document mishandling since Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau came into office. The current administration has reported more than 10,000 incidents. The highest number of incidents took place in Public Services and Procurement Canada, which reported 2,912 cases of documents not handled between November 4, 2015 and September […]
What to Do When Your Social Security Number is Stolen
November 21, 2016
Your Social Security number (SSN) is easily the most valuable form of identification to cyber criminals. In fact, sales and distribution of Social Security numbers occur daily on the black market. A stolen SSN provides the opportunity for thieves to not only steal property and open accounts, but also use the victim’s name. If an identity-theft […]
A Simple Guide to Identity Theft Recovery
November 9, 2016
It’s Friday. You log in to your mobile banking app to see how much you got paid before heading out the door to meet your friends for dinner and drinks. It isn’t until this moment that you discover a $250 charge to Amazon, $75 spent at a gas station 350 miles away and $45 spent at a […]
How to Maintain HIPAA Compliance with Paper and Digital Records
October 19, 2016
In the healthcare world, maintaining HIPAA compliance is a top priority from both a digital and hard copy recordkeeping standpoint. Both electronic data and paper document records are subject to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, which were first adopted about 15 years ago. Sustaining compliance with paper records doesn’t have to be difficult – […]
