Today we want to discuss the differences and benefits of both onsite document shredding and offsite document shredding. When dealing with ShredWithUs and our document destruction services, you can be at ease knowing that we are in full compliance with regional, state, and federal laws regarding the …Read more
Why Document Destruction is Still Important When Going Paperless
These days many businesses are going paperless, signaling the beginning of the end of the age of paper. Many banks are offering a paperless option, many times the cheaper option, and the ability to receive bank statements through e-mail rather than through the mailbox. There is also …Read more
Visual Hacking: The Low-tech Tactic Crippling Americans
Understanding Visual Hacking Do you ever wonder how these major corporations get major data leaks or how these huge hacking leakshappen? While it is true there are talented hackers that can brute force their way into systems, many times it is something as simple as leaving a …Read more
Protecting Your Liability and Reputation when Hiring a Shredding Company
Identity theft is one of the top consumer complaints. According to the Federal Trade Commission, American consumers lost billions to fraud in 2013 as a result of identity theft. Businesses are held to several regulatory requirements in order to limit a customer’s risk. These regulations consist of …Read more
Document Shredding Company Employee Eyed in ID Theft Ring
Fort Worth man is at center of multistate fraud investigation A Fort Worth man who worked for a document shredding company did not destroy bank records and instead shared them with thieves, according to court documents. The number of potential victims is in the thousands and the …Read more
Stolen laptops lead to important HIPAA settlements
Two entities have paid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $1,975,220 collectively to resolve potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. These major enforcement actions underscore the significant risk to the security …Read more
No clear process for notification of data breach after Target fiasco!
Source: API WASHINGTON–The data breach at Target Corp. that exposed millions of credit card numbers has focused attention on the patchwork of state consumer notification laws and renewed a push for a single national standard. Most states have laws that require retailers to disclose data breaches, but …Read more
North Carolina HHS May Have Accidentally Tossed Digital Data Records
Asheville Citizen-Times –Asheville, North Carolina Disks containing personal information belonging to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services may have accidentally been taken to a local landfill, rather than properly destroyed. The Department has alerted the state Bureau of Investigation, as well as the Consumer …Read more
Take Home Work Used To Commit Fraud and Identity Theft
A human resources department employee takes home employee data that is then stolen by her boyfriend. A Peabody, MA man will spend seven years in federal prison for leading an identity fraud ring that cost retailers nearly $400,000, federal prosecutors said. William Dodge, 46, will have to …Read more
FTC Reiterates its Support for Data Security Legislation
The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress today on the agency’s ongoing efforts to promote data security, and reiterated its support for enactment of a strong federal data security and breach notification law. Testifying on behalf of the Commission before the Senate Judiciary Committee, FTC Chairwoman Edith …Read more