How Often Do You Shred? Throughout our regular runs to perform on site shredding services, we encounter many companies that would definitely qualify for needing a subscription container shredding service. We often find ourselves going to the same locations, but without any kind of regularity that this service will provide. This can be inefficient as […]
What Has Been Going On This Tax Season? Although the 2015 tax season is only a few weeks old, we’ve already seen the popular online tax service Turbo Tax suspend State tax returns because of a number of suspected fraudulent returns that occurred as soon as the season began. This is all coming off of […]
What is HIPAA? HIPAA is a federal law that was signed into effect in 1996 to help combat fraud and abuse that was taking place in the Health Insurance Industry. The law is meant to help protect information including patient histories, logs, billing information, medical forms and any other records that may contain patient personal […]
The Importance of On-Site Document Shredding Spring is a busy time for area businesses to shred documents. It’s right after the end of the year when people are looking to clean up and start fresh, tax season is in full-swing, and some people are finding out just how much excess paperwork they have kept. It […]
Company Policy on Data Destruction and Secure Document Shredding Services. A recent blog from the National Association for Information Destruction suggested that businesses implement a “destroy everything” policy for their data disposal. This is important because not enough industries are taking the idea of identity or business fraud seriously in an era which those committing the crimes are using […]
According to the IRS, from 2011 to 2012 there was $14 billion to $20 billion jump in fraudulent refunds. The IRS has doubled it’s team working on identity theft related issues to over 3,000 employees to protect taxpayers from becoming victims. Be Proactive With Your Information There are some ways you can take the onus on […]
Take Time To Refocus On A Secure Document Destruction Strategy The New Year has come and gone and you’re still sitting on that pile of documents that you’ve been planning on disposing of for years. Take this opportunity of reflection and renewal to sit down and finally handle the task of purging those documents that […]
With the Advent of the New Year Comes the Opportunity to Securely Shred Personal Documents. An important but ignored resolution to losing weight and saving money is finally focusing on your identity and credit health. Now is the perfect time to “start over” and have your personal affairs put into order by having your documents […]
Secure Hard Drive Destruction Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving Over the past few years electronic devices have become standard as gifts for the holidays. People are regularly given iPads, laptops, video game consoles and other personal electronics. Much of the time, some form of personal information is required to get optimal usage from […]
The end of the year is coming up and for many people that means a purge of documents that aren’t necessary to keep anymore. Before you start getting rid of your documents you should understand what you are looking at. Decide what to keep and what to get rid of as well as choose the […]