Sensitive Documents Discovered in Indianapolis
The Indiana’s Attorney General has taken possession of sensitive documents discovered behind a Shell gas station in Fischers, Indiana. They have not disclosed where the documents originated or how...
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How to Prevent Dumpster Divers from Stealing Your Identity
Most individuals hastily dispose paper documents that might contain sensitive information because they are not aware of the possible dangers that come with identity theft and fraud. Even documents...
View ArticleBrambles Names New Head of Recall
After the failed attempt to sell its Recall division, Brambles has named a new President for the division. Doug Pertz will take over the division from his job as CEO at Bolder US Sanitation Group....
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SEC Takes Responsibility for FACTA
There has been a change in organizations with authority to enforce the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA). The change was done as part of enforcing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law...
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Why Worry About Document Shredding?
Would you be shocked to come upon a strange person rifling through the dumpster at your place of business? So-called “dumpster diving” is no crime, and identity thieves are only too willing to dodge...
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Protect Your Personal Information
There is a cautionary tale out of Chesterfield, Virginia about a data breach. The incident arose when personal information was discovered in a dumpster behind a karate studio. It appears that someone...
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Dangers of Burning Paper
In an effort to save the cost of buying a shredder or using a shredding service some people will do some strange things. The most common thought that comes to people’s mind is to burn the paper....
View ArticleShredding Needed in Boise Idaho
Regus Salon recently closed their location at the Boise Towne Square Mall in Boise, Idaho. They dumped everything that they didn’t want into the dumpster behind the mall. The old salon chairs sticking...
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File Cabinet Hoarders
I think that if you were interested you could find a show about hoarders on every night of the week. People must find this a very interesting topic to require so much coverage. Maybe is just makes...
View ArticleInterview With An Identity Thief
Here is an interview of a Cincinnati woman who used dumpster diving to get the information she needed to commit identity theft. She says a good target was people who make auto loans. The information...
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Most Companies Fail to Check Retention Schedules
Canon Business Process Services have released a survey of executives concerning their organization’s records management program. The survey was of 222 C-level employees at large organizations....
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Small Business Document Shredding
Commercial shredding services are only for companies with deep document stacks and even deeper pockets, right? Wrong. Commercial document shredding is a wise investment for every business, whether...
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Man Arrested For Stealing Mail
A man contracted by the Canada Post to deliver mail has been arrested for stealing mail instead of doing his job. It seems he was just dumping the mail instead of delivering it. They are unsure if he...
View ArticleGoogle Search Finds Unsecured Records
While doing some research on Lifeline a Scripps Howard News reported discovered a massive hole in their record security. Lifeline is a federally funded program that provides discounted telephone...
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Document Shredding & Cyber Crime
“Cyber-crooks stole $1.2 million from a plumbing supply company, planting malware on company computers to initiate 43 bank transfers within 30 minutes.” “Malicious software siphoned more than $700,000...
View ArticleCintas to Divest Document Shredding?
Dan Dolev, an analyst at Jefferies, has issued a report on Cintas. He called the company a buy based on their uniform service business but brought up the idea that the company could divest itself of...
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Making the Choice Between In-house and Outsourced Shredding
Document shredding is an established protocol most businesses have with regards to disposing sensitive data and confidential information. Therefore, the next decisions remains: Who should perform the...
View ArticleData Destruction in Time
Time Magazine had an article this week about the threat of electronic data destruction. The amount of data we all store is increasing geometrically. It is on your computer, tablet, and smart phone....
View ArticleHow to Save Money on your Shredding
You are looking into hiring a shredding company to handle the destruction of your company’s papers, but you’re looking to keep the price down without sacrificing quality and security. With a slumping...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Shredder Do You Have?
A common question when we answer the phone is what kind of shredder we use. Most people are aware that a strip shredder is not sufficient to destroy the information on a piece of paper. The problem is...
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