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A Chicago healthcare employee was using patient data to pay her bills
Chicago healthcare employee stole patient data to pay bills

As dangerous as external identity thieves can be for the integrity of a business’ data, as repeatedly stressed throughout this blog, internal identity thieves can pose an even greater threat considering the level of access they have to enterprise and client data. Continue reading


A corporate shredding program is one step Elections New Brunswick can take to prevent similar privacy breaches from occurring in the future
New details emerge in Elections New Brunswick privacy breach

As new information has emerged on what factors led this breach to occur, it seems that while no foul play was intended, the distribution error was the result of negligence. Continue reading


Identity thieves are resorting to stealing the identities of the deceased
Identity thieves targeting the deceased

Identity thieves are resorting to ever-more sordid tactics to achieve their means and have begun to steal from the deceased. Continue reading


Document Shredding Best Practices

A Memphis tax service neglected to shred private documents before moving out of their office

Whether moving locations or liquidating an operation, when a corporation is moving out of their office space, it is absolutely essential that officials take preventative measures to protect any paper or hard drive information it may be holding onto. Continue reading


Reports state that there have been an increasingly large number of mailbox break-ins in Canada

According to a recent article published by the Vancouver Sun, identity thieves are going right for the source as there have been an alarmingly high number of mailbox break-ins. Continue reading



Media Destruction Best Practices

A media shredding service can help avoid the security risks of storing private data on hard drives

Responding to the necessity to spread information about enterprise-level security issues and how to address them, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada recently commissioned a survey to determine how businesses across the nation’s provinces are protecting their digital data. Continue reading


Several backup disks were lost from an Atlanta healthcare center, resulting in huge credit monitoring fees

For businesses in any industry, the cost of taking preventative security measures is far eclipsed by the enormity of the embarrassment, legal sanctions and monitoring costs that an enterprise may incur should it be found to have violated customer or employee privacy. Continue reading


Office Shredding Programs

CDs containing voter information were erroneously dispersed to Members of the Legislative Assembly

For any political organization, the information it collects on the community and voters must be kept private and contained to only the eyes of highly-credentialed individuals. Continue reading


A sharp employee of the Maine VA prevented what could have been a significant privacy breach

Properly training employees regarding a company’s document disposal policy is of absolutely crucial importance. Continue reading



Best Practices for Choosing a Shredding Service Provider

A product disposal company can help ensure a business gets rid of unnecessary goods without dumping them in a landfill

With a significant increase in public pressure, many companies all over the world are feeling the necessity to develop more sustainable, environmentally friendly business practices. Continue reading


Customers are becoming choosier with who they do business with because of privacy concerns

Global public relations firm Edelman recently published a study that found consumer privacy concerns are having a significant impact on the organizations or services that consumers are willing to patronize. Continue reading





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