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The ‘Paperless’ Office Myth and Document Security

A 2011 study of U.S. managers whose responsibility included handling contracts for their companies showed that even though 87% of them said their office was mostly digital, only 2% had stopped using paper in their business transactions involving contracts and 18% used digital methods only when signing contracts.

Posted: 04/25/2013 13:37:41 PM by Lynn Brown | 0 comments | Identity Theft, paper shredding, Confidential Information

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Why Small Businesses Need to Change their Attitudes about Security

It’s Small Business Week and a perfect time to talk about the habits and attitudes of small businesses around security. It’s actually not great news. According to the Shred-it Information Security Tracker, small businesses recognize the risk of security breaches but most aren’t doing much to protect themselves.  

Posted: 10/18/2012 15:23:36 PM by Nicole Morino | 0 comments | Information Security, reputation management, Secure Shredding Services, Security Breach, Shred-All Policy, Shredding Company, Small Business, Identity Theft

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94 Million Reasons Why Government Needs to Be Accountable

Government in the U.S. is doing a really lousy job at protecting Americans’ personal information. A recent analysis of government breach data showed that 268 data breaches in government agencies over a three year period put more than 94 million personally identifiable information records at risk.

Posted: 11/16/2012 09:33:31 AM by Lynn Brown | 0 comments | Confidential Information, Information Security, Security Breach, Compliance

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