Identity Theft
Protect Yourself From Identity Theft This Holiday Shopping Season
Before you start your Christmas shopping, you should take a few precautionary steps to protect yourself from identity theft and fraud. Identity thieves are very savvy and have many creative ways to steal from their victims. The following no-cost suggestions will help you take protective measures to avoid becoming one of the growing numbers of […]
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Identity Theft – The Effects of ID Theft on Your Life
Identity theft has become a more serious issue in the current era of mass communications and computers, because of the increasing automation of transactions involving your personal details. In addition to the old methods of digging through residential trash for snippets of credit card bills and identifying documents, identity thieves now can access the internet […]
Read MoreNew Personal Health Device Could Compromise Your Personal Information
Are you using a wearable fitness and personal health device to monitor your steps, heart rate, blood pressure, and other personal medical data? This new health trend has become a huge fad for people of all ages. Nearly every user understands the positive features these devices offer. Most are not aware of issues that could […]
Read MoreThree Advantages of an Onsite Shredding Service
All offices generate a lot of garbage, and paper waste is a big part of it. These papers include both the important and the unimportant stuff. According to privacy laws, the office is responsible for protecting the information of its clients, customers, and staff members. So, how should the documents be disposed of without compromising […]
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Three Undeniable Reasons Why Paper Shredding Is Important
A simple human error can irrevocably damage your reputation. Throwing a sensitive document into the garbage is like throwing your reputation away. With the increase in the cases of fraud, the government has enacted strict laws pertaining to privacy. One of the ways to keep information within your organization secure is to shred expired data […]
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What the Banks Don’t Tell You About ID Theft
It is amazing how easy it is for a thief or malicious person to gain access to our personal banking information. Once they get that, they can get your Social Security number, copies of bank statements and even copies of every check that was written on the account. They then post this information on the […]
Read MoreDetails to Know Before Seeking Residential Shredding Services
Data breaches and the leak of private information are not just limited to the cyber world. Stolen laptops containing customer information, work reports dumped in the trash and a general confusion over what should be shredded and what should be recycled are some examples of how data can be stolen in the offline world. This […]
Read MoreMedical Identify Theft
This ID theft is quickly becoming one of the most popular and lucrative forms of identity theft. It also is potentially the most dangerous for you. Over the past five years the medical community has switched to digital records, making it easier for these records to be stolen. These hackers are hitting insurance companies and […]
Read MoreOpinion: 1 Year of ID Theft Protection Isn’t Enough When Personal Info Is Stolen in a Data Breach
Recently I received a letter from my health provider telling me a laptop had been stolen and my personal information may have been compromised as a result of the theft. The laptop contained member and dependent names, addresses, health plan and identification numbers, dates of birth and Social Security numbers. They went on to say […]
Read MoreWays Identity Theft Can Happen To You
I recently took a trip to Canada and discovered that when you pay your bill at a restaurant, a portable credit card machine is brought to your table. The chip on your card is read, you then can add a tip either in dollars or percentage, a receipt is printed. Your credit card is never […]
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