Archive for September 2015
Identity theft affected 17.6M, cost $15.4B in 2014: Justice Dept.
Identity theft affected 17.6M, cost $15.4B in 2014: Justice Dept. Identity theft victims in the United States last year accounted for roughly seven percent of the country’s adult population, a new government report found. The Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics announced over the weekend that figures for 2014 suggest an estimated 17.6 million…
Read MoreWhat Materials Are Covered Under HIPAA Shredding?
What Materials Are Covered Under HIPAA Shredding? Currently, the U.S. healthcare system relies on a set of codes to report diagnoses and inpatient procedures. The ICD-9 code set will soon be replaced by the more detailed ICD-10, with a deadline for the transition of October 1, 2015. Transitioning to ICD-10 is required by anyone covered…
Read MoreBack to School Identity Protection
Back to School Identity Protection It’s that time of year when parents, in addition to culling through the endless back to school shopping lists, must take the time to fill out form after form for a myriad of reasons: school registration, sports sign-ups, daycare enrollment, and college dorm move-ins. Are you exposing your child to…
Read MoreYou Might Need to Clean Your Office If…
You Might Need to Clean Your Office If… Albert Einstein once said “If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” Perhaps those are the two extremes of office life, that you either have a cluttered space or you don’t, but the in between…
Read MoreTwo skimmers found at Riviera Beach station; 127 in state this year
Two skimmers found at Riviera Beach station; 127 in state this year Skimming devices used to steal credit and debit card data are still being found on pumps at Florida gas stations, including a Chevron station in Riviera Beach where two skimmers were found recently, the Florida Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. The station at…
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