Identity Theft News
The Yahoo Data Breach: What Have We Learned?
Another day, another data breach. What can we glean from Yahoo’s security issues and disclosure agreements? With October being National Cybersecurity Month, it’s rather timely that recent headlines are focusing on yet another large-scale data breach. Internet giant Yahoo is the center of the latest cybersecurity fraud, and people are a bit perplexed because the…
Read MoreTo Shred or Not to Shred? Don’t Let Employees Decide.
Don’t let your employees decide what needs to be shredded. When in doubt, shred it all to avoid employee theft or error. Paper can gather up rather quickly in an office environment. Perhaps that box of paper isn’t a requirement to keep, but what if personal information found its way into the trash receptacle? What…
Read MoreHow Costly Is a Data Breach?
How Costly Is a Data Breach? Data breach costs are on the rise, and the number might seem shocking. As the wave of data breaches continues to roll on, consumers are worried that their personal information may be compromised. The cost of the burden is far worse for businesses; the concern lies in loss of…
Read MoreHow Do EMV Chips Protect Identity?
How Do EMV Chips Protect Identity? Since EMV chips will soon be the norm, it’s a good idea to understand the basics and why there is a nationwide shift towards their use. EMV chips are a hot topic these days in identity protection, but there’s still some confusion over what EMV chips are and how…
Read MoreThe Various Types of Identity Theft
The Various Types of Identity Theft Identity theft can cost you thousands of dollars and countless hours to fix, and it doesn’t just happen online. When people think of identity theft, more often than not they assume it’s from a data breach or a compromised social security number. The truth of the matter is, identity…
Read MoreIdentity Protection: How to Avoid Scams
Identity Protection: How to Avoid Scams Wrongdoers will stop at nothing to con you out of your money using a variety of ways, but there are ways you can protect yourself. It seems scams are a dime a dozen, whether they happen online, via the phone, text messages, and even through postal mail. Wrongdoers will…
Read MoreIndustries We Serve: Nonprofits
How long should nonprofit organizations retain business-related records? Read on to learn more about our nonprofit shredding services. Aside from businesses, residential communities, educational facilities, and other entities, Legal Shred is proud to also service the nonprofit community. A nonprofit is a tax-exempt organization that serves the public interest. In general, the purpose of nonprofits…
Read MoreLet’s Talk About School Records
School Record Shredding? Here are some best practices for destroying student data. September is a month to say goodbye to summer and hello to school! Whether it’s elementary, middle school, high school, and even college, if you’ve been a student, then you most certainly have a student record. What exactly happens to those records once…
Read MoreIndustries We Serve: Education
Legal Shred offers secure, safe document destruction services for educational facilities. Document destruction is a must-have for any entity that deals with sensitive information. Improperly disposing of documents that contain personal information can lead to data breaches, identity theft, and wreak havoc on any business or institution’s reputation. Legal Shred proudly services all businesses and…
Read MoreWho We Serve: Residential Customers & Communities
Legal Shred is proud to offer residential shredding in addition to our other identity-protection services. We are in the business of helping, well, other businesses protect the identities of customers and clients, but we don’t just focus on the corporate world. As the identity protection specialist, Legal Shred is devoted to residential customers and the…
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