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Tips (and Tricks!) for Halloween Identity Protection
Stay safe this Halloween with some identity protection tips and tricks. Halloween is a fun, yet scary time of year. While some of the scaring is intentional and in the spirit of the holiday, no one should fear for their identities and protecting their information. Focus on the scares that are fun, open a bag…
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 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…
Read MoreIndustries We Serve: Law Firms
We assist law firms to build a secure and legal shredding program for their practices, which is why we are proud to bear the name Legal Shred. No one is more versed on legal matters than lawyers, so legal and compliant document destruction is not an unfamiliar topic with law firms across the country. As…
Read MoreLegal Shred, Secure Document Destruction Specialists: Who We Serve
Legal Shred, Secure Document Destruction Specialists: Who We Serve Legal Shred can help businesses and residents alike protect their information through secure document destruction. No job is too big or too small. Identity protection is not a problem exclusive to a specific set of individuals, rather it is a large scale issue that can affect…
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