Do you know how safe your trade secrets are? According to the Department of Commerce, theft of intellectual property (IP) costs businesses in the U.S. approximately $250 billion every year. Even larger corporations are no strangers to IP theft. In 2006, Federal agents arrested and charged an employee of the Coca-Cola Company and two others…

New problem for Mississippi’s beleaguered inmates: identity theft Inmates in Mississippi’s prison system can face violent prison guards, unsanitary living conditions, and threats from prison gangs, according to federal reports. And now, adding insult to injury, allegations of inmate identity theft have been raised at two prisons near Jackson, the state’s capital, in the past…

We’re Members of NAID. What Does That Mean for You? You might see and hear a lot about NAID when working with a document destruction company, and while you may not be familiar with what NAID is or what the organization does, it’s actually a crucial part of working with a shredding company. Here’s why…

Lawyer throws personal documents in dumpster Attorney admits to tossing client’s documents in dumpster St. Petersburg, Florida — A disturbing discovery was uncovered on Saturday in a Bay area dumpster. Pages of documents containing sensitive personal information was found. Kim McMinch is a 10 News viewer who pointed out the issue at the St. Petersburg…

Personal documents, SS numbers found in dumpster behind Orlando law firms ORLANDO, Fla. — Several local law firms could be in hot water for dumping sensitive information containing client information into a dumpster. Law firms are supposed to shred or burn the information, officials said, but piles of sensitive documents, including bank account information, were…

Document Shredding: Onsite Versus Offsite Hiring a professional and certified document destruction company is good business practice for any organization, and not just because it’s the environmentally-sound thing to do, but because it safeguards your business against unnecessary security breaches. We’ve already discussed why employees are often the problem when it comes to in-house shredding…

10 Tips to Protect Yourself From Scammers and Safeguard Your Financial Health Do you know what the fastest-growing crime in America is? Identity theft, according to TransUnion, a major national credit bureau. The company reports that about 19 people fall victim to identity theft every minute. Identity theft occurs when someone acquires personal data and…