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10 Tips for Staying Safe While Traveling
Traveling abroad is an exciting experience, but never lose sight of how much easier theft and hacking is when in a different country. Some travelers refuse to believe that they are at risk of theft and hacking from occurring because they do not appear rich or wealthy. That’s false, everyone’s at risk. You are automatically…
Read More5 Ways Professional Paper Shredding Benefits Your Business
Take control over the privacy of your business with better shredding practices. Improper disposal of documents and data destruction can put your business at risk of data loss and fraudulent activity. Ensure the protection of your business and employees with professional paper shredding services. A secure document destruction company like local Reno-Sparks company, American Document…
Read MoreTips to Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
What Is Identity Theft? Identity theft also referred to as identity fraud, is a very common issue that should not be overlooked. Many people don’t take the necessary precautions of identity theft until it’s too late. Identity theft can be defined as when a person’s personal and financial data is taken by another person without…
Read MoreSummer Safety or Don’t Let the Bad Guys Know
With Memorial weekend just around the corner, we start the unofficial beginning of summer. With all the fun times we can enjoy, it is important to take just a few moments to remind everyone some simple facts about summer safety. 1.) Watch what and when you post on social media. You may think that only…
Read MoreTax Identity Theft: Protecting Your Credit and Finances
Disclaimer: A majority of the content in this document has been curated by a representative of The Simple Dollar and was written by Aly J. Yale. For access to the original content, click the link here. Due to complications caused by the pandemic, the tax season has been extended this year from April 15th to…
Read MoreChecking your Bank Account Weekly
How often do you currently check your bank account? Only when the statement comes in or, for some of us, even longer. Nothing is more frustrating than thinking you have money in your account only to have your card declined while you are out shopping due to someone getting to your account first. Today it…
Read MoreWere You Hacked?
by Seena Gressin Attorney, Division of Consumer & Business Education, FTC Marriott International says that a breach of its Starwood guest reservation database exposed the personal information of up to 500 million people. If your information was exposed, there are steps you can take to help guard against its misuse. According to Marriott, the hackers accessed…
Read MoreDocument Destruction Is Important for Protecting Your Identity
Nowadays, identity thieves may get your identity from data breached or compromised accounts. However, some still rely on the old-fashioned methods of mail theft or digging through your trash. This is why document destruction should not be overlooked. Learn More About Secure Solution Document Destruction Confidential Shredding Services With unscrupulous individuals becoming more and…
Read MoreShred Day!
Every October, we join the Better Business Bureau of Northern Nevada in the “Secure Your ID Day” shred event to help local residents properly dispose of any sensitive material they may have. We do a number of these types of shred events every year, however, Secure Your ID Day is easily our largest. Bill, Bobby,…
Read MoreHIPAA Compliant Shredding
In today’s digital age, electronic medical records are normal. However, most doctors, dentists, and other healthcare professionals still handle, maintain and store physical documents that contain private health information (PHI). With medical identity theft on the rise, throwing documents with PHI in the trash or recycling bin should never be an option. It’s actually against…
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