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Beware of These Information Management Nightmares!
Not having a handle on your business information is scary stuff—it damages your bottom line, stifles productivity, and can ruin customers’ confidence in your organization. As 2017 approaches, beware of these information management nightmares. Missing Documents Losing an important file is a nightmare, especially when it stalls your workflow. Unfortunately, searching for missing information is…
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A Quick Guide to Protecting Your
Customers’ Privacy
Your customers are your most important asset; without them, you’d be out of business. That’s why safeguarding the financial and personal information collected from them is critical. Here’s a quick guide to help you protect your customers’ privacy. Supplement Your Backup Strategy with Data Protection Backing up customer information isn’t enough; you also need a…
Read MoreThe Better Business Bureau Suggests Shredding Sensitive Information
The Better Business Bureau recommends shredding things like banking documents, medical bills, pre-approved credit card applications, and any document that contains Social Security numbers, birthdates, PIN numbers and passwords. More tips to protect your identity: -Shred statements and applications you get in the mail that you don’t want to keep. These include credit card applications,…
Read MoreData Security Vulnerabilities That May Affect You!
Scary things are happening in the world of information! Right now, there are some data security vulnerabilities that may affect you! OpenSSL is a free-to-use cryptographic software that is used by over 500,000 of the world’s websites. A vulnerability was found in the software, putting all of these websites user-names and passwords at risk. It…
Read MoreGeorgia hospital records dumped on side of road
Georgia hospital records dumped on side of road by a off-site shredding company in Snellville, GA. http://ow.ly/qAjqh “Eastside Medical Center officials told WSB-TV a vendor was taking the documents from its facility in Snellville to be shredded and it’s unclear how the papers which contained sensitive information ended up on the side of the road.”…
Read MoreA Picture from the Middle of the Chattahoochee with the River Mill in the Background
This picture was taken from the middle of the Chattahoochee River at low flow on a beautiful sunny day. The mill in the background is the main building of the Historic Bibb Mill, the one that caught fire in 2008. Fortunately, we had vacated that building in 2007 and moved to a warehouse at the…
Read MoreCompliance with New HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule for Business Associates
Do you know how the HIPAA Omnibus Final Rule is going to affect you, as a Business Associate? This blog will give you some helpful advice for managing your business relationships with companies that generate Personal Health Information (PHI) “The first step that organizations face in complying is to understand which of their vendors maintain…
Read MoreTake a Hard Look at Off-Site Records Storage in Columbus in 2012
2012 is finally here and it’s time to take another hard look at off-site records storage in Columbus. If your business doesn’t currently use off-site records storage in Columbus, now is a good time to think about it. Document storage rates are much cheaper than renting or leasing additional office space for storage and are…
Read MoreTraining Your Employees About Hard Drive Destruction in Columbus
Frequently on this blog, we highlight areas that are worth spending some time on when it comes to data management and one of those areas is hard drive destruction in Columbus. Hopefully, by now, your employees have a good understanding of an effective data management program and how important it is to protect your sensitive…
Read MoreHard Drive Destruction in Georgia
About a month ago, we stressed the need for you and your business to examine your document/data management program comprehensively and one of the areas you should pay close attention to is hard drive destruction in Georgia. Some of your most sensitive data is kept on your computer hard drives and with the fast pace…
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