Training

Protecting Information – Get In the Know

Posted by on September 8, 2011 at 5:17 pm

There are five common methods that identity thieves use to steal personal information. Understanding them is the first stop in preventing your identity from being stolen. Dumpster Diving: Thieves literally go through trash cans and dumpsters looking for anything with personal information on it. These include bills, memos, statements, credit card offers, etc. Skimming: Thieves [...]

Two-thirds of Businesses NOT Training Employees

Posted by on August 30, 2011 at 3:03 pm

In the recent issue of Security Shredding & Storage News it was reported that “31.1% said they do not train staff on their company’s information-security procedures and protocols and 35.5% have no protocol in place for storing and disposing confidential data.” Let’s do the math there… Two-thirds of the respondents to the survey have employees [...]