You’ve probably seen a shredding truck or two driving around your neighborhood, or perhaps while traveling down the highway. You might also be aware that document shredding exists as a solution for privacy protection but might not see why the average small business would need it. After all, surely only industries that deal with super-secret…
Identity theft has been on the rise for years, but it’s experienced an uptick in the wake of Covid-19. Thieves are using stolen personal information to con their way into payments, government grants, and even your own financial accounts. Reclaiming your information isn’t always easy, either. You could be stuck trying to unravel their snares for…
We’ve all got them. The piles of old files, the cabinets full of stacked documents. We don’t ever use them (or only rarely reference them), but we can’t throw them away because of the information they contain. So what happens to them? Usually, papers like these languish in their storage rooms until someone gets fed…
Santa’s well-known for his trips around the world on Christmas Eve, but he’s also one of the best examples of good information management. You never hear about Santa losing any part of his list in a data breach (unless, perhaps, one of the elves misplaces it). Throughout all the stories about Santa, there are clear…
As the year winds down, it’s a time for celebration and reflection on what we’ve done and learned throughout the previous months. Often, after the initial rush of holiday chaos quiets, there’s a stretch of time that seems to hang between this year and the next. It’s the perfect moment to prepare for the new…
Fraud isn’t just a warning you hear about on television; it’s estimated that US businesses lose 5% of their gross revenue to this practice. Fraud isn’t exclusive to large companies, either. Online fraud accounts for an average loss of $28,313.33. November 15th marks the start of 2020’s International Fraud Awareness Week, which aims to spread…
More and more Americans are making the smart choice to begin shredding personal and professional documents once they’re no longer needed. After all, in an age when identity theft is on the rise, every precaution makes it less likely that you’ll have to deal with the hassle of recovering your identity or access to your…
Information management is essential for most businesses, but few do it correctly. In fact, 82% of employees reported that bad data management had a negative impact on their productivity, and 42% reported that they had documents with incorrect labels. If you’re one of the many offices with a room dedicated to old files and records,…
As we enter the month of October, decorations like bats, pumpkins, and spiderwebs tend to pop up no matter where you go. However, we at ATI Secure Docs have a different idea of scary. We’ve been in the industry long enough to appreciate the unique risks and challenges that go into the development of a…
There’s a good reason why document shredding is included as an accepted form of disposal by some of the most stringent privacy regulations in existence: there’s no better protection against information theft than destroying the information in question. However, the specifications for acceptable document shredding are precise, which can make it challenging to achieve on…
