Thanks to a public/private joint effort including the FBI, there is now a website to help identify scams and protect potential victims. Lookstogoodtobetrue.com The idea is that every day, American consumers receive offers that just sound too good to be true. In the past, these offers came through the mail or by telephone. Now the…
In recognition for its innovation, HV Shred is the 2011 Dutchess County Economic Development Corporation’s Business Excellence Award winner in the entrepreneur category. The award highlights HV Shred’s contribution to the economic vitality of the County. Owners Judith, Jeff, and Fran Papo created HV Shred to provide a locally owned and operated source for the…
Our goal is to be your resource for information security. This week, we encourage you to be wary of trusting the number that comes up on caller ID and also be aware someone may be using your number to get through caller id security checks. There are plenty of websites and tools that allow you…
While we at HV Shred are concerned about providing the highest level of document security, we are also interested in helping our clients find opportunities to “go green”. We want to help Hudson Valley businesses become more energy efficient and save on the bottom line as well as help local business learn about renewable energy…
Hurricane or tropical storm, Irene wreaked havoc on the Hudson Valley. No matter what you call the weather phenomenon that swept through the Northeast last weekend, there are a lot of wet basements left in the wake throughout Dutchess, Orange, Ulster, Dutchess, Putnam, or Westchester Counties. The answer to the most asked question this week…
As Chair of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber’s Green Life Committee, I am happy to announce our Electronic Recycling Days coming up in October. Technology changes so quickly, many of us end up with piles of obsolete equipment. A suggested donation of $5 per carload for households and $20 for businesses will benefit The Chamber…
This week is part two of a three part series on things to check when shopping for Identity Theft Services. Again, this checklist was developed by the CFA’s ID Theft Service Best Practice Working Group (which includes identity theft service providers and consumer advocates) to help Americans look for identity theft services that follow good…
This week is part one of a three part series on things to check when shopping for Identity Theft Services. Many companies and organizations sell services that promise to “protect your identity.” Identity theft services may be able to help you detect identity theft quicker than you could yourself so that you can take action…
Addressing a long-standing identity theft risk, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) recently introduced legislation to require the federal government to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications to Medicare beneficiaries. Admittedly, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which administers the Medicare program, has fallen behind most other public and private…
In the wake of high profile data breaches at companies such as Sony and Citibank, there is new urgency to get legislation in place to increase the protection and penalties related to business’ fiduciary duty to protect client information. Rep. Mary Bono Mack, R-Calif., has released a new version of legislation aimed at addressing some…