Among our favorite resources for best practices in identity theft protection is the “OnGuard Online Blog”. A recent blog posted by Consumer Education Specialist Amy Hebert alerted the public to the return of an old scam: The FTC Imposter Scam. An email arrives in your inbox that tells you there’s a complaint against your business,…
With Independence Day on the horizon, at HV Shred we’d like to offer the business community a world independent from the expense and heartbreak of security breaches; the hassle of removing staples and paper clips, and the frustration and danger of overheating and paper jammed office shredders. Not to mention the noise of the in…
With education as a main thrust for our weekly blog, one of our “go to” resources is the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) The latest IC3 posting is timely considering this is a popular gift giving time with…
HV Shred President Judith Papo was thrilled to be part of the Walkway Marathon Green Team. Together with dozens of volunteers we educated thousands of attendees on what is composted vs recycled vs just plain trash. The crowd was not just receptive but also enthusiastic about their opportunity to run among the most scenic races…
Walkway over the hudson marathon Judith Papo from HVShred explains the importance of recycling. Education to make a difference in our community.
Memorial Day is on the horizon and that means another tax season is becoming a distant memory. It also means it’s time to think about how many old tax records you have in storage and consider maybe turning it over for proper destruction. Maintaining records includes knowing what to keep and what to dispose. We…
Frequenters of the HV Shred Blog know that a favorite source for our blog is the OnGuard Online Blog posted by the Federal Trade Commission–the government agency charged with protecting consumers. A recent post by Consumer Education Specialist Aditi Jhaveri indicated last Thursday was Password Day! Some good reasons to update passwords regularly: Updating your…
A valuable resource we have found is the The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). It is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center Internet Crime Complaint A recent posting focused on Defending Against Hacktivism: While eliminating your exposure in the current digital age is nearly impossible,…
Earth Day 2015 is officially Wednesday, April 22nd. We are happy to report that HV Shred in on a record recycling pace in 2015. To date, we have shred and recycled enough paper to protect nearly 5000 trees and nearly 900 cubic yards of landfill. To celebrate Earth Month, our shred event season began April…
Today’s blog is some “kind of” good news in the world of Identity Theft— according to a study released recently by Javelin Strategy & Research, despite a series of large-scale data breaches over the past two years, identity theft fell for the second consecutive year in a row in the U.S. Roughly 12.7 million Americans…