There are many reasons you should be using a shredding vendor to handle the destruction of your confidential documents, but the biggest motive for businesses to outsource this task is always security. Proper document destruction means compliance, because non-compliance can be costly, embarrassing, and have long-term financial effects, not to mention your brand’s name will…
There are many reasons you should be using a shredding vendor to handle the destruction of your confidential documents, but the biggest motive for businesses to outsource this task is always security. Proper document destruction means compliance, because non-compliance can be costly, embarrassing, and have long-term financial effects, not to mention your brand’s name will…
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…
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…
Sitting around the Seder table at this year’s Passover Seder telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt and the liberation of the Jews from the tyrant Pharaoh made me think about the small ways in which our on-site shredding service is also a liberation. Not on biblical proportions–but on-site shredding service does free businesses…
Robocalls are not just annoying—they are also costing our economy money through lost productivity as well as some falling to the scams. Aiming to tap into the private business brain trust, the FTC is returning to DEF CON with a new robocall challenge. Zapping Rachel, the FTC’s 2014 contest, challenged security experts to build tools…
As the saying goes, the only truly consistent thing is life is that things change. Unfortunately, one of the things that stayed the same in 2014 is that Identity Theft once again topped the IRS’ “Dirty Dozen Tax Scams” list. As defined by the IRS, “Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information, such…
Over the course of the last few weeks, the focus of our blog has been on recycling. We have covered the most common materials–plastic bottles, pizza boxes, soda cans and the like. Still, there is more that can be done. Whether it’s the office or the home, food scraps and yard wastes can be recycled…
Staying on our recycling theme, this week’s HV Shred blog aims to inspire readers to make recycling a New Year’s Resolution. In addition to the increased ease of single stream covered in last week’s blog, there are other items to consider: Last month we touched on hazardous items such as electronics, automotive batteries, chemicals and…
Being an active participant in the Greater Hudson Valley community is a cornerstone of our business at HV Shred. We want to use this week’s blog to recognize the number 1 advocate of “Think Local First”–our friend and the incoming President/CEO for the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce Frankie Castella! He is the perfect…