Borrowing again from the Identity Theft Resource Center, what follows is a valuable self-assessment of identity theft exposure. Take stock to see where you may be vulnerable and where you can improve. Inadequate security and poor business practices may open a company up to liability suits, fines and loss of clientele. While no one can…
This week we once again use our blog to try to help our community avoid the pitfalls of identity theft. This time, we write from personal experience. A colleague’s email was taken over and caused frustration for us and our network of family, friends and business colleagues. Everyone was getting spammed because this colleague’s email…
As Chair of the Dutchess County Regional Chamber’s Green Life Committee, I am happy to share that our June Electronic Recycling Days were another huge success. Thanks to the support of the local community, we safely and securely disposed of another 22 tons of unwanted monitors, printers, keyboards, VCR’s, batteries, cell phones, terminals, cables, fax…
Among the useful resources for ID Theft protection, we have found the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) to be helpful. Here’s a handy list compiled on their website with best practices regarding ID Theft: • Ensure websites are secure prior to submitting your credit card number. • Do your homework to ensure the business or…
In my role as Chairperson for the Dutchess Chamber’s Green Committee I am excited to share the details about an electronic recycling event Friday, June 1st and Saturday, June 2nd. The event is free and open to the public. Friday is for businesses and they must contact Bob Travers at btravers@advancedrecovery.com to pre-register. There is…
Wednesday afternoon is an exciting event for local businesses—particularly small businesses. These businesses are all part of a bigger team—a bigger community. Dedicated to providing support and a cheering section for this team, HV Shred owner Judith Papo will be telling her story as part of Wednesday’s upcoming Women’s Leadership Alliance annual event. Says Papo,…
Every week, our goal is to use this space to help our community deter, detect, and defend again ID Theft. Here a 3 more tips to keep private information private! (1) Give Personal Information Over Encrypted Websites Only If you’re shopping or banking online, stick to sites that use encryption to protect your information as…
In a recent press release, The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the government agency that works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them, reported that for that for the 11th year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint […]
Since February is heart health month and today is Valentine’s Day, let’s review why shredding is good for your heart. Heart disease and stroke are the #1 and #3 killers of women in the United States respectively. Here’s how shredding can help: SECURITY-Shredding is done ON-SITE while you watch on a color monitor COMPLIANCE-The certificate of […]