HV Shred is proud to be among this year’s honorees at the 2011 Dutches County Economic Development Corporation Business Excellence Awards. We thank the community for its support helping us to earn the nod in the Entrepreneur Category. It is an amazing feeling to share the stage with such distinguished companies as Health Quest, Mavada…
As the chair of the Dutchess Chamber’s Green Committee, I want to remind one and all that the opportunity to safely and securely dispose of your electronic waste is fast approaching. The event runs noon-4pm this upcomng Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th at the Hudson Valley Marketplace 130 Salt Point Turnpike in Poughkeepsie….
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…
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…
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…
This week is the final part of our 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…
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…