Author: Crown Information Managment

Helpful Steps to Thwart Cyber Criminals 

October is not only the unofficial start of the holiday season with Halloween. It is also a month set aside as Cyber Security Awareness Month. Cybercrime continues to increase yearly, leaving many feeling helpless in securing their company or personal online presence. It only takes one innocent-looking email to let a cybercriminal into your database to wreak havoc. Take back control and make it harder for thieves to steal your business information through some simple steps. Don’t forget to establish a plan for adequately destroying your paper records and computer hard drives through a reputable shredding company. The only tricks being played this year should be on those trying to steal your enterprise’s information! 

Professional Destruction Services Keep You Safer

You may think paper shredding and hard drive destruction are the only things you should consider when getting rid of data. You may have some additional items you need destroyed. What about your company’s cell phones? Many companies provide smartphones to their teams to help them stay in contact, receive an email, and even have a video call. Cell phones house a plethora of information that can be used against your company if you don’t properly dispose of them through dedicated media destruction services. 

Leave Nothing to Chance!

Some people are in love with puzzles. They will spend hours finding a four-letter word starting with the letter ‘Q’ in a crossword. Jigsaw puzzles provide a fun way to spend time with family. Other online puzzles have the whole office trying to figure it out. 

For a few people, the average puzzle is not enough. Instead, they prefer to take bits of valuable information belonging to others, and piece together an identity to steal. They will use technology to scan for data and go dumpster diving for documents and computer hard drives. One way to protect your company and personal information is by utilizing professional information destruction services. 

Do you feel confident that the paper is destroyed when you shred documents? Some industries require properly destroyed documents, by law. Other industries realize the importance of their reputation. No matter what the reason is, companies across the country are taking steps to ensure any client or customer information stays out of criminals’ hands. They use office paper shredders to get the job done, and they work—sort of. Yet, not all enterprises realize that data stored on old hard drives are a wealth of information to hackers. If you want to know your business records, hard drives, x-ray films, and other products are destroyed when they are no longer required, it’s time to hire professional shredding services. 

Take Precautions Now to Save Your Child’s Future

When identity theft is often brought up, many imagine an adult. The sad reality is that the theft of a child’s identity is on the rise. The worst part is that the child may not find out until they reach the age of 18 years old and attempt to obtain a credit card or loan. By that time, much damage could have been done, leaving your children to pick up the pieces at a time they should be enjoying adulthood. We understand the importance of shredding documents, hardware destruction, and effective records management. We don’t always consider how to teach our young ones to protect their greatest asset—their identity. 

Solidify Your Bottom Line and Protect Your Brand

Today’s society wants open and transparent companies that protect the environment and create quality products. To maintain a solid business foundation, companies must constantly make decisions. Sometimes, the options are relatively routine. There are times when a firmer tactic must be used, especially when dealing with products. When you have thieves willing to take your discarded items and sell them, you run the risk of liability issues and brand tarnishing. All it takes is for some faulty products or poor service to be reported on social media and a company’s reputation starts to look bad. Including a robust product destruction process in your operations makes good business sense.

Ease the Document Maintenance and Destruction Struggle 

It makes good business sense to manage your company’s records carefully. Not only should you have systems and training in place for your employees to handle all the documents, but the law may dictate how you destroy customer files. It is possible to utilize an office shredder to handle small amounts of paper, but it will not shred the documents in a manner that renders them unreadable. You also must develop a schedule to eliminate old documents, and the process will eat into your employees’ productivity. A better and more efficient option is to utilize the services of a local shredding company not only to destroy but also to store, index, and create digital images.

Identity theft is a concern for most while going about daily living. Businesses protect clients’ valuable information. Individuals keep tabs on their credit cards and ID when at home. Vacation travel shouldn’t be any different. In fact, people should take more precautions when traveling. Identity thieves make use of every opportunity; they never take a holiday if it means they can make a quick buck at your expense. If you take work with you on the road, you carry a more significant liability of managing and protecting documents.

Take a look around your office and notice the piles of records sitting on desks. Some stacks may be smaller, while others are so huge, they can be used in place of cubicle walls! The continuing question for many businesses is—what to do with all that paper? Do you keep filling file cabinets with paper and thus take up precious storage space? Do you scan the documents and store them in the cloud? If you decide to scan, is it better to accomplish that monumental task in-house or outsource it? Outsourcing your document scanning services can be a significant benefit to your company’s overall operations.