There are many factors that can disrupt your business operations or even bring your entire organization to a complete standstill. While a COVID-19 kind of global pandemic may be a once in a lifetime occurrence, the possibilities of natural disasters, terrorist attacks, server malfunctions, coordinated cyberattacks, or maj…

Even as the world is dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s important to keep in mind that we cannot let our guard down against natural disasters. In Florida, we know that hurricane season is not too far away. Every year, come June, the sunshine state experiences heavy rain, strong gusts of wind, and stor…

The exponential rise in fraud and identity theft in recent years has compelled most businesses to continually evaluate the security protocols for both physical and digital records. It is about protecting the data and information throughout its lifecycle, from creation to disposal. While you may have implemented several me…

In the age of paperless offices, you may think you need to convert all your physical records to electronic data that eventually rests on a variety of offline and online networks. Whether it is on the advice of your technology vendors, or due to newer mandates introduced in federal, state or industry-specific legislations…

Records management may seem like a mundane task that just helps organize your physical or digital files and folders for future retrieval. However, have you considered the repercussions of not doing this right? Whether it is a compliance issue or a security breach, sometimes a single piece of paper may have the potential t…

Keeping confidential records in a self-storage unit is a disaster waiting to happen. There are too many uncontrollable factors that affect business productivity and jeopardize client privacy. Fortunately, you have a choice. Records Management is the professional practice of managing the records of an organization througho…

There are a number of occasions when your business may be sitting on a large pile of inventory. From actual products, raw materials and branded packaging, to marketing props, uniforms, and stationery items, your warehouses or corporate storage spaces may be crammed with a variety of items. If these items are redundant, it…

Whether it sits in digital documents, paper records, or hard drives, your business information is always potentially vulnerable to hacks, breaches and theft. While you can enhance the security of your digital information by investing in sophisticated IT security applications and technology, your physical files and folders…

When it comes to protecting customer’s personal information, Florida means business. The Florida Information Protection Act (FIPA) which came into effect in mid-2014 applies to every business and government entity that stores the information of Florida residents. Essentially, this act:  Expands the definition of ‘…