Tossing an old hard drive? Not so fast!

Whether you’re a small business owner or a large corporation, minimizing risks to your organization is a top priority. All too often, files are deleted from computers to “clear” the information before a hard drive is discarded. Unfortunately, just hitting delete is not enough and data can still be recovered. Having a proactive security strategy…

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Tape backups – a key option for data archiving

Data Storage

For all businesses, information backups play a key role in ensuring that businesses can recover from catastrophes such as hurricanes, fires, floods or a hardware failure. If businesses don’t have critical data backed up, even a minor situation can turn into a disaster. Tape backups remain a key for backing up and archiving data. Tape…

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Four tips to boost your audit readiness

If your business was audited, would you be able to prove that your records are in compliance with all necessary state and federal regulations? It’s never too late to put practices in place or make revisions to your current practices to keep your business in compliance. Consider the following tips to boost your company’s audit…

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Stevens & Stevens advises clients to protect against information theft

From SDB Magazine: SDB Staff January 6, 2014 Records and information management firm Stevens & Stevens Business Records Management (SSBRM), Tampa, Fla., reminds its clients that while the Internet offers numerous opportunities to search for information, complete transactions and collaborate via email or social networking sites, it’s important to take precautions to protect your personal…

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Is Your Business Identity Safe?

One business goal that should be ongoing is protecting sensitive information.  No matter the size, location or industry, a stolen business identity can happen to anyone.  Being proactive in protecting sensitive data is crucial. The following are a few ways to protect your business from identity theft: Protect computers – Employee access to programs or…

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