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How to Protect Your Hard-Copy Data Long Term
With the introduction of the personal computer in the 1970s, it was predicted that our society would be paper free by the 21st century. In fact, offices have reduced paper consumption by 20% since then, but the US population has also increased by 40%. All that to say, as our digital world has grown, hard…
Get the Most out of Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Certain months of the year are given unique designations to help bring awareness to an important issue. For instance, October was designated Cybersecurity Awareness Month by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2004. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), part of DHS, has designated this year’s campaign theme to be, “See Yourself in Cyber,”…
What We Can Learn from 2022 Data Breaches So Far
When we hear about a data breach, it’s always the “other” company. We think it will never happen to ours until it does. No company anticipates a data breach occurring. It comes as an unfortunate surprise, and all you can do is take preventative action. Two important factors to eliminate the risk of serious damage…
Crucial Questions to Ask Your Off-Site Records Storage Provider
Best Questions Help Find the Best Provider The purpose of asking the right questions in advance is to save time, headaches, and money later by not assuming you were getting a service that wasn’t being offered. You require a unique set of services, but there are other services you don’t require and don’t want to…
Is Your Records Management Program Audit Ready?
The Dreaded “A” Word “Audit.” How does that word make you feel when you read or hear it? Some picture it as people coming into your office and digging through your records to find out what you did wrong and ruin your life. In the late 1800s, during a trial, Lord Justice Henry Charles Lopes…
Why Self-Storage is a No-No for Business Records
Here’s a little story about me. My small, cramped office was set up so that most of the current business files were within arm’s length and could be quickly retrieved as needed. Because the office lacked space, I had to keep an abundance of less used files off-site, so I just rented a cheap self-storage…