SELECTSHRED | FREE SHRED EVENT–PREVENT IDENTITY THEFT DAY WITH THE STUART POLICE DEPARTMENT

FIGHT IDENTITY THEFT WITH A FREE SHRED EVENT HOSTED BY THE STUART POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH SELECTSHRED, ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015 AT THE STUART POLICE DEPARTMENT, 830 S.E. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BOULEVARD, FROM 10:00 AM TO 12:00 PM

“When are you doing this again?” This was the question of the day last year during the Free Shred Event–Prevent Identity Theft Day. As they say, back by popular demand, residents can come again to the Stuart Police Department on Saturday, August 1, 2015 to have their confidential documents shredded on-site. Last year over 113 vehicles with happy and appreciative residents arrived at the Stuart Police Department. This year, the Martin County Hazmobile will also be there for the disposal of common household hazardous materials.

The Stuart Police Department continues to show their commitment by promoting shred events, increasing public awareness of identity theft, and encouraging shredding of personal documents. Residents see their documents placed into bins and hoisted into the shred truck. They can watch the shredding through the video monitor on the shred truck. Residents leave with peace of mind because they know that their sensitive information is securely destroyed.

Florida has the nation’s highest rate of identity theft but there are many ways to prevent identity theft. Getting free credit reports, monitoring your credit cards, and checking bank account activity are just a few. Shredding is another way to ensure that your confidential information is destroyed to prevent it from getting into the wrong hands.

The following documents should be shredded when they are no longer needed: credit/debit card receipts, old tax records, insurance records, bank statements, cancelled checks, health records, financial documents, legal documents, credit card offer letters, billing information in the center pages of magazines, and all other documents with your social security number and driver’s license number.

Beyond the free shred event, individuals and businesses must do everything possible to prevent identity theft. If you have accumulated too much to shred yourself, use a secure, convenient, and economical NAID AAA Certified company to destroy it. It is important to use a secure on-site shredding service. Even with this shred event, your documents are not carted away to be sorted and shredded at another location. All shredded materials are recycled into new paper products and kept out of landfills.

Follow the Stuart Police Department’s Facebook page for more information.

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

T: (772) 463-3166

info@selectshred.com

If you have questions regarding proper document security procedures, we are here to help you.

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

(772) 463-3166

SELECTSHRED DOES MOBILE SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN STUART, SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN WEST PALM BEACH, SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN NORTH PALM BEACH, SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN JUPITER, SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN PORT ST LUCIE, SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN FORT PIERCE AND THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH AND THE REST OF THE TREASURE COAST.

A COMMUNITY SHRED EVENT – COMMITMENT AND CARING FOR CUSTOMERS

When Lisa of Paradise Tire and Service requested our help in providing a shred event for her customers, we were pleased to provide this service. Knowing that Lisa and her family are very involved in service to customers and the community, it was definitely an opportunity to help them give back to their loyal customers. This was an event of shredding, automobile servicing, cementing current relationships, and forging new relationships. As customers arrived, some reported “I’ve been waiting for this for a long time.”

Customers were allowed to witness the document destruction through the truck’s video monitor. Here is what one person said after witnessing the on-site document destruction: “This is so interesting. Thanks for letting me watch. This is like a TV Show.”  They were aware that their documents were destroyed immediately in their presence and could not be put back together. They were informed that all shredded materials would be taken to a recycling facility and would not end up in landfills. The peace of mind from knowing that their sensitive information was securely destroyed is priceless.

The heightened awareness of identity theft and tax fraud is never far from anyone’s mind. Someone reported “I’m so happy to get rid of these tax documents. They go back to the year 2000.” Tax-related identity theft is an ongoing concern that increases with each passing year.  Follow the link to read more: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0008-tax-related-identity-theft.

It was certainly like Shredding in Paradise in the 89° F temperature. We were shaded under a red tent provided by Lisa. Appreciative customers arrived on the lot to have their oil change and other auto service done. They also got some secure on-site document shredding done on a sunny Saturday morning in Stuart. We appreciated the opportunity to provide this shred event for Paradise Tire and Service.

If you have questions regarding proper document security procedures, we are here to help you.

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

(772) 463-3166

SELECTSHRED | THE REAL INDUSTRIAL SHREDDER

Whenever we receive a call from a potential customer about starting recurring shredding service, it is always met with joy because it says people understand the importance of the service and they want the service. In any service industry, we are sure there is no more joyous moment than when someone wants your service.

Recently, a call for recurring service was preceded by a question from a former customer who had used us for a purge service but had not reached the stage of moving toward recurring service. However, the question was “Do we repair shredders?” Of course, the answer was no but a few days later someone from the same organization called and said “…you tried to encourage us to use an ongoing shredding service but we were not prepared to do so at that time. Please bring me containers and whatever documents we will need to start the process of recurring monthly shredding service.” Reportedly, the company that repaired their “industrial shredders” was no longer in business and a new company’s estimate (with layers of complex billing fees) was more than they could bear. Interestingly, the response to our estimate for monthly on-site shredding service was “That’s reasonable. I can’t believe that is all we have to pay.”

A recurring shredding service is more secure, economical and convenient than in-house shredding. Staff time is more valuable than standing around feeding an office shredder or “industrial shredder.” The office “industrial shredder” might be bigger than your regular office shredder but it still needs to be hand-fed. It is expensive to maintain and more expensive to use than our on-site mobile shredding service. Let the real industrial shredder on the mobile shredding truck of a local NAID AAA Certified company do the work for you. Your documents are destroyed on-site (at your location). You receive a certificate of destruction at the time of each service for your record. You are serviced by personnel who have been screened and trained in accordance with the strictest standards in the document destruction industry. You are involved in an environmentally friendly process because all of your shredded materials are recycled and do not end up in the landfill. There is also no more worrying about the cost to maintain a shredder.

Well, we are extremely happy to have our new client and know that many others are close to making the decision to have a recurring shredding service as part of their efforts to protect their businesses from the perils of data breaches and identity theft.

SELECTSHRED DOES SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN STUART, SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN WEST PALM BEACH, SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN PORT ST LUCIE, SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IN FORT PIERCE AND THROUGHOUT PALM BEACH AND THE REST OF THE TREASURE COAST.

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

(772) 463-3166

The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) is constantly raising the bar for its information destruction members to ensure that customers receive the most secure and highest quality service that is possible. Opportunities for misrepresentation are always present in any line of business and using a NAID member that has achieved NAID AAA Certification status is a significant start to ensuring that the strictest ethical standards and highest level of certification are adhered to when choosing a document shredding and hard drive destruction company to destroy your sensitive information.

One good reason to keep talking about NAID is to increase awareness that not all service providers are created equally or, at the very least, you are able to make informed decisions. It is all about education and allowing yourself the opportunity to understand that just getting the lowest quote for recurring or one-time service is not the only measure you should use to determine your service provider. We keep emphasizing that decision makers should ask for the company qualifications and certifications of any third party vendor that they plan to use to destroy confidential information.

A NAID AAA Certified Company is assured that it is a secure and ethical operation because it follows and abides by the rigorous standards and requirements of NAID. NAID AAA Certification companies offer their customers transparency, integrity, and legitimacy. NAID AAA standards ensure that your business is compliant with federal regulations such as FACTA, GLBA, and HIPAA. These standards also ensure that you have the requisite documentation in place. It is important to know that the individuals handling your confidential information have undergone initial and random drug/substance abuse monitoring, initial and periodic criminal record searches, driver record reviews, employee training, access control, and other factors covered by NAID AAA Certification.

As we have said before, SelectShred chooses to be a NAID AAA Certified Company because it chooses to put its CUSTOMERS FIRST. Follow the link below to read about modifications to the NAID AAA Certification program.

http://www.sdbmagazine.com/naid-modifies-certification-program-requirements.aspx

SELECTSHRED DOES TREASURE COAST SHREDDING INCLUDING STUART SHREDDING PALM CITY SHREDDING PORT ST LUCIE SHREDDING FORT PIERCE SHREDDING JENSEN BEACH SHREDDING PALM BEACH SHREDDING.

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

T: (772) 463-3166

info@selectshred.com

SELECTSHRED |FOR YOUR PROTECTION! LOOK FOR THE NAID AAA CERTIFICATION LOGO AND ASK FOR THE CERTIFICATE

Industry Standards, Ethics, Quality Assurance, Security and Compliance 

What does it take to run a successful company? Certainly, industry standards, ethics, quality assurance, security and compliance all play a role. Does choosing your information destruction service provider fall under the same level of scrutiny to manage your company’s risk and reputation? Absolutely.

Managing your company’s risk and reputation starts by choosing the right information destruction company. Whether you are looking for recurring service or one-time service for shredding confidential documents or destroying hard drives, it is necessary to choose carefully. Check the following off your list before you choose your information destruction service:

• USE A NAID AAA CERTIFIED COMPANY

• ASK FOR COMPANY QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATION

• KNOW IF SHREDDING OR HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION IS DONE ON-SITE (AT YOUR LOCATION) FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY

• GET A CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION AFTER EACH SERVICE
• MAKE SURE THAT THE COMPANY PROVIDES ALL DOCUMENTS THAT WILL PROTECT YOU IN THE EVENT OF A REGULATORY AUDIT OR AN ALLEGED INFORMATION SECURITY BREACH

What is NAID? The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) certifies paper shredding and hard drive destruction operations. NAID is the international trade association for companies providing information destruction services and establishes service standards and requirements for the industry.

Why should a shredding company want NAID AAA Certification? A NAID AAA Certified company knows that it is running a secure and ethical business. It is following the strict guidelines of NAID to ensure the integrity of its operations.

Why should you care about using a shredding company that is NAID AAA Certified? When your business uses a document destruction company, it is required by law to make sure the company has the resources and systems required to protect your information. The NAID AAA Certified company does the necessary due diligence by evaluating and verifying employment history, as well as conducting drug screening, background checks, employee training, access control, special documentation, and other factors required by NAID AAA Certification. A NAID AAA Certified company ensures that your business is compliant with federal regulations (FACTA, GLBA and HIPAA).

SELECTSHRED | IT’S PUBLIC INFORMATION—NO NEED TO SHRED. IS THAT REALLY TRUE? – PORT SAINT LUCIE SHREDDING FORT PIERCE SHREDDING INDIANTOWN SHREDDING STUART SHREDDING PALM CITY SHREDDING OKEECHOBEE SHREDDING HOBE SOUND SHREDDING

“It is public information and there is no reason to shred it. If we see there is no confidential information on the paper, we are absolutely confident in putting it in the trash or in a recycle bin.” Is that really true? Even with requests for public information, there is accountability involved. When requests for information are made to public agencies, some information is responsibly blotted out and a chain of custody is established (who is asking for the information). This is done to maintain confidentiality and establish accountability. Whether you are a financial institution, medical facility, or government agency, it is never acceptable to have information casually passed around or discarded.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is very emphatic with its FACTA Disposal Rule and states that it applies to large and small organizations such as consumer reporting companies, lenders, insurers, employers, landlords, government agencies, mortgage brokers, car dealerships, attorneys, private investigators, and debt collectors. Your organization has an obligation to protect the identity and privacy of the public, clients or customers when their personal information is collected to conduct business. It is the legal right of the public, clients, and customers to expect any organization to take every precaution to protect their confidential information, including shredding the information before it is discarded. Click on the following link to learn about the FACTA Disposal Rule http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2005/06/facta-disposal-rule-goes-effect-june-1

As we have said in the past, accountability is paramount in protecting your establishment in case of an alleged data breach. Everything will rest on what you have in place to prove that you have done everything in your power to avoid data breaches, protect privacy, and safeguard the confidential information in your custody. Otherwise, you might face daunting legal issues, fines, destroyed reputation, and even settlement costs. Even public agencies can get drawn into costly legal battles when seemingly benign information such as email addresses get exposed without the expressed consent of the owner. Use a NAID AAA Certified company that can provide assistance in reviewing and preparing written document security and destruction policies and procedures, and assist in staff training.

In addition to preventing information from getting into the wrong hands, let’s consider that all shredded materials are recycled into new paper products. It is kept out of the landfills and has become a reusable resource.

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

T: (772) 463-3166

info@selectshred.com

SELECTSHRED | IS YOUR DOCUMENT DISPOSAL PROCESS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN? – PORT SAINT LUCIE SHREDDING FORT PIERCE SHREDDING INDIANTOWN SHREDDING STUART SHREDDING PALM CITY SHREDDING OKEECHOBEE SHREDDING HOBE SOUND SHREDDING

Accidents happen but don’t let your document disposal process be an accident waiting to happen. We always advocate that you should shred first and then recycle. Recycling without first shredding your paper documents is not the most secure method for disposing of confidential information. Recycling whole paper can cause your business to be vulnerable to the liabilities and penalties from information security breaches.

Shredding is the most common acceptable method of confidential document destruction and is considered as taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to or use of information when it is disposed of. Don’t let sensitive information accidentally get into the wrong hands. Paper documents sent for recycling are often manually sorted in usable and intact form, rendering the confidential information vulnerable to misuse. Recycling also provides no documentation that confidential information has been securely destroyed. Recycling without shredding by a third party presents the same vulnerabilities as putting confidential information in the trash.

The practice of using recycling as a method of discarding information will not provide appropriate legal protection in case of an information security breach. Recycling alone will not provide a certificate of destruction. However, an on-site third party shredding service will provide a certificate of destruction, prove that a business took all reasonable measures to avoid an information security breach, and provide appropriate legal protection. Also, remember you are still green when you shred first with a reputable, responsible mobile shredding service because all shredded materials are recycled into new paper products.

Shredding with a third party service such as a NAID AAA Certified company that destroys the confidential documents at your location is your best guarantee to fight identity theft, safeguard confidential information, and protect your company’s proprietary information.

Click on the following link to see one of the vulnerabilities of recycling without shredding first with a secure mobile/on site document shredding service. http://wgntv.com/2014/06/03/sb-dan-ryan-shutdown-at-95th-due-to-crash-involving-bus-semi/

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

T: (772) 463-3166

info@selectshred.com

SELECTSHRED | HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION – STUART SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION PALM CITY SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION PORT SAINT LUCIE SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION FORT PIERCE SHREDDING AND HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION

How often do you think of hard drive destruction and the importance of destroying the information on hard drives so that it never comes back to haunt you? We get it about document destruction. We know that we should shred documents so that their contents can never be retrieved. The same thinking should apply to properly destroying information on hard drives.

In addition to paper records, many businesses and individuals keep confidential information on computer hard drives. Commercial photocopier hard drives also store the processed images. Certain video recorders also store data on hard drives. Damaged or outdated hard drives must be destroyed to ensure that confidential information is not compromised. Simply erasing electronic files or formatting hard drives does not destroy the stored information. A hard drive contains an indexing table that points to the location of file contents. “Permanently deleting” electronic files from a hard drive removes the indicator of where the file information is located on the hard drive, but does not actually remove file contents. Also, formatting hard drives destroys the indexing table but does not remove the file contents. These file contents are routinely recovered and reassembled with hard drive data recovery software, unless the platters on which the information is stored are physically distorted/damaged. Complete hard drive data destruction requires physical destruction of the hard drive by physical distortion of the platters. Do not use a hammer or drill to destroy a hard drive. It is unsafe, uneconomical, and a waste of your time. There is a safe and secure alternative!

Some shredding trucks (such as SelectShred’s) have hard drive destroyers that physically destroy the platters, rendering the hard drives unusable and data irretrievable. You can witness the on-site hard drive destruction. The hard drives can be returned to you. However, it is best to have them responsibly disposed of, wherein the rare earth magnets and other metals in the hard drives are extracted and recycled, ensuring total destruction of the drives and keeping toxic materials out of the landfills. The hard drive serial numbers are recorded and certificates of destruction are provided. This process assures you of the ultimate destruction of information stored on hard drives.

Do not allow your personal or corporate information to be retrieved from carelessly discarded hard drives (not physically destroyed) and be misused. Please read the article contained in this link: http://www.sdbmagazine.com/sdb0514-digital-security.aspx

For additional information, please call us.

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

T: (772) 463-3166

info@selectshred.com

SELECTSHRED | WHAT DOES THE RED FLAGS RULE MEAN TO YOU?

It seems that every day there is a report of another data security breach and the ongoing fight against identity theft continues. Unfortunately, some of the data breaches occur in our own companies and sometimes involve trusted employees. The Red Flags Rule requires businesses and organizations to implement a written identity program for detecting the “red flags” of identity theft.  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces the Red Flags Rule with several other agencies.

On January 1, 2011, the FTC began enforcing its Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA) Red Flags Rule. It requires organizations that extend payment terms to customers to implement a written identity theft prevention program which identifies customer information that is vulnerable to unauthorized access; institutes precautions to address those identity theft vulnerabilities and train employees to comply with the precautions; alert the authorities or alert potential victims when a threat to identity theft is realized; have the program signed by the board or company owners annually; and require audits of data-related vendors with access to personal information. Follow this link for additional information: http://www.business.ftc.gov/documents/bus23-fighting-identity-theft-red-flags-rule-how-guide-business

The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) plays an important role in encouraging its service provider members to help with customer’s Red Flags Rule compliance. A NAID AAA Certified company’s compliance with NAID standards ensures that you are compliant with the federal regulations that govern your industry such as FACTA, GLBA, and HIPAA.  A NAID AAA Certified company performs the due diligence that is required to make sure that when your company uses a shredding service, the personnel that handles your confidential information have undergone initial and random drug/substance abuse monitoring, initial and periodic criminal record searches, driver record reviews, employee training, access control, and other factors covered by NAID Certification. Follow this link to read more: https://www.proshred.com/selectshred/wp-content/themes/Liveset/pdf/313_NAID-RedFlags-brochure.pdf

Richard Kinkead, Owner/President

Gloria Kinkead, Owner/Vice President

SelectShred, Inc.

T: (772) 463-3166

info@selectshred.com