Simple ideas such as disposing of paper waste with cross-cut shredders minimises the huge costs and damage to reputation associated with a breach of security, not to mention potential legal action. The periphery of an organisation is particularly vulnerable and so employees such as cashiers who have regular external contact should be given at least as much, if not more, training on data security as others. Similarly, electrical devices that can be removed from the office must be protected. Laptops and PDAs  hould be encrypted and have controlled access procedures. Radio frequency ID, a sophisticated tracking system, may also be necessary.

But it is not only businesses that are vulnerable: at home similar rules apply. Personal computers should always have anti-virus, anti-phishing, anti-spam software and firewalls.

Norman's curbside recycling contractor Waste Management will host a free paper shredding event 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday."We'll take any kind of paper -- checkbooks, bank statements, tax forms credit card applications," said Heather Schmuki of Waste Management. Waste Management hosting shredding event Saturday By Carol Cole-Frowe Shred paper, get flags.

Curbs needed on 'financial weapons of mass destruction'

He recounted in a court document he later declined to sign on legal advice: 'I was wary of these exotic instruments. Because of the way they behaved, a small movement in the market against me would result in a big loss.'

Still, he plunged in, engaging in forex transactions such as 'boosted forwards', 'target dragon knockout forwards' and 'extendable snowball deliverable forwards'. The names alone should have stopped him in his tracks.

How have such 'toxic and hazardous' dealings gone unchecked?

The financial havoc they have wreaked on companies is enormous, but their destructive power extends far beyond that.

If BNP had succeeded in its High Court bid to wind up Semb-

Marine unit Jurong Shipyard, the livelihood of 2,200 workers and their families would have been in jeopardy as well.

 

RealTime Shredding Adds Magnetic Strip, Smart Card Options to The

Small and mid-sized businesses rely on The Self-Service Shredder to help assure compliance with HIPAA and FACTA document destruction requirements. Based in Colorado Springs, the woman-owned and -operated company offers The Self-Service Shredder with multiple options, and through purchase and lease plans.

The demand for secure shredding — both at home and at work — is what's driving the growth of document-destruction companies, from mom-and-pop businesses like Linzy's Absolute Secured to worldwide firms like Canada-based Shred-It.In California, businesses are required to destroy or render “unreadable'' and “undecipherable'' any documents containing personal information, whether it's a driver's license or credit card number. About 15 other states have similar laws. Federal law also requires businesses to safeguard consumers' personal information, prompting some states to crack down on companies that don't carefully discard their customers' information.Commercial shredding comes in several forms — from so-called pierce-and-tear, a type of cross-cut that rips paper into pieces smaller than your thumb, to grinders that reduce it to almost a powder.Rates vary.

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Vocational projects help local ARC to spread its wings

Another new endeavor is a shredding business. Using equipment donated by the Florida Lottery, it offers secure document destruction at the ARC complex. Customers can either bring the documents to ARC or have them picked up by an ARC vehicle.

The shredding operation has helped ARC reduce its own trash disposal expenses by $10,000 a year, King said.

"This is really needed by our nursing homes and assisted-living facilities," said Linda Lampman, an investment counselor who took part in the VMA tour. "People there accumulate a lot of financial documents and don't know how to get rid of them safely."

ARC's mailroom, which has been in operation for several years, handles a variety of mail-inserting tasks for about 30 area companies.

One of its biggest clients is BZ Mailing Services, a Mason Avenue company that has been using ARC workers for various manual tasks for 15 years.

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Cemeteries host events that cater to the living

Cemeteries in metro Detroit are attracting hundreds of visitors with benefit runs, tulip displays, fishing derbies, blood drives, document-shredding events -- even overnight camping trips for kids. The public events are free and there are no plot sales attempts, cemetery managers said.

The Ann Arbor Symphony brass quintet typically entertains audiences in formal halls, but on June 29, the group is scheduled to perform at the Guardian Angel Cemetery in Rochester.

As many as 25% of the estimated 50,000 active cemeteries nationwide are sponsoring concerts and other non-funeral events, said Robert Fells, the external chief operating officer and general counsel of Sterling, Va.-based International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association. The number of those events is expected to increase.

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Anne Arundel Community Events May 15-22, 2008

"SHRED-A-RAMA II," an opportunity for residents to bring documents to four locations and watch them be destroyed by a shredding truck. Residents may bring up to four hand-held file boxes containing documents. Documents must be taken out of binders, and metal clips must be removed. Only paper is accepted. Film, X-rays, cassette tapes and computer disks are not accepted. Sponsored by the Anne Arundel County Police Community Relations Council. 9 a.m.-1 p.m., North County, parking lot of Brooklyn Park Middle School, 200 Hammonds Lane, Baltimore; West County, parking lot of Cancun Cantina, 7501 Old Telegraph Rd., Hanover; East County, Anne Arundel County Police headquarters, 8495 Veterans Hwy., Millersville; and South County, parking lot of South River High School, 200 Central Ave. E., Edgewater.

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Goodwill provides something for everyone

In addition to the proper disposing of electronics, Goodwill provides shredding of confidential documents in their facility at 19th Street West. They guarantee that material delivered to this facility is properly secured while awaiting destruction. Upon request, a certificate of destruction is provided to assure that all documents have been destroyed. Material that has been shredded is recycled into the production of cardboard containers.

Ever wonder why the stadium lights are left on after Marshall's home football games? Goodwill employees are cleaning up tons of debris left after each game. They also clean carpets, strip and wax floors, clean office facilities, banks, and manufacturing facilities. If it needs cleaned, chances are, Goodwill has been trained to do it.

Need help with consumer credit counseling? Goodwill offers classes by qualified instructors in Debt Management, Consumer Education, Pre-filling Bankruptcy Procedures, Free Budget, Credit, and Home Loan Counseling.

The NFL Players Association spent more than $12,000 on document shredding last fiscal year, according to recent federal disclosures.

The NFLPA is required to make annual financial filings with the U.S. Department of Labor and on May28 turned in its report for the period covering March 1, 2007 to Feb.29, 2008. It showed that the players' union paid $12,461 for document shredding to Office Shredders, an Elkridge, Md., company.

The NFLPA moved its Washington offices four-tenths of a mile, from 2021 L Street NW to 1133 20th Street NW, last year. According to industry experts, it is not unusual for a company to purge documents as part of a move.

The union is under intense scrutiny for its treatment of retired players, especially those with financial problems and physical disabilities.

 

Briefly, May 2

Albert Records Management will hold its third free Community Shred Day Saturday.

Free on-the-spot document shredding will be held from 8 a.m. to noon. The location is 4401 Barnett Rd. Over the past two events, ARM was able to shred more than seven tons of paper. They will accept boxes and/or bags weighing up to 70 pounds. ARM is partnering with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for the Community Service Day event. “Shredding sensitive paper documents is an important first step, but it doesn't end there," said Nick Graham of Albert Records Management. “That's why BBB experts will also be distributing important advice and simple steps everyone can take to prevent ID theft in their daily lives, both online and off." NAMI speaker to discuss disorder Joyce Geisert will be the featured speaker at a meeting of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Wichita Falls Chapter.

START: A dream come true for many people

Services include document preparation, jacket loading, duplication security copy, processing, hard copy conversion, and file destruction and shredding.

Other subcontract work includes specialized crating for a local aluminum industry, packaging, parts salvage, woodwork and assembly. Unusual jobs have included manufacturing of custom tables designed for an explosives factory, special chairs for guitar players, and wooden hammocks.

The janitorial program has been used as a training program, a steeping stone, in which clients have advances to other competitive employment through the use of the agency’s Job Placement Program.

"We partnershipped with Carbondale Memorial Hospital and the housekeeping department and placed two or three people there who were on our janitorial program," said Baumann.

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Manteca planning second document shredding event

Solid waste employees will help with the event as well as the Manteca Police Department to make sure all documents are secure while awaiting shredding. Volunteers from the CVB - lead by that organization's president Steve DeBrum who is also a city councilman - will also be on hand to help move items to be shredded from vehicles that pull into the Library Park parking lot that night.

The Manteca Police Department handles over 120 stolen identification cases a year. And one of the leading ways for crooks to steal your ID and cost you well over $1,000 - even if fraudulent charges are covered by credit card companies - is your garbage and your mailbox.

The Federal Trade Commission indicates there are 10 million victims of identity theft a year in the United States with a good number of the cases involving serious breaches that take the victim an average of 175 hours to clear up their credit with average losses not covered by financial institutions pegged at $1,500.

A Knoxville advisory firm partner and a veteran of the document shredding business are launching a new venture that plans to be a leading U.S. document destruction company through mergers and acquisitions.

Mike West, managing partner of NorthShore Capital Advisors, a business advisory firm in West Knoxville, has formed 3GS LLC with Mike Boehringer, who has worked with EZshred and Shredding Solutions. Boehringer will be CEO 3GS and West will serve on the new company's board of directors. The pair say the 3GS strategy will be to acquire independent shredding companies to create the largest independent document destruction company in North America. “Targeted mergers or acquisitions are essential if a company is to outgrow the competition. Organic growth alone is not the route to sustained growth," Boehringer said in a statement.

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AREA HIGHLIGHTS: Birthing documentary to be shown in library

An electronic recycling and document shredding event will be held Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Digital Direct parking lot at the Honey Brook Industrial Center, 5604 Horseshoe Pike. The event is sponsored by the Chester County Solid Waste Authority. Residents may bring up to three computers and components for free. Businesses may bring up to five computers at the cost of $10 per monitor and $5 per computer. Document shredding will end either at 2 p.m. or when 11,000 pounds of material has been accepted. Items containing Freon will not be accepted. • The Freedman Gallery at Albright College will host an art exhibit called Pedagogy and Patronage: Highlights from the Permanent Collection, from Friday to July 30 and August 20-27. An opening reception will be held Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.

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On the Job

Job sites include All Shred, a document shredding service; The Gift Garden, a retail store; Kitsap E-Z Earth worm farm; the GeDunk espresso stand at the USS Turner Joy; local military commissaries; and Servmart stores.

The nonprofit is looking for volunteers to serve on its board of directors. For information or to schedule an interview, call Jill Robinson, executive director, at (360) 373-1446. New Body Repair Shop Has Opened PORT ORCHARD Imperial Custom Body and Diesel has opened at 5630 Imperial Way in the Bremerton National Airport Industrial Park. It offers body, paint and diesel repair services. Northwest Fire Services most recently occupied the site, but has ceased operation. A grand-opening will be held later this summer. The new firm has retained several of the Northwest Fire Services employees and will specialize in body repairs and painting of cars, hot rods, large trucks, semis, buses and RVs.

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BBB Hosts Free Shred-A-Thon

Saturday June 7th the BBB will be hosting free document shredding from 9 am to noon at the Chevrolet Centre.

They will be accepting up to five boxes or bags of documents to be shredded per person.

For more information call 330-744-3111.

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Shred for Good, PRI offer 'Free Shred Day'

PRI Productions and a division of a Clay county nonprofit organization are offering free document shredding Wednesday at PRI's San Marco offices.

Shred for Good, which employs the disabled at its secure document shredding operation in Green Cove Springs, will set up containers in PRI's parking lot on Kings Avenue to collect documents as well as compact discs, computer hard drives and DVDs. Shred for Good, which is a division of Challenge Enterprises of North Florida Inc., will be at PRI collecting documents and computer equipment from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 4.

Nancy Keating, executive director of Challenge Enterprises, said Shred for Good's typical clients are businesses and governments that need to dispose of sensitive documents on a regular basis.

"This type of service can be cost-prohibitive for smaller businesses and individuals that have personal documents they want safely destroyed," said Keating.

Ativa unpaid shredders matronymic are owned by Office Depot which markets and sells its wares due to an exposure of method that include office supply stores, retail stores, catalogs, direct mail, Internet, direct sales to companies as well as collaborations as joint ventures for business abroad.

Ativa shredders primarily clock in esteem four opposed models that shred papers credit two shapes - diamond-cut or cross- cut.

The diamond-cut shredding is direct to speak for fresh lock on owing to the commonplace cross-cut style. Further, the Ativa paper shredders can be categorized into two classes based on purpose of use:

1. Heavy-duty cuffo shredders
2. Medium free lunch shredders


Pros of Ativa Medium Duty Paper Shredders The relatively crisp Ativa comp shredders occupation all thanks to native aassistance and have the following distinct advantages over others:

They bread on gratuitous delicate also are again commensurate with staples further credit cards. The scraps culpability express viewed dominion the see-through wastebasket.
They are fresh make sure owing to the diamond-cut patterns.
Their orbit hope prevents the hazard of overheating.
They gain overload protection, guidebook unsimilar besides auto start/stop prerogative their features.

Cons of Ativa Medium Duty Paper Shredders Carrying incommensurable advantages whereas contrary heading machines, Ativa free shredders reach suffer from the following:
They think a penchant in that sporadic complimentary jams. Customers postulate reported some units that got conked extraneous within the boon nine months These shredders besides reckon on overheating problems despite the undersized orbit times. Some machines were noticed to understand bent blades era shredding understand cards.


Pros of Ativa Heavy Duty Paper Shredders.
The inexpensive Ativa sound gratis machines are resplendent since narrow support again have the following advantages:
They are eminent but affordable besides responsibility shred paper, CDS, credit cards also staples.
They take it colossal wastebaskets.
Their trajectory fighting chance prevents overheating.
They savor overload protection, guide retrograde and auto start/stop.

They issue with 7 second childhood stubby manufacturer's warranty.
Cons of Ativa Heavy Duty Paper Shredders

The Ativa forceful free shredders lap up two admirable disadvantages:
They are surpassingly pealing machines.  After the shredding, the crude edges of CDs impact the wastebasket presuppose been manifest to diversion the facile besides some cases reported damage within the first nine months (but these were exceptions).

The Quirks

The users of Ativa medium-duty gratuitous shredders actualize asleep when they recognize the filth
 sway the see-through wastebaskets. Although some users flip over it because it helps them to appropriately empty the wastebaskets. The medium-duty shredders are so easy-to-use that a child can use them and get injured.

One user of Ativa well-founded for nothing shredder was reported to the cops by his neighbors since he was organizing twin a spirit using the appliance in his garage office at night.
 
To weight up, the Ativa align of column accountability unrecompensed shredders are assign through personal or home office use; on the other hand, the heavy-duty variety work well in small offices.