July 2010   VOLUME 6 ISSUE 6   TOPICS Electronics Destruction AccuShred News Identity Theft HIPAA CONTENTS Frank Abagnale Presents 14 Tips to Prevent Identity Theft AccuShred Receives HUBZone Certification Implementing a Successful Record Retention and Destruction Policy Penn State Warns Of More Cyber-Breaches Five Hospital Employees to Be Fired Over HIPAA Violations E-Waste Poisoning India's Poor SUBSCRIBE Email Address: First Name: Last Name: Title: Company: Phone Number: (Optional) Add Remove ABOUT ACCUSHRED Your business needs to maintain the privacy and security of sensitive information and products.  AccuShred helps you respond to the growing threat of information and identity theft by providing secure destruction of documents, computer discs, hard drives, tapes, x-rays and other media.  AccuShred is AAA NAID Certified and specializes in helping your business meet and maintain HIPAA, FACTA and Graham-Leach-Bliley compliance standards. Visit us at www.accushred.net. ARCHIVE June 2010 Vol. 6 Issue 5 May 2010 Vol. 6 Issue 4 April 2010 Vol. 6 Issue 3 March 2010 Vol. 6 Issue 2 January 2010 Vol. 6 Issue 1 [MORE] Frank Abagnale Presents 14 Tips to Prevent Identity Theft Reformed Identity Thief Shares His Tips on How to Protect Yourself by Frank Abagnale Identity thieves rob more than 500,000 Americans every year. Credit can be damaged, and fixing it can cost you hundreds of dollars and take hundreds of hours of your time. Frank Abagnale's steps will help you reduce your risk of identity theft... [FULL STORY]   AccuShred Receives HUBZone Certification Only Three Information Destruction Companies Share Distinction by Jeff Green The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program stimulates economic development and creates jobs in urban and rural communities by providing contracting preferences to small businesses that are located in a HUBZone and that hire employees who live in a HUBZone. AccuShred has recently been awarded this coveted certification... [FULL STORY]   Implementing a Successful Record Retention and Destruction Policy Attorney Offers Reasons for Having Specific Retention and Destruction Schedules by Peter S. Nealis If you have grown your business to a profitable and viable enterprise, then chances are you need to have a procedure for the organization, retention, (and periodic destruction) of your important documents and other business information. This is often handled through a Record Retention and Destruction Policy... [FULL STORY]   Penn State Warns Of More Cyber-Breaches University Says Additional 25,000 May Be Affected by Breach by Associated Press A recent cybersecurity sweep at Penn State found the Social Security numbers of another 25,000 individuals may have been exposed to a security breach because of infected computers... [FULL STORY]   Five Hospital Employees to Be Fired Over HIPAA Violations Hospital Employees Shared Patient Information on Facebook by Heather Chambers Tri-City (California) Medical Center’s chief executive says the hospital has sent letters of intent to fire five employees, and has disciplined a sixth, for allegedly posting information about hospital patients online... [FULL STORY]   E-Waste Poisoning India's Poor Country to Have 500 Times More E-waste by 2020 by Montreal Gazette Young rag-pickers sifting through rubbish are a common image of India's chronic poverty, but destitute children face new hazards picking apart old computers as part of the growing "e-waste" industry... [FULL STORY]   Identity Theft Survey Have you, or anyone you know, been a victim of identity theft? Yes. No. I'm not sure. I have no identity.   See Results www.accushred.net or call (800) 747-3341 Published by AccuShred, LLC Copyright © 2010 AccuShred, LLC. All rights reserved. Data Destruction News is sent to AccuShred customers and anyone who has expressed interest in our services. To stop receiving this newsletter, enter your email address in the subscription box appearing within the newsletter and choose the Remove option. Or, just click one of the links at the bottom of the email message. TELL A FRIEND

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