Data Destruction News
November 2010   VOLUME 6 ISSUE 9  
TOPICS
Security: In Numbers
Electronics Destruction
Identity Theft
HIPAA
CONTENTS
Show Us Some Love and Vote for AccuShred
How to Protect Yourself From Medical Identity Theft
Ten Tips for Social Media Security
Probe: Prison Recycle Work Violated Safety Rules
Poll: Identity Theft Scarier than Internet Security
Federal Identity Theft Laws Put Employers At Risk For Heavy Penalties
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How to Protect Yourself From Medical Identity Theft
Medical Identity Theft Can Damage More Than Just Your Wallet
by Sheryl Nance-Nash

Medical identity theft begins when someone gains access to a victim's personal information, and fraudsters can rack up medical charges quickly, leaving insurance companies and Medicare on the hook, and victims owing co-pays for services they never received...

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Ten Tips for Social Media Security
Corporate Managers Express Concern About Information Age Security
by Klaus Majewski

According to a recent study, around 20 percent of business users will be using social networking services as their most important communication tools by 2014. However, at the same time, IT and company managers are expressing growing concerns about...

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Probe: Prison Recycle Work Violated Safety Rules
Inmates Exposed to Lead, Mercury While Recycling E-Waste
by Myron Levin

Federal prison staff and inmates faced primitive and hazardous working conditions in an electronic waste recycling program that violated more than 30 job safety requirements, according to a recently-relased government report...

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Poll: Identity Theft Scarier than Internet Security
Index Guages Feelings on Multiple Security Fronts
by Aliya Sternstein

It would seem that identity theft and Internet security are one and the same these days. So much so that the White House recently announced the launch of a governmentwide panel on privacy and Internet policy...

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Federal Identity Theft Laws Put Employers At Risk For Heavy Penalties
Tips for Employers to Limit Liabilities
by D Risk Management Group, LLC

Just like OSHA, HIPAA and the ADA, FACTA compliance is not optional. All employers must start the compliance process and create an affirmative defense before a data breech, loss or theft affects your employees, customers/clients, students or patients...

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Laws and Regulations
Which Privacy Law/Regulation Affects You or Your Business the Most?
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
FACTA (Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act)
GLBA (Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act)
Sarbanes-Oxley
Red Flags Rule
HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health)
None of these laws pertain to me.
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