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Four signs to retire those personal paper shredding machines

Corodata TeamAug. 22, 2014 | Shredding
[Breaking News] The personal paper shredding machines you are using for business are slow and inefficient. If you’re nodding your head and thinking, “I know that!” Did you also know that they do not properly dispose of your confidential information? As if those weren’t enough reasons to ditch your personal paper shredding machines, these little […]
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Even Lawyers Can Get Hacked: Infamous Law Firm Data Breaches

Corodata TeamAug. 06, 2014 | Data Breach
How many data breaches occurred in 2013? Writer John Hawes reports, “In 2,164 separate incidents, over 822 million records were exposed…Four of those breaches made the all-time top ten and almost half involved the loss of password data. Hacking accounted for almost 60% of incidents, and over 70% of leaked records.” With the overwhelming amount […]
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Worst Data Breaches in Healthcare

Corodata TeamAug. 04, 2014 | Compliance, Data Breach
If you are in the medical field, you understand that there are laws in place to protect your client’s information. After a data breach occurs, it is difficult to recuperate patient trust, and if a lawsuit is filed against your medical business, the financial losses can be devastating. Just the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability […]
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Data Breaches: Risks Around Your Office You Never Thought Of

Corodata TeamJul. 02, 2014 | Data Breach
Data breaches can happen in every office, unknowingly. How is this possible? In Marc Emery’s article for Forbes Magazine, Paper Chase: The Huge Security Risks Now In Your File Room, he says, “Paper is still a highly integrated part of day-to-day operations across almost every industry. Organizations that don’t take secure storage and destruction of […]
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Office Clutter | Make Even More Space in Your Office

Corodata TeamApr. 28, 2014 | Records Storage
Look around your office. Is it cluttered, with piles of boxes and loads of extra stuff that you just don’t know what do with? Office clutter not only affects your employees’ efficiency, but it also affects how your clients perceive you. “. . . clutter can really influence the way you work. If you’re too […]
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Is Your File Management Strategy Compliant with the Affordable Care Act?

Corodata TeamJan. 27, 2014 | Compliance
It’s no secret that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created a batch of new requirements and laws for the healthcare-related companies, including how companies manage files. In fact, this very same act delegated that paper records need to be converted into electronic medical records at the start of the New Year (January 1, 2014), […]
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How to use box storage for a clean slate at work

Corodata TeamDec. 30, 2013 | Get Organized, Records Storage
For most people, a new year means getting organized at home and trying to adopt a new routine for their own betterment. But, more often than not, maintaining a spick-and-span workspace and managing files falls wayside to these personal priorities, and it really shouldn’t. Why, you ask? Just think about it: a clean workspace and […]
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Is Your Data Fully Protected with the Cloud or DIY Storage?

Corodata TeamNov. 26, 2013 | Data Protection
The cloud seems like such an easy solution for media storage and backup. But reliable business continuity planning advises dual back-up storage, for both digital and physical media. Why? Full bare-metal restores of wiped out servers just can’t be done effectively over the web, regardless of pipe size – which is why cloud providers all […]
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Top 4 Records Management Takeaways for 2013

Corodata TeamOct. 31, 2013 | Records Management
As the year comes to a close, and you are forecasting and budgeting for the new year, we wanted to pass along, what we think, are 2013’s top takeaways about records management. Takeaway #1 Find files faster with an active records storage process Just because your organization needs access to files doesn’t mean that they can’t […]
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Having A Disaster Recovery Plan in San Francisco

Corodata TeamSep. 06, 2013 | Data Protection
Owning a business is all about taking risks—from capitalizing on trends to strategizing how to market your products and services. Chances are, you wouldn’t be in the position you’re in if you weren’t a risk-taker to some extent. However, one risk you don’t want to take is with your business data. According to the National […]
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