The DSS Security Brief

No one knows what the future may hold. But smart business leaders do know that increasing efficiency and access to information can make their businesses more adaptable. Adaptability allows for quick reactions to changes and opportunities. A simple but powerful aspect of adaptability is in information management. File rooms are inefficient and limit access based…

We all want to do the right thing with the information we are responsible for. Both employees and owners have important information pass through their hands, but it is not always clear how that information should be handled. When documents are no longer needed, should you just throw them in the trash or securely shred…

Businesses of all shapes and sizes are increasingly reliant on technology to function effectively in our modern world. Whether you are a mom and pop shop or a multi-national corporation, you need to seriously consider how you manage retired computers and devices along with the information they carry. So, does you business need to securely…

Destroying your inventory is hardly something you think about everyday, but there are situations when product destruction is necessary. When the time comes to dispose of excess, defective, outdated or recalled products, you might consider just doing it in-house or handing it over to a recycling facility. However, in order to best protect yourself and…

Tired of digging through boxes and filing cabinets? Need more office space and easier ways to share data with employees both in the office and at home? It may be time to explore digitizing you files with a professional document scanning service. And there is good news, it doesn’t have to be overly complicated. In…

You are busy doing your job. You may give little to no thought about what happens to the information you generate. However, information security is critical whether you are a start up, an entrepreneur, or a global enterprise. Every business creates, uses, and disposes of information. In today’s world every piece of information could be…

For most of us, old documents are generally left untouched in a file drawer collecting dust for years. They may be out of sight and out of mind, but they are still clutter that is taking up space. Even worse, while these documents may be virtually useless to you, they are are a potential gold…

In an era of identity theft and privacy breaches, more and more people are concerned with protecting their information. This has led to the steady rise of office shredders both in businesses and homes. While shredding documents is a recommended way of securely disposing of information, office shredders often give a false sense of security.…