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Making Sure Your Medical Record Shredding Practices are HIPAA Compliant

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 with the goal of protecting privileged individual health information, while still allowing necessary health information to be shared for the purposes of providing high quality health care. This act sets very strict standards for how individual health information should be protected by those it is […]
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Companies Fail to Properly Destroy Data

According to a study released by the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) in 2017, 40% of devices resold to the public still contained personally identifiable information (PII). The study reviewed 250 devices available through public resale channels, and relied only on downloadable software, in a process described as unsophisticated, in order to access PII. This led […]
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Are Your Data Destruction Practices Outdated?

Chances are good that your North Dakota business already has some data destruction practices in place. In this day and age, the threat of data breach is enough to make even small operations wary of going unprotected or letting sensitive consumer information fall into the wrong hands. As a result, you have probably adopted a […]
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NEW Customer Portal is Live!

SEAM is excited to announce that the new customer portal has officially launched! With the move to our new facility, we have upgraded our reporting and tracking capabilities and are proud to share these benefits with our customers. As we move forward, we will continue to improve and optimize the new portal experience as we […]
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The Danger of Being Careless about Document Shredding in a Medical Office

With the growth of electronic medical records (EMRs), many healthcare practices and facilities are moving away from purely physical records and into the realm of digital record keeping. This is made possible by advances in technology that ensure secure storage and access to digital records for healthcare professionals and patients alike. That said, many offices […]
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Prevent Fraud by Shredding Important Documents

Fraud, a criminal act that includes the use of deception for personal gain, has become even more prevalent in the internet era, thanks to the proliferation of digital data. This is why so many North Dakota and South Dakota companies have turned to measures like robust firewalls, anti-virus programs, password protection, encryption, VPNs, and more […]
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Meeting New DoD Standards for Destroying Unclassified Information

You may be most familiar with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) as the government group responsible for managing our country’s military forces. However, this department also sees to the security of our nation by creating rules pertaining to information security. Generally speaking, businesses in the private sector are not legally obliged to follow DoD […]
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Data Sanitization: It’s Not Just for End-of-Lifecycle

As a responsible business owner, you understand that you can’t just toss unwanted IT assets in the trash when you’re done with them. In addition to the environmental hazards this poses, dumping electronics that contain sensitive data can lead to nightmare scenarios like data breach and identity theft. It also fails to comply with consumer […]
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Proper Data Sanitization with NIST 800-88 Standards

At some point, you’re going to find yourself in the position of having to purge IT assets. This could happen when devices become outdated or damaged, when employees leave the company and you have to decide what to do with equipment and devices assigned to them, or when you decide to upgrade your infrastructure, for […]
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