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2018 Blog Posts In Review

12/19/2018

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It's hard to believe that the year 2018 is already over! As brought in the new year, we'd like to reflect a bit on some of our favorite blogs that were posted in 2018. It was certainly a year that had a major focus on cyber security and keeping data safe. This was partly in reaction to the influx of security breaches in 2017. So without further ado, here's the list of our top 5 most useful blogs this year.

#5: Why You Should Shred Your Hard Drives (June, 2018)
Do you have old information stored on old computers and hard drives? Well, this blog covers the reasons why that info might be at risk and how R4 Services' state-of-the-art hard drive shredder can thoroughly and discreetly dispose of your hard drives. We'll turn your drives into bits of metal from which no data will be recoverable.

#4: Healthcare Document Management (July, 2018)
Effective document management is crucial to stay organized, no matter what industry you're in. But many might not consider how important it is for medical organizations to stay keep the business running smoothly while remaining HIPAA compliant. In this blog, we stress the importance of document destruction, storage and mobile access for medical professionals.

#3: Documents You Should Shred But Probably Aren't (September, 2018)
There are old documents that you don't need anymore in your file cabinet. They are opening you up to legal liabilities and you may not even know it. Read this post to find out the culprits and how you can get rid of them!

#2: Data Breach Statistics in the U.S. (July, 2018)
Just how many data breaches happen each year, each month, or even each day in the United States? The year 2017 saw an 88% increase in the number of data breaches from the previous year, and the average cost of a data breach to any business is over $7 million. Read all about the largest data breaches and some essential breach statistics in the US.

#1: What You Need to Know About GDPR (May, 2018)
And finally, the number one blog post -- drumroll please. GDPR! In May of 2018, the EU passed sweeping privacy laws called the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) that protect consumers from various aspects of corporate data collection. "Why should I care? I don't live in the EU." you may ask, but these laws apply to all residents of the EU, even if your company is based elsewhere. So your business, even if it's in the US, is subject to hefty fines if it violates the privacy laws of customers in the EU. Read all about what you need to know in the post.
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3 Ways To Keep Your Documents Safe During The Holidays

12/10/2018

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With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, employees are often rushing to get work done before they take time off until the new year. Some employees may even take some work home with them, which may sound great from the perspective of being productive, but it may actually leave your company open to liabilities and security threats if the proper precautions are not taken. This holiday season, take some extra time to do things properly to protect your business from cyber threats.

  1. Implement tighter security - When you use R4's storage services, you're able to access all of your documents online via a secure web portal. By implementing more advanced security protocols, you'll be able to keep increased productivity and eliminate liability. These features include: two-factor authentication, domain and IP-based access, VPN and SSL deployment.
  2. Shred old documents - One of the safest ways to ensure that your sensitive info can't be stolen is to get rid of it entirely. That is, of course, assuming those documents aren't necessary to have on-hand anymore. R4 Services will help you do a holiday document purge by picking up your old documents and shredding them discreetly at our facilities. With our state-of-the-art hard drive and paper shredders, we're ready to take on a variety of documents and mediums including but not limited to tapes of all sizes, disks, cartridges, x-rays, hard drives, monitors and film.
  3. Utilize secure vault storage - Do you have documents that you need to keep but don't need to access immediately? We can safely store any of your documents for you, whether they be:
    • Paintings
    • Archival documents
    • Books
    • Photography
    • Business-critical documents such as disaster recovery plans
Our vault storage services ensure that your data is completely secure and safe. Our facilities adhere to strict fire resistant construction standards, are equipped with an advanced fire suppression system, are climate controlled and have backup generators in case of power outages.

2017 saw an 88% increase in the number of data breaches throughout the year, when compared to 2016. With cybersecurity becoming a main concern for businesses in the modern digital age, it's important to take steps to ensure you are safe from liability. Call R4 Services today to find out how we can help you. Happy holidays!
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Go Green And Protect Data With A Hard Drive Destruction Service

12/3/2018

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If you've recently upgraded your office's technology, you might be wondering what to do with your old computers, electronics and hard drives. Tossing them in the trash or taking them to the dump isn't just wasteful and harmful to the environment, it also opens you up to liabilities and security risks. More than likely, you have gigabytes of personal, sensitive information stored on those drives about employees, customers, your business, its practices, financial information and more. If that data gets in the wrong hands, it can cost you your business -- or at the very least, customer trust.

That's why it's important to fully destroy your hard drives to the point of no return -- so no data can be retrieved from them. In 2017 alone, data breaches were responsible for 158 million Social Security Numbers being compromised. Now, it's not guaranteed that throwing your hard drives in the trash will lead to stolen identities, but minimizing those risks for a low price is surely in your best interests. That's why Chicago's very own R4 Services will help you to develop a comprehensive hard drive destruction plan that best suits your company's needs.

Customize Your Chicago Hard Drive Destruction Program With R4
Here's how it works: you gather up all of your old hard drives that need to be destroyed. We then confidentially collect them from your place of business and transport them to our secure facility, where we shred them via our state-of-the-art hard drive shredding machine. Catch a preview of it in action here. As you can see, thieves won't be getting SSNs off of those metal bits!

Once we collect the drives from your office, a receipt of all items received will be issued on the spot. After we confidentially shred the materials under the supervision of insured employees, we issue a Certificate of Destruction upon completion of the destruction process. R4 Services will also work with you to ensure we follow any compliance requirements your industry or business may have.

The Key Is Confidentiality
Security is our top priority, which is why we have 24/7/365 closed circuit surveillance and monitored doors. You may also witness the destruction service in action either from your computer screen or in person at our facility.

So if you're looking to properly dispose of all your old hard drives and other technology, shred them and recycle them properly with R4 Services. Get in touch today or call 773-843-3915

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