With what seems to be an exponentially increasing amount of e-waste troubling the world these days, eCycling, or the safe recycling of electronics, has luckily also seen an increase in recent years. And while simply recycling electronics to be scrapped and safely disposed of is a good thing to do, f… READ MORE >>

On Tuesday, we left off with a note about the importance of security policies—specifically as they relate to thumb drives. When it comes to security, though, thumb drives are only a small part of what is hopefully an all-encompassing set of guidelines meant to keep your business secure from data b… READ MORE >>

If you follow our blog, you probably saw our post last week about the security risks associated with the average office copier. Even so, we hope by now that you’ve learned that there are a near infinite number of security risks involving your sensitive data—and copiers are just the start. Ano… READ MORE >>

If your business is connected to the internet, you are a target – is your business ready? Mobile devices & smart phones make business easier to transact - they also dramatically increase the likelihood for theft and fraudulent use of your most valuable company asset: information. Custome… READ MORE >>

DataShield is partnering with Silverstone Group to provide a Complimentary “Lunch ‘n Learn” featuring Information Security as the special topic to include Dealing with HIPAA Risk What Is and Is Not covered by your existing Insurance program 10 Simple ways to Reduce you Informatio… READ MORE >>

So you hired a shredding company, and everything looked fine at a distance. You felt like it was a secure process because you watched it happen in the parking lot -- but what you assumed was coming out as a final product could get you in trouble. Just because "shredding" is in the name of someone… READ MORE >>

Most discussions of office security typically involve shredding documents, securing hard drives, and making a security plan for phones and other personal devices. Focusing too much on any of these, however, can lead businesses to forget about a security threat that usually goes unnoticed: the office… READ MORE >>

Join us at Aksarben Village – Saturday, May 4th from 9:00am – 11:00am Bring your boxes of old documents, cell phones and computers (no monitors) to be properly destroyed and recycled on May 4th at Great Strides Omaha. For a $5 donation for each box, computer or phone DataShield will ensuring … READ MORE >>

If you are one of our customers, if you are a potential customer, or even if you just follow our blog, it’s possible that you have spent some time wondering exactly what happens behind the scenes at DataShield. In our eyes, what we do is very interesting, so we thought we would take some time to s… READ MORE >>

Just last Thursday, US News reported the death of CISPA, a controversial bill focused on cybersecurity (CISPA stands for the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act). The bill is controversial primarily because it, as PC World notes, “creates a high level of immunity from lawsuits for the gov… READ MORE >>

When it comes to healthcare records and PHI—personal health information—your business should already be very careful about data storage and access, whether the records are stored digitally or physically. But chances are you’re already well aware of that. What you may not know is this in… READ MORE >>

A blog we wrote a couple of weeks ago detailed the dangers that go along with employees bringing their work home. As it turns out, though, security risks don’t just happen when data is taken home -- they can happen right inside the workplace. John Kendall, director of the National Security … READ MORE >>

At DataShield, we’re constantly stressing the importance of document and data security -- something that seems easy to forgo if it hasn’t happened to you. Events like these, though, are stark reminders of exactly why keeping your business secure is so important. Within the past week, two stor… READ MORE >>

This March, Brian Gubbels and Matthew Neuhaus of Datashield received their Certified Secure Destruction Specialist accreditation from the National Association for Information Destruction. Gubbels and Neuhaus are the first from the Omaha area to receive the accreditation and did so with 26 other indi… READ MORE >>

A recent study by Czech security software firm Safetica has found that a third of employees admitted to using social media on their company computer during work hours, with another 12 percent admitting to taking home company files or emailing them to a private email, Workplace Savings and Benefits n… READ MORE >>