Amazon’s Alexa to Be HIPAA Compliant for Medical Settings Amazon’s voice technology Alexa, will be HIPAA compliant before using the device to remotely monitor patients in a clinical setting. by Bhawna Kohli – September 26, 2017. From Newsguards.com. Is Amazon’s Alexa HIPAA Compliant? Alexa, Amazon’s intelligent personal assistant, has the opportunity to be used in […]
Do you know where the gaps in digital security are in your company? Gaps in digital security around the office are an information security risk, which can lead to data loss, breaches, unintended violations of privacy laws and more. Here are a few of the more frequent information security gaps in the workplace today, and tips […]
As the premier paper shredding company in the industry, we get asked plenty of questions. One of our favorites – besides, ‘should I shred my documents?’ – YES! – is: What do I look for when selecting a paper shredding company? having been in the document shredding industry for nearly 30 years, we’ve learned a heck […]
From the Associated Press (AP): Reported on WGRZ – December 13th. Medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics Inc. says a hack of an internet application on its network has exposed the personal health information. This has resulted in a data breach for about 34,000 people The Madison, New Jersey-based company says “an unauthorized third party” has gained […]
Allshred Services is in the business of preventing identity theft. We do this by providing our clients with secure document destruction and hard-drive destruction services. We’re continuously looking for ways to safeguard our clients’ sensitive data – but there are some times that this goes beyond what we can control. Recently, Yahoo was involved with […]
The competition within the document destruction industry can sometimes be called ‘fierce.’ Many companies feel they can win business by being the low-cost provider, and sometimes they do. Upon realizing they’ve priced the service too cheap, they may choose to raise their prices considerably (to make up for their losses) or they may just get […]
This week, the Allshred team had a chance to catch up with the Columbus, Ohio sales representative, Jeren Luken. Jeren brings with him a diverse sales and management background and has been selling document shredding services in Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati for over a year, now. Do you have any nicknames? I was nicknamed Bubba by […]
Recently, we caught up with Steve Hawes, one of Allshred Services’ longest tenured employees. Steve started off at Allshred as a truck driver nearly 15 years ago, and has since brought his expertise and love for customer service to Allshred’s sales team as an information security consultant. While Steve is based on our Toledo area office, […]
Kevin Geerts is Allshred’s sales representative out of our Louisville, Kentucky office. Kevin manages all document destruction requests for the entire state of Kentucky. He’s a busy guy! Thankfully, between paper shredding sales calls, we were able to catch up with Kevin who answered a few of our wacky questions. Interview with Kevin Geerts: Do you […]
If you’ve thought that you’ve seen Allshred Service document destruction trucks diving all around the state of Kentucky, you’re right! Our trucks have been rolling on the Bluegrass State now for several months, specifically keeping medical and dental offices HIPAA-Compliant. To better service our Kentucky area customers, Allshred Services has opened up an office […]
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Amazon’s Alexa to Be HIPAA Compliant for Medical Settings September 26, 2017
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