1. Perform daily business transactions more efficiently.
2. Waste less employee time with faster retrieval.
3. Protect against accidental or premature record destruction.
4. Prevent costly paper accumulation with systematic record disposal.
5. Secure vital records and information in case of business disruption or disaster.
6. Reclaim office space.
7. Access documents that demonstrate regulatory and legislative compliance.
8. Build confidence and pride from knowing you have done an important job well.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Business After Five & Member Expo - Tuesday, September 1st
BUSINESS AFTER FIVE & MEMBER EXPO!
Hosted by: Club Roma
125 Vansickle Rd, St. Catharines
ADMISSION IS FREE!
Come see what Chamber Members have to offer!
For a list of exhibitors, please click here.
The 2009 BA5 Series is Sponsored by:
Sunday, August 23, 2009
What Can You Find On eBay?
Kessler International, a computer forensics firm, said it recently purchased 100 hard drives from online auction site eBay. Here's what they found on 40 of them:
Personal /confidential data 36%
E-mails 21%
Photos 13%
Corporate documents 11%
Web browsing histories 11%
DNS server data 4%
Miscellaneous data 4%
Personal /confidential data 36%
E-mails 21%
Photos 13%
Corporate documents 11%
Web browsing histories 11%
DNS server data 4%
Miscellaneous data 4%
Monday, August 17, 2009
How To Protect Your Business From Identity Theft
1. Conduct an audit of your organization's client and administrative records and get a solid summary of the personal data that your organization gathers and files. Stipulate the usage of such information by your organization.
2. Implement programs to ensure documents retained in storage are secure. This may require off-site storage.
3. Ensure that your records are stored in a secure site that is also safe-guarded from potential harm by fires, floods, and other disasters.
4. Cut office space costs by using a off-site records storage service that is secure, and makes it convenient to source documents when required.
5. Provide your staff with training regarding information practices and security.
6. Implement a records retention program to ensure that personal data that is no longer required gets destroyed in a secure method.
2. Implement programs to ensure documents retained in storage are secure. This may require off-site storage.
3. Ensure that your records are stored in a secure site that is also safe-guarded from potential harm by fires, floods, and other disasters.
4. Cut office space costs by using a off-site records storage service that is secure, and makes it convenient to source documents when required.
5. Provide your staff with training regarding information practices and security.
6. Implement a records retention program to ensure that personal data that is no longer required gets destroyed in a secure method.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Are you prepared for a disaster?
The recent hurricanes and the current economic climate are timely reminders that businesses need to be prepared for the worst and have comprehensive back-up plans in place - before they actually need them.
Without a plan, you could end up losing weeks of valuable income. Although the Niagara area rarely sees hurricanes, disasters do come in other forms such as fires, floods, ice/snow storms, server failure, etc. How long would it take your business to have all the information it needs at hand to continue the day to day economics that keep you in business? Would your information be readily available?
Would your staff, your customers, and your suppliers be able to contact you and resume business within a short time period?
Some aspects of a disaster preparedness plan include:
Take stock of your assets.
Consider what would happen if your financial data, contracts and documents, both hard copy and digital, were destroyed.
Play "what if".
Consider the full range of manmade and natural disasters that could happen in your area and how it would affect personnel, records, and operations.
Put your recovery plan in place.
Schedule regular practice sessions. Test, test, retest.
Prepare and maintain an inventory listing of your computer systems, telephone systems and employee home phone numbers.
It is imperative that all firms regularly back-up computer data and store it offsite. Check your back-up files regularly to be sure you have adequate information to resume operations.
Without a plan, you could end up losing weeks of valuable income. Although the Niagara area rarely sees hurricanes, disasters do come in other forms such as fires, floods, ice/snow storms, server failure, etc. How long would it take your business to have all the information it needs at hand to continue the day to day economics that keep you in business? Would your information be readily available?
Would your staff, your customers, and your suppliers be able to contact you and resume business within a short time period?
Some aspects of a disaster preparedness plan include:
Take stock of your assets.
Consider what would happen if your financial data, contracts and documents, both hard copy and digital, were destroyed.
Play "what if".
Consider the full range of manmade and natural disasters that could happen in your area and how it would affect personnel, records, and operations.
Put your recovery plan in place.
Schedule regular practice sessions. Test, test, retest.
Prepare and maintain an inventory listing of your computer systems, telephone systems and employee home phone numbers.
It is imperative that all firms regularly back-up computer data and store it offsite. Check your back-up files regularly to be sure you have adequate information to resume operations.
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