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EFI Increases Recycling Capabilities With New Processing Lines
EFI is always looking for ways to improve efficiency and take the Portland recycling community to the next level. We are currently working with local businesses to plan several recycling and shred days for the late summer and fall. These recycle and shred days will help Portland business owners and residents see how we can come together to reuse material and provide a secure option to destroy confidential print material. A local, family-owned and operated business located minutes from downtown Portland, Oregon, EFI has over one-hundred years of combined industry experience in the recycling services. Its facilities are outfitted with the most sophisticated technology to collect and recycle a wide array of paper and plastic film products. Widely recognized for its consistent purchasing and supply of quality recycling products and services, EFI offers extremely competitive pricing and its employees are known for their professionalism, knowledge and dedication to ecologically-sound and globally-sustainable business practices. |
EFI Secured Shredding On-Site Service Gets Rave Reviews, Expanding Service
Off-site secured shredding service is also available, just ask EFI to place a secured container at your business. EFI will then regularly pick up your sensitive documents and shred them at its fully-secured facility - and you still receive the same National Association of Information Destruction certified service and Certificate of Destruction. EFI has a simple and straightforward pricing structure, which means there are no administrative fees, no early service penalties and no red tape to hinder your business. Here are your on-site service options; simply select the service most convenient for your business: Purge Services Ongoing Services
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Washington State Lawmakers Approve Two New Identity Theft Laws Olympia, WA - In March, 2008 the Washington Legislature approved two new pieces of identity theft legislation; Senate Bill 5878 and House Bill 2637. According to Insurance Journal reporter Patricia-Anne Tom, the first requires the police to file reports for victims of identity theft, which makes it much easier for victims to be compensated by credit-granting institutions. The bill also enables prosecutors to bring separate charges against identity thieves for each misuse of an individual's personal information. The second bill "allows records provided by out-of-state businesses to be authenticated by affidavit, rather than in person." Both bills were signed into law by Governor Chris Gregoire on March 28th, 2008. House Bill 2637 goes into effect June 12th, 2008 and should make it much easier for identity theft crimes to be prosecuted. (Source: Identity Theft 911, LLC.) |
Three Portland Area Men Allegedly Defrauded Local Businesses Portland, OR - Gregory Michael Zimmerman of Gladstone, Reggie Maier of Portland and Bradley David Maier of Portland have been charged with bank fraud after allegedly breaking into local commercial businesses to steal identification and sensitive information. They then used the information to create false identification and financial documents in order to defraud banks, individuals and merchants. Authorities estimate the total amount stolen to be hundreds of thousands of dollars. (Click for full article at The Clackamas Review.) |
Credit Card Receipts Stolen from Gig Harbor Storage Company Pierce County, WA - More than 800 people may be victims of identity theft after a large number of Great Clips credit card receipts were stolen from a Gig Harbor storage company. The receipts ended up in the hands of Larry Alan Hays, who allegedly used the receipt information to manufacture phony credit cards used in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Arizona. This isn't the first time Hayes has been in trouble with the law; in 2002 he was convicted of identity theft and other crimes in Pierce County and sentenced to nearly four years in prison. According to authorities, it may take some time to identify all of the alleged victims of Hayes' latest caper. (Click for full article at The News Tribune.) |
Man Finds Own Personal Information in Seattle Dumpster Seattle, WA - Dumpster-diving in the alley near the Visa Services Northwest company, Steve Gillette of Seattle was surprised to find records containing his own personal information. The papers included his name, social security number, credit card information and even a copy of his signature. Along with dozens of other individuals' information, Gillette found his data carelessly dumped by the travel services company. Visa Services Northwest owner Xiaoli Ding claimed that the records were dumped accidentally, and that they should have been shredded. Ding stated that from now on all company paperwork will be shredded, instead of being sorted into separate shredding and recycling bins. (Click for full article at KomoTV.com.) |
Accountant Records Discarded In Dumpster Vancouver, BC - The office of well-known professional accountant Peter R.G. Roberts has allegedly been disposing of tax files and sensitive client information in a downtown dumpster. Roberts said he doesn't own a shredder and that he believed his clients' information would be safe because the dumpster is locked with a padlock. Local homeless "binners" disagreed, saying the dumpster lids are often bent open and the locks cut off, and that they find personal documents "all over the place." Client and employee information is protected under British Columbia law, and the province imposes fines of up to $10,000 upon individuals and $100,000 upon businesses who fail to comply. (Click for full article at CTV News.) |
Did you know? Data Breaches Are On The Rise In 2008. As of April 7th, 167 data breaches have already been reported this year, compared to only 76 for first quarter 2007. That adds up to more than 8.3 million potentially-compromised consumer records, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. Only 13% of the breaches involved the internet, while businesses were responsible for more than a third of incidents. Schools and universities represented 25% of the breaches, the government and military 18%, medical and health care 14%, and banking and financial institutions just 7%. (Source: ITRC) |
Employee Spotlight: Myron O'Doran; Information Security Specialist 
These days burglars and embezzlers rarely pilfer money from the company safe; they do it with information copied from sensitive internal records or customer data. Information that isn't properly protected, or worse - it's negligently tossed in the trash or recycle bin and is easy pickings for prying eyes and industry competitors. That's where EFI Information Security Specialist Myron O'Doran comes in; he helps Portland area businesses and organizations set up document destruction schedules and properly dispose of their outdated records and sensitive business correspondence such as quotations, transaction receipts and payroll data. And implimenting these procedures is more than just good business sense; it's required by the Oregon Identity Theft Protection Act, which has been in effect since January 1st, 2008. O'Doran estimates about 40% of businesses in Portland are currently in compliance, which means he has a lot of work ahead of him. "I love what I do," says O'Doran. "Every day I'm helping business owners protect their businesses, their employees and their customers from criminals, lawsuits and non-compliance fines. The document destruction service sells itself, I just help educate and facilitate. And the fact that EFI is so dedicated to being 'green' makes a fantastic program even better," explains O'Doran. An enthusiastic Portland resident, Myron O'Doran is originally from Palm Springs, California and is married with three wonderful children. |
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 Oregon businessesmust assess, protect, reduce, train, detect, and destroy. |
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 Federal Trade CommissionInformation Compromise and the Risk of Identity Theft: Guidance for Your Business |
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Response to EFI's on-site secured shredding has been fantastic - so positive that the company is about to add another mobile shredding unit to its operation. "Many area businesses need certified on-site shredding services and come to EFI because of the convenience, outstanding service and value," says EFI Vice President Scott Jenkins. "Navigating state privacy laws can be difficult for businesses; we're here to help make compliance as easy as possible."
