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Digital Safeguards for Device Security
Digital data offers tremendous convenience and cost efficiency. From a security perspective, in many ways protecting digital data is easier as well. For instance, protecting digital data against fire or water leaks is so much more practical through an off-site backup, than maintaining photocopies of physical documents. But you do need to keep your computers and mobile devices secure. Check if have taken all these important steps.
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Digital Safeguards Communications
Data leaves your device and enters the network when you explicitly send or receive documents or messages to or from your clients, vendors or others. Data also leaves your device when you enter customer data on a website (e.g. using an online service). Data is at risk whenever it leaves your device. Learn how to protect it as it travels across the network.
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Rental Income And Tax Saving Opportunities
Thanks to Airbnb, Craigslist, and time-share exchanges many Americans end up with money that is treated as rental income. Tax professionals have an opportunity here to advise clients regarding the right strategy to minimize their tax on such income. Small and easy changes can yield hundreds of dollars in savings.
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Secure Data Disposal
Disposed data, whether on paper or digital devices, leaves your secure environment and is no longer subject to any of your safeguards. It is a gold mine for identity thieves. That is why the GLB act requires businesses to securely dispose of customer data. Secure disposal is neither hard nor expensive, if you have some these processes in place.