6 Tips for How to Protect Your Business’s Equipment and Device Data

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Lapses in physical security can expose sensitive company data to identity theft, with potentially serious consequences. Here are some tips — provided by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — for protecting information in paper files and on hard drives, flash drives, laptops, point-of-sale devices, and other equipment.