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Give the Gift of Security.

AScribe Business & Economics News Service, December, 2007

Byline: Purdue University

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- At a loss for a last-minute holiday gift? Consider a paper shredder.

"It may not be a typical gift, but it is practical and a sign that you care," says Eugene H. Spafford, executive director of CERIAS - the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security - at Purdue University. "Identity theft and fraud are significant crimes and are increasing rapidly in the U.S. Having a shredder is an important step toward protecting yourself, similar to having good locks on your doors."

Spafford, an internationally known expert in cybersecurity and crime, recommends that you shred everything you throw out or recycle if it has any personal information...

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