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Questions to Ask a Shredding and Destruction Provider
Outsourcing your information destruction isn’t always easy. You must have confidence knowing your provider is protecting your privacy. To make sure you are choosing the most trustworthy shredding and destruction company, ask the following questions: How long have you been in the shredding business? In shredding and destruction, experience matters. Choosing a shredding and destruction…
Read More5 Reasons to Outsource Your Small Business Shredding
Document shredding isn’t just for large corporations; small businesses have confidential documents too. How does your company dispose of sensitive records? In this blog, we offer five reasons to outsource your shredding to a qualified paper shredding company. 1. Identity Theft Prevention In-house shredding can lead to exposure of personal information, especially when shredded documents…
Read MoreThe Benefits of a Product Destruction Service
What do you do with recalled, expired, damaged products that need to be removed from the market? Tossing unwanted products or defective merchandise in a trash or recycling bin may seem like a viable answer but it can tarnish your brand, increase your liability exposure and lead to non-compliance fines. In this blog, we discuss…
Read More10 Ways to Protect Your Privacy in 2020
First the bad news: your privacy is more vulnerable than ever. Attackers have an array of unlimited tools and methods to steal your personal information. The good news is you can do something about it. In this blog, we offer ten ways you can protect your privacy in 2020. Use a Residential Shredding Service One…
Read More4 Shredding Resolutions for 2020
2020 is right around the corner, offering a fresh opportunity to bolster your document destruction practices. In this blog, we offer four shredding resolutions to make for the New Year. 1. Update Your Final Disposition Schedule Document retention and disposition policies should be updated every year. Since retention and disposition obligations vary from industry to…
Read MoreThe Top Pitfalls of In-House Shredding
Are you shredding documents in house? In this blog, we examine the risks of in-house shredding and offer tips for avoiding them. Lack of Customer Privacy If you are a financial advisor, doctor, accountant, or manage any other type of business, your clients trust you with their personal information. Whether you handle just personally identifiable…
Read MoreAnswers to The Top 5 Hard Drive Shredding Questions
Identity theft prevention is more than destroying paper records. Hard drives and other digital devices store enormous volumes of sensitive data. In this blog, we answer the top five hard drive shredding questions. Q: Why do I need to shred my hard drives? A: Careless disposal of hard drives causes several problems. First, hard drives…
Read More10 Excellent Reasons to Use a Shredding Service
What do you do with your unwanted paper documents? Do you toss them in a blue recycling bin, or do you shred them with an office shredder? Did you know there’s a better way? In this blog, we offer 10 excellent reasons to use a shredding service. 1. Customer Trust When your customers know you…
Read MoreHow Scheduled Shredding Can Ensure Compliance
Every business has a legal obligation to protect private consumer, medical, and financial data. Failure to meet regulatory privacy and security rules can result in fines, legal action, and even criminal prosecution of corporate officers. In this blog, we discuss how scheduled shredding helps your company comply with state and federal regulations. Privacy Assurance While…
Read MoreWhat to Consider When Outsourcing Your Shredding
You have a legal and ethical responsibility to destroy outdated information. Outsourcing your shredding to a shredding and destruction provider saves your company time and money while reducing privacy and non-compliance risks. But how do you find a provider you can trust? Here are several factors to consider: Experience You don’t want a fly-by-night shredding…
Read MoreInside a Hard Drive Shredding Service
What do you do with your outdated hard drives? Do you stockpile them in a closet or toss them in the trash? Neither option is secure. Data doesn’t just disappear. Unless it’s physically destroyed, data lingers forever, increasing your company’s exposure to identity theft and privacy breach liability. In this blog, we take you behind…
Read MoreReasons to Choose a NAID AAA Certified Shredding Provider
The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) is an international, non-profit trade organization for the shredding and destruction industry. NAID’s mission is to promote the information destruction industry and the standards and ethics of its member companies. NAID also issues AAA Certification to qualified shredding and destruction providers. In this blog, we discuss what this…
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