Policies and Procedures and Why They Matter
Most organizations have some type of destruction process in place for confidential information. Whether you utilize an outside service or
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Most organizations have some type of destruction process in place for confidential information. Whether you utilize an outside service or
DataShield provides physical destruction and shredding of hard drives, data tapes, cell phones, and other electronic media. Depending on your needs, DataShield offers high-speed
Whether you have several old data tapes in a box or are refreshing an entire data center, DataShield is your source for
It’s a new year which means it’s time purge those documents and get shredding. In a year, a business will
It’s no secret that giving and receiving gifts is one of the highlights of the holiday season. However, we all
A blog we previously wrote detailed the dangers that go along with employees bringing their work home. As it turns out,
After nearly two years of pandemic life the concept of working from home or telecommuting is hardly new. In fact
The need to protect your identity and safeguard personal information has reached an all-time high. As technology improves and data
It’s becoming a very common problem. We have all got electronics that we no longer use or want. Whether they have stopped working, became obsolete, or simply became boring, they continue to pile up. Americans growing appetite for the latest and greatest has created the fastest growing waste stream in the US. Growing at a rate of over 8% annually,
From Fox 4 KC: RAYTOWN, Mo. — Some former applicants and tenants are frustrated after finding their social security numbers, bank statements and other personal information in a dumpster at the Eldorado Apartments on E. 67th Street in Raytown, Mo. Confidential Documents Discovered Tuesday morning Tiffany Jones said she was tossing out her trash when she found important papers that
The Path of Least Resistance The “path of least resistance,” is a simple concept; things will choose the easiest path possible. Electricity for example—will always choose the path of least resistance hence, lightning, short circuits, complete circuits. Exciting stuff, yeah? Well, the concept of the “path of least resistance” is applicable to document destruction and compliance as well. We all
A recent report released by the Ponemon Institute shows that the U.S. is the costliest country to have a data breach in. The report, “The 2013 Cost of a Data Breach: Global Analysis,” found that the total cost per data breach in the U.S. came in at a whopping $5.4 million. The study also cited that negligent employees or contractors
When it comes to securing and shredding sensitive company documents, a strong written policy is absolutely essential. And while starting from the top and reinforcing the importance of securing documents that need shredding is important, your business can’t just stop there. Making sure to ingrain the value and importance of shredding into company culture is just as important, and absolutely critical
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