So you hired a professional shredding company, and everything looked fine at a distance. You felt like it was a secure process because you watched it happen in the parking lot—but what you assumed was coming out as a final product could get you in trouble. Just because “shredding” is in the name of someone’s destruction process, doesn’t mean it …
The Difference Between Document and Data Destruction
Keeping your documents and data secure can be exhausting. The fact that the risk of personal identity theft is relatively low should not keep you from making sure all of your personal information is safe. Knowing the differences and similarities between document and data destruction is not only informative, but will also help keep you safe in the long run. …
Plant-Based Shredding Becoming Popular Among Businesses
Confidential documents improperly disposed of led to over 30.4 million compromised documents in 2011 (FTC). That is 304,000,000 pieces of paper containing credit card numbers, social security numbers, addresses, names, phone numbers, and the like. To combat paper document leaks, organizations have been enlisting the services of document destruction companies, companies that provide safe and secure document shredding, both mobile …
What’s In Your Trash Can?
Most of us refer to what we put in the garbage can as trash. Identity thieves have a markedly different definition. These less-than-above-board individuals refer to the material in your garbage can as gleaming with possibility. What we throw away in the comfort of our own home or even in our place of business can be considered a day’s work …
Don’t Be a Victim of Identity Theft Fraud
Is your company’s data safe? Breaches of customer data today are growing in number. If you are a company who keeps records of your customers and handles credit cards, take caution. Breaches occur more often than you realize. Learn About Data Breaches A study by a data protection firm, Ponemon Institute, found that 85% of US organizations have experienced a …
6 Things You Should Consider Shredding
Keeping old paperwork around in addition to being tedious and overwhelming may also be unnecessary. While human nature may compel us to hang onto mountains of receipts and all kinds of paperwork, the reality is many of these items shouldn’t be retained for more than 12 months. We’d be far better served to determine a source for confidential document destruction …
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