Information security is on the mind of every business, healthcare center, school, and organization. The extreme sensitivity of data, from medical records to financial transactions to grades, makes it vulnerable to misuse. Protecting the privacy of stakeholders and handling physical and digital documents – and their disposal …Read more
Wrestling with the decision of whether to outsource your document disposal/destruction needs or take care of it in-house? Here are some signs that it’s time to call information security specialists in for help. Your staff spends more time shredding than building the business. Shredding takes time – …Read more
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – HIPPA – is a law designed to safeguard patients’ privacy. All “individually identifiable health information” is protected, whether it is in paper or digital format. HIPPA strictly limits disclosure of health records and requires providers to inform patients when …Read more
Whether you want to put an information security service through the paces before you enter into a long-term engagement or you simply have sporadic data disposal needs, short-term solutions delivers a wide range of benefits. Shred With Us offers three convenient programs designed just for your needs. …Read more
It is impossible to understate the importance of safe, secure data disposal. Here’s why it matters: 59% of employees steal proprietary data when they leave a company. In 2016 alone, more than 12.6 million digital records were exposed, and the average cost per 1000 exposed records is …Read more
Where there is a school, there is paperwork. Educational institutions keep records on everything from student grades and medical conditions to staff backgrounds and financial information. Strict laws (FERPA) protect all student records; beyond that, there is confidential, and sensitive, information that cannot fall into the wrong …Read more
As the world becomes more and more complicated, it is harder for businesses to maintain security with their growing documents. We do not have to remind you how staying organized is an essential business habit. What we would like to tell you is how you can maintain …Read more
It is easy to destroy and secure paper files. Despite how many of them you have, they are still physical items. They can always be locked away or destroyed. Security is entirely physical. However, most of our essential documents are now digital. Security for digital documents is …Read more
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Secure document shredding requires more than just destroying documents for security. It is how one disposes of those documents that really makes it a secure shredding process. For instance, there are many ways in which one can shred documents improperly. Whether or not it is for onsite …Read more
