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There are many reasons why all of us, people, businesses, organizations, etc., should practice electronics recycling. However, for companies of all sizes, there are more reasons to recycle electronic waste than most. Reasons that can affect your very existence as a business. And we’re not just talking about the backlash you’ll get from not having […]

While popular opinion is that, due to less reliance on paper documents due to the internet and cloud computing, paper shredding isn’t as important as it once was, the truth is the complete opposite.  And that makes choosing a document shredding company as important as it ever was. Paper documents carry the same confidential information […]

The idea of a paperless society was first mentioned in 1978. But, after 40 years, and almost universal digitization, we still need to be concerned about things like the benefits of secure document storage. Indeed, what’s really happened is that the advent of digital documents has shifted our focus away from paper records and documents, […]

If you’re a Data Protection Officer, Security Representative or otherwise involved in protecting your company’s or client’s confidential information, you may have heard about on-site and off-site document shredding and wondered about their differences. For starters, let’s look at the differences in the names of the services. On-site and off-site shredding services are both document […]

Paper shredding is common to businesses of all sizes, from the smallest basement entrepreneurs to the largest multinational corporations. They all practice confidential paper shredding for the same reason. To protect the sensitive information that the confidential documents contain. Except some paper shredding services do only that, shred paper. They do not certifiably destroy the […]

It’s a New Year and the light at the end of the tunnel says that offices may be reopening and employees returning to work soon. Of course, for company owners and managers, the list of things to do before reopening any workplace can seem endless. But data security must be a high priority for any […]

Two questions. First, how important is the security of digital data to your company? Second, how important is paper shredding to your company? Of course, considering the regular breaches of digital security reported by all types and sizes of businesses – a phenomenon that is on the rise – securing your digital data may be […]

It’s been over 40 years since the concept of a paperless society was outlined by F.W. Lancaster. Among other aspects of a paperless world, Lancaster’s concept included the idea that “librarians will, in time, become information specialists in a deinstitutionalized setting.” The reality of today’s public libraries very nearly fulfills Lancaster’s vision. You can now […]

From home-based sole proprietorships to the largest multinational corporations, we can’t think of a business that hasn’t been disrupted in some way by the coronavirus pandemic. Of course, the primary concern is the health and safety of the company’s workforce, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. But what about data security risks? There are a number […]

Your office staff has been working from home for at least five months now. When your office reopens, it will mean almost as big a shift in their routines as when the COVID-19 quarantine was first imposed. You’ll face a number of logistical issues, including scheduling staff, physical distancing of workstations and disinfecting procedures – […]