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2017 was a year of still more massive corporate data breaches and hacks that put our private, personal information at risk. The latest news includes a data breach coverup by Uber. Here we have a few ways for you to avoid data risks in the new year. On the plus side, the Firefox web browser […]

In the world of shredding corporate documents, it’s the eternal question: should we do our own shredding, or should we hire a shredding company? Unfortunately, we’re all very busy and the easiest way to make a decision is to compare the bottom-line price of the two options. Needless to say, with the cheapest office shredders […]

As electronic communications like email, texting and skyping become more common, the more traditional communications channels are taking a hit. Consider your snail mail. Just the term is derogatory and a sign that the regular post’s delivery times are unacceptable in an age of instant messaging. And that’s not to mention the costs of materials […]

When you’ve been in the document shredding business as long as we have, you get many of the same questions from different customers. Not quite the same as the usual FAQs, these are questions about the basic idea of shredding and some of the preconceived notions that many companies have about it. In other words, […]

We recently told you about the importance, in many cases the obligation, that businesses have policies in place to protect the company’s sensitive information. From policies on internet usage to clean-desk policies. They help set the ground rules for your employees to follow to make sure your data doesn’t end up where it shouldn’t be. […]

Data security must be a priority for every business. With regulations and compliance requirements in place to protect the security of your customer, business partner, and employee data. The company could be held liable if any of that information is lost due to its negligence. Companies use a variety of policies. From the certified destruction of […]

Sure, you want to create yet another corporate policy like you want another root canal. But not having comprehensive policies to help protect your company’s information and data. Can have disastrous, even fatal consequences for your company. Every bit of information your company has, from personal information about employees and customers to business information about […]

Your business faces many risks every day. One of them is the disruption that can happen because a product or service that you’ve purchased doesn’t perform as it should. Luckily, for most of what you buy, you have a certain amount of protection against problems occurring. If you install a new office printer and it […]

Why do you have your corporate records and documents certifiably shredded? Because they contain information that, if it ends up in the wrong places, can be damaging to your business, your customers, your employees and your suppliers. That National Association of Information Destruction ‘AAA’ Certification you get when paper documents are certified as ‘destroyed’ is […]

Every company must keep a close eye on the bottom line. If not, it won’t be in business for very long. But, unfortunately, we too often take a straight-line approach to protecting the bottom line. That means, to reduce costs, we look at expenses incurred and address only those documented expenses. But the hidden costs […]