Posts Tagged ‘Secure Shredding’
The Benefits of Storing, Scanning, and Shredding Your Business Records This New Year!
Building a balanced records management system is strongest when each part supports the others. Off-site storage, document scanning, and secure shredding each solve a different problem, but together they create a safer, leaner, and more efficient way to manage business information for the new year. Benefits of storing business records off-site Frees up valuable office…
Read MorePurging the Paper
It’s easy to hang on to receipts, mail, documents and other records thinking that at some point in time you’ll need them. But clutter is one of the key drivers of inefficiency. The end of the year is the perfect time to invest some energy into reducing the amount of paper that has accumulated in…
Read MoreA Century Later: The Evolution of the Hard Drive Shredder
Great innovations often stem from a combination of necessity and inspiration from existing inventions. This is evident in the story of German toolmaker Adolph Ehinger, whose idea for shredding paper was ahead of its time. 1930s: The Birth of the Paper Shredder In 1935, Adolph Ehinger needed a quick way to destroy information on paper…
Read MoreHow to Simplify Your Corporate Information Disposal Processes
Just like a pilot streamlines preflight checks with a checklist, your business can simplify its information disposal procedures for efficiency and compliance. In today’s data-driven landscape, businesses manage vast amounts of data, including sensitive client and company information. With increasingly-stringent privacy and security requirements, it’s crucial to adopt a robust yet straightforward data disposal strategy.…
Read MoreDocument Shredding vs. Incineration: Which is More Secure?
An often-misunderstood aspect of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) disposal rule is that it doesn’t prescribe the method for destroying documents; it simply requires businesses to properly dispose of sensitive information and suggests various destruction methods like burning, pulverizing, and shredding. Among these options, shredding and burning stand out as popular choices…
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