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How To Choose An Electronic Recycling Service
April 16, 2019
When you have electronics that need to be disposed of, you’ll no doubt want to find an environmentally friendly way to do so. However, you’ll also want to make sure […]
A Quick Guide on How Long to Keep Sensitive Documents Before Shredding Them
October 31, 2017
We all have important documents we’re holding on to for dear life. Often, we don’t even ask the question, “When is it time to shred these?” If you have a […]
Why NAID-Certified Physical Hard Drive Destruction Makes a Difference
May 17, 2017
The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) recently announced that it had commissioned a study of 250 electronic devices resold in the secondhand market and 40% contained personally identifiable information.
Applicant Personal Information Found in Dumpster After Improper Disposal
March 15, 2017
In the Rio Grande Valley area of Texas, an inactive company is under investigation by the Attorney General’s Office after improperly disposing documents containing personal information of former applicants. Local […]
The Dreadful Consequences of Improper Data Destruction
June 14, 2016
In 2011, documents containing information on NYPD’s counterterrorism were found and posted on the Internet. In 2014, Safeway, Inc. improperly disposed of customers’ medical information. Instead of moving the documents, […]
Why Secure Document Shredding Is Still Important Today
January 6, 2016
As we progress further into the digital age, it’s easy to assume that the need for a consistent paper document shredding service is vanishing. However, that’s nowhere near true. According […]
3 Reasons You Need to Destroy Your Old Hard Drives
November 4, 2015
The protection of your sensitive electronic information is often overlooked in a company’s data destruction plan. Many companies are beginning to rely on software to delete their data, but software […]
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft at the Workplace
October 30, 2015
What are you doing to protect your company’s trash? Depending on your individual organization’s needs, AccuShred offers daily, weekly, monthly, or on-call destruction services. We provide, free-of-charge, specially designed secure […]
Dumpster Divers Are Stealing Your Information – Take Action Now!
October 27, 2015
Did you know that it is not illegal for people to go through your trash? In the case of California vs. Greenwood, it was held that the Fourth Amendment does […]
History of Shredding Machines
July 16, 2015
Ever wondered the history of shredding machines? Paper Shredding Machine Timeline 4000 B.C. Egypt The invention of papyrus sparked the need for destruction of documents. When a mistake was […]
