Archive for July 2018

Here’s what you missed on the Legal Shred blog this month. Document Storage: Keeping Information Secure While many thieves scour the Internet for personal information, some still rely on old-fashioned methods, like mail theft and trash digging.  This is why it is imperative for businesses to keep current and old documents properly secured and stored…

Managed records storage is the practice of maintaining the records of an organization from the time they are created up to their eventual disposal. This may include classifying, storing, securing, and destruction of records.  As the requirements for records management continue to change, practices need to stay updated on the latest regulations and ensure that…

Regular document and media destruction is a valuable asset to protecting your company’s brand, reputation, and identity. Here are the shredding basics when it comes to working with a shredding company. Companies and people alike have fallen victim to identity theft and scams because of loss of information that a person used off of a…

Chain of custody ensures your document shredding is done right. Here’s what you need to know. Organizations are connected internally and externally—the data stored in the hardware, software, applications, and documents are your assets, and so are your gates, doors, and buildings that are being used throughout the daily operations. When you have an established…

One-time purge service is designed for customers who have a large quantity of documents that need destruction.  Here’s why this is a huge benefit to small businesses. Did you know that small businesses are 10 times less likely to have an information security system set up than large businesses?  This oversight can have a significant…