Posts by Sean Fredricks
Hard Disc Drive Vs. Solid State Drive Destruction
THIS MONTH, LEGAL SHRED IS LOOKING AT THE BENEFITS OF HARD DRIVE SHREDDING AND WHY IT IS THE SAFEST, MOST SECURE WAY TO ENSURE THAT YOUR OLD AND OBSOLETE HARD DRIVES ARE RENDERED UNUSABLE. Solid state drives are not the same as hard drives, and how they’re destroyed is based on how they’re engineered. Solid…
Read MoreDegaussing vs Hard Drive Shredding
THIS MONTH, LEGAL SHRED IS LOOKING AT THE BENEFITS OF DEGAUSSING vs HARD DRIVE SHREDDING AND WHICH IS THE SAFEST, MOST SECURE WAY TO ENSURE THAT YOUR OLD AND OBSOLETE HARD DRIVES ARE RENDERED UNUSABLE. In the age of technology where we store vast amounts of personal, confidential, or even classified information on electronic storage…
Read MoreShip and Shred vs. Mobile Hard Drive Destruction: Which Is More Beneficial?
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, “Destruction of media is the ultimate form of sanitization.” Most of the standards that exist to erase a hard drive mention several ways to physically destroy one including disintegration, grinding, pulverization, incineration, melting, and of course, shredding. This month, Legal Shred is looking at the benefits…
Read MoreHave Hard Drives To Get Rid Of? Here’s How To Do It Safely
According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, “Destruction of media is the ultimate form of sanitization.” Most of the standards that exist to erase a hard drive mention several ways to physically destroy one including disintegration, grinding, pulverization, incineration, melting, and of course, shredding. This month, Legal Shred is looking at the benefits…
Read MoreShredding Different Types of Media
Want to protect your identity beyond the paper trail? Here’s how you can do it. While document destruction can help you maintain your reputation and preserve your identity, whether it’s business or personal, shredding isn’t exclusive to just paper. Your identity can be spread far and wide on a variety of different media, from hard…
Read MoreProtect Your Identity: Prevent yourself from becoming an identity theft statistic through prevention, not luck.
Protecting your identity isn’t so much about luck as it is diligence. Perhaps you’re one of the fortunate consumers or businesses that has never had to deal with identity theft, but don’t think for a minute that it’s because of luck. Identity protection isn’t something you want to gamble with, and the reasons go far…
Read MoreRoutine Document Destruction Is a Reputation Saver
Want to keep your reputation intact? Consider routine document destruction. As Warren Buffet once said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” For businesses, maintaining your reputation isn’t just about good customer service or an excellent marketing campaign. A good reputation is built by how you secure yours…
Read MoreAnalog Theft Still Big for Identity-related Crimes
Think digital is only the culprit for identity theft? Think again. Identity theft is usually associated with digital media – credit card fraud from card skimmers, electronic data breaches, stolen thumb drives, and phishing email scams seem to be the main culprits. According to a recent analysis, it’s analog files we need to be concerned…
Read MoreBusiness Identity Theft Part II: Why It Happens
Ever wonder why thieves go after businesses? In our last post, we talked about business identity theft and how it happens. We have a good understanding of how thieves can get a hold of business identities, but why are they going after an entity versus an individual? The answers may seem obvious, but are no…
Read MoreBusiness Identity Theft Part I: How It Happens
Think businesses are safe from identity thieves? Think again. Did you know that businesses are just as susceptible to identity theft as individuals? Businesses have a lot at stake when it comes to securing themselves – proprietary information, branding, patents, trade secrets, bank records, and more. How can business identity theft happen and what can…
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