Hard Drive Destruction
Heads Up, Small Businesses: Take Your Data Security Seriously
Small businesses may seem like easy targets when it comes to data theft. Don’t become a statistic. A lack of resources and a false sense of security can make small businesses enticing targets for hackers. Breaches at large companies make the headlines, but small companies are at risk too. Don’t be a small business statistic…
Read More5 Ways to Improve Data Security Today
Don’t wait to improve your data security. Here’s how you can take charge of your data protection today. How safe are you from cyber criminals? You may have basic virus protection software, or if you run a business, you warn your employees not to open suspicious email attachments. Strong security goes beyond the bare minimum. …
Read MoreHard 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 MoreWhat Shredding Can Do for the Environment
Shredding offers more than security – it helps our planet. Did you know that regularly shredding paper is good for the environment? Paper is one of the most used materials in circulation. By regularly shredding your documents as opposed to throwing them in the trash, not only is your paper waste is rendered unusable, it…
Read More5 Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Reduce your carbon footprint with these simple steps. Earth Day may have come and gone, but the message is something to remember year-round: reduce, reuse, recycle. The purpose of Earth Day is to inspire awareness and appreciation for the environment, but for the remainder of the year, we should allot a bit of our time…
Read MoreWhat is PHI and Why Is It Protected Under HIPAA?
Do you know what PHI is and why its protection is so important? You may be familiar with the term “PHI,” but do you know what it stands for and why it’s the hub of HIPAA compliance? PHI is simply “protected health information,” therefore requires diligence under HIPAA’s Privacy Rule. The Privacy Rule protects a…
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