Running a successful business is a little like being a circus performer at times. Specifically, a plate spinner: someone who balances and spins a dozen plates, then rushes across the stage making sure that each one stays in motion. You have so many critical and time-sensitive matters to attend to each day. It’s understandable that...Continue Reading

It’s not a distinction worthy of celebration, but this year is on track to be the worst on record for data breaches. There were 54% more data breaches reported by midyear 2019 than were reported by midyear 2018, according to research done by Risk Based Security. Thousands of breaches have occurred already this year. The...Continue Reading

Like getting your teeth cleaned and changing the smoke alarm batteries, scheduling document shredding is one of those essential tasks that’s nevertheless easy to forget. You know the security risks of trashing sensitive documents, and you know that it’s a bad use of company resources to have an employee shred papers a few at a...Continue Reading

Has anyone ever told you that you have your mother’s or father’s eyes? Mom’s or Dad’s could be the same shape, size and color as yours, but ultimately your eyes have a totally unique structure. That’s why, sometime in the near future, a store clerk might ask you to complete a purchase by looking into...Continue Reading

It’s easy enough that puppies and babies do it for fun – shredding paper is quite literally child’s play. (Not that an energetic toddler is any substitute for a professional shredding service!) Cardboard’s thicker, but with the use of a strong shredder, it too can be torn into tiny bits. Even plastic can be destroyed...Continue Reading

Eleven Years and Counting: Northeast Data Destruction Renews NAID Certification Complying with federal regulations and local laws isn’t optional, at least not if you want your business to stay operational. But complying with industry certification programs may be optional, which is why companies that have poor practices or lax security generally don’t bother. That’s why...Continue Reading

Is your business too small to hire a payroll service, or a cleaning service, or someone to handle HR? If not, it’s not too small to hire a shredding service. Outsourcing some smaller tasks to experts frees up employees to devote their time to the work you want them to be doing. That’s especially important...Continue Reading

Here’s an unpleasant reality that might keep you up at night: one absent-minded employee has the power to do permanent damage to your data and your business’s reputation. Understanding data protection regulations is the first step to protecting your clients and your reputation. Here in Massachusetts, regulation 201 CMR 17.00 requires businesses to safeguard certain...Continue Reading

Choosing a new pizza place or dry cleaner is as simple as spending a few minutes on Yelp or asking a coworker for a recommendation. Choosing a data destruction company for your business’s needs isn’t nearly as simple. The stakes are incredibly high – if the company you pick doesn’t value security or puts inexperienced...Continue Reading

If you knew for certain that thieves were roaming your neighborhood looking for unprotected houses, would you cross your fingers and hope that your home would be missed? Or would you take immediate steps to protect yourself and your family? Most of us would jump into action, keeping in mind the old proverb that it’s...Continue Reading