Digital documents have made a lot of business processes easier than they used to be back when everything was done on paper. Cloud-based systems have allowed businesses to access data and tools from anywhere, at any time. Tech advancements have changed the way we create and store information—but they shouldn’t change everything about the way...Continue Reading

Shredding important documents is practically muscle memory for business owners and employees at this point. Unless someone is careless or uneducated about data security risks, everyone in your organization is probably good about putting sensitive documents into locked containers for secure shredding rather than in open recycling bins or trash cans. From small offices to...Continue Reading

You don’t have to have decades of experience in the paper shredding industry to understand the core differences among cross-cut, strip-cut and pierce and tear commercial paper shredders. One cuts paper both vertically and horizontally to create confetti-like shreds, another pokes holes and rips up the material, while the other only cuts paper into vertical...Continue Reading

So you’ve got old data-storage devices gathering dust in corners of the office that everyone avoids. Sooner or later, you’re going to have to deal with them. But the process of figuring out how to dispose of them properly, and actually making that happen, seems like a big hassle. We get it! What you might...Continue Reading

Equifax Data Breach In 2017, an employee at Equifax, the credit reporting agency, failed to convey a message to the company’s cybersecurity team. The Equifax website had security vulnerabilities and needed to be updated with a patch. But one person failed to act, and hackers quickly found their way into the Equifax servers. In all,...Continue Reading

At Northeast Data Destruction, we receive a variety of requests from companies looking to properly dispose of and destroy their data and products. When carrying out the destruction of products, companies oftentimes are not aware that there are rules and regulations set in place for this process with particular off-spec products. One such situation recently occurred...Continue Reading

There are many companies offering confidential shredding services. These national shredding companies, ranging from a “man in a truck” mobile shredding service to the behemoths of the industry, have a main focus being paper shredding. But, what if you have items such as: hard drives, CD’s, tapes, off-spec clothing, credit and gift cards, defective products,...Continue Reading

As society’s reliance on technology reaches new heights, keeping your business’s cyber security up to date is vital. Technology has become an all-encompassing part of our daily life; by living in reality, we are inadvertently immersing ourselves in the digital world. Sometimes, parts of ourselves that we do not want to be exposed also get...Continue Reading