If your business is subject to the FTC Safeguards Rule, but you haven’t yet become compliant under the newest requirements, there’s still time—but not much. The compliance deadline for some of the Rule’s provisions is currently set to be June 9, 2023, after which steep penalties may be issued for covered businesses that don’t put...Continue Reading
Keeping your identity and data secure in 2023 is like playing a never-ending game of Whack-a-mole. You can’t open an email or answer a call from an unknown contact without the possibility that it’s a phishing scam. And identity thieves never stop evolving. They’re going to keep coming up with new ways to steal personal...Continue Reading
As everything gets more expensive, we’re all looking for ways to cut costs. So if you’re looking at your current confidential data destruction pricing and wondering whether your business should save money by switching to the cheapest shredding service in your area, that’s understandable. If you asked me, I would say: Yes, you might be...Continue Reading
Your business might need product destruction services for any number of reasons. Maybe it’s old or defective inventory that you can’t sell. Obsolete merchandise or models that are proprietary to your business. Products that were damaged in transit to you. Old uniforms with company branding from former employees. Or maybe staff finally cleared out a...Continue Reading
Global shipping woes continue to tangle the supply chain, and you’re probably experiencing the effects (higher prices, long delays) in both your personal life and in your business. But certain international shipping challenges existed before the pandemic began, including managing shipments of defective products. What’s your business to do when your order finally arrives from...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
If it can be shredded, we can shred it. That’s the philosophy that drives our approach to all client requests for a shredding service. Paper? Of course. Hard drives? No problem. Body armor? Actually, that is a problem – one that Northeast Data Destruction encountered not too long ago. Let’s back up. Working for 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
As technology advances, the world shrinks. The Internet makes it incredibly easy for American companies to connect with European companies and customers. That can be great for business, but complying with regulations on both sides of the pond can get complicated – and a new piece of legislation out of Europe, the General Data Protection...Continue Reading
Recently, we have witnessed data breaches becoming a notable risk for organizations of all sizes as hackers latch on to and target intellectual property and customers’ personally identifiable information within digital spaces. As hackers find new and back-end ways to access private property on various channels, there is a need for tactical solutions. A bill...Continue Reading
