Document shredding – how much is really enough?

Know what to shred. (Hint: it’s more than just paper.)

The security of customer information is not something any business can afford to take lightly. It’s not just a good idea — with a network of strict federal and state regulations in place, it’s the law.

That’s why secure document shredding should be an essential part of regular business operations. And by secure, we don’t mean taking confidential client or employee documents and putting them in a dumpster. Unsecure data can be used by criminals, and expose businesses to civil prosecution (not to mention the wrath of angry clients and customers).

A comprehensive paper shredding solution.

To protect your customers’ data – and your organization’s reputation — you need to have a foolproof system in place for document destruction.

Any papers and documents that contain sensitive information should be destroyed as soon as they are no longer needed for business reasons. And you should have a regular schedule for document shredding, to make sure that the things you need to destroy don’t simply pile up in a corner somewhere.

Below are lists of the kinds of documents — and other items as well — that a business should plan on destroying. You’ll quickly see that there is more potentially sensitive information in an office than you may at first think.

Don’t worry; you don’t have to go through this alone. A Shred Ahead can help you plan, implement and manage a complete business document shredding solution.

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Examples of secure documents to shred.