When it comes to hard drive destruction there are a lot of questions and misinformation out there. This misinformation leaves a lot of personal data vulnerable. In fact, a recent Data Recovery Study showed that even after attempts to wipe drives, data could still be recovered. The study purchased 200 used hard drives on eBay…
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Shred Blog
Whether you are a resident or business owner, keeping your personal information secure and compliant starts with staying informed. The shred experts at ConfiData are dedicated to not only securely destroy your confidential documents, but to keep you informed as well. Learn everything from regulations impacting document destruction, such as GDPR, HIPPA & PHI, to comparing different shred policies, to retention & shredding guidelines for the health industry, common hard drive destruction mistakes, and so much more.
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What You Need to Know about the General Data Protection Regulation
Do you do business with people in the European Union (EU)? If so, you have less than 5 months to make sure your data protection protocols comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation. If not you could face heavy penalties. What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? This new regulation applies to any…
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10 Creative Uses for Shredded Paper
If you are shredding your junk mail and any other documents with personal information on it, good for you! Shredding these documents is an important step in securing your personal identity. If you own a business, it is even more imperative you are shredding these types of documents to not only keep your business…
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4 Reasons to Include E-Waste in Your Company’s Cybersecurity Plan
Most companies update their office devices every four to five years. With the rapidly changing technology landscape, these updates are unavoidable and necessary but cause e-waste security concerns. If you do not currently consider e-waste into your cybersecurity plans, here are 4 reasons why you should:
Protecting Your Business from Data Breaches
If your business handles personally identifiable information, it is important to keep the information secure in order to protect your clients. This includes patient records, employment records, loan applications, tax forms, medical forms, credit card applications, and more. Security breaches are a real and large threat to businesses of all sizes and across all industries….
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5 Documents You Should Be Shredding, But Probably Aren’t
Most businesses these days are very aware of security threats and have policies in place to keep themselves protected. However, even with these policies in place, there are many seemingly-innocent documents that are often forgotten about that can leave your business open to security breaches. Here are 5 documents you should be shredding, but…
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What a Data Breach Costs Your Business
If your business handles personally identifiable information, it is important to keep the information secure in order to protect your clients. This includes patient records, employment records, loan applications, tax forms, medical forms, credit card applications, and more. Security breaches are a real and large threat to businesses off all sizes and across all…
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Hard Drive Destruction: 3 Common Mistakes You’re Making
Unfortunately we live in an age where cyber terrorists and online hackers target companies and individuals to gain access to personal info in order to commit identity theft, insurance fraud and more. Gone are the days when paper was the only material you had to properly dispose of. Data found on old hard drives must…
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Is Using an Office Shredder Really Saving You Money?
Just about every business nowadays handles sensitive information. Which means you have to adhere to certain document destruction policies in order to protect the identity of your clients, employees, and business. When comparing mobile shredding services to in-house shredding simply purchasing an office shredder and leaving the destruction of confidential documents to an employee may…
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Does Your Shredding Give Back? Make Your Secure Document Destruction Count!
Earth Day is a reminder every April to sit back and take stock of how we’re impacting the environment and what we can do to give back. Because spring is a time of renewal and cleaning out, Earth Day is also the perfect time to make lasting, impactful change by shredding and recycling unnecessary paper…
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