Shredding, Imaging, Scanning Services

Why Shred?

All businesses contain confidential data such as customer lists, price lists, client data, sales figures, financial statements, proposals, interoffice memos, etc.  This data would be worth its weight in gold to a competitor or identity thief, thus it goes without saying that such information needs to be safeguarded throughout its lifecycle.  Without proper protection, information ends up in dumpsters where it is readily and legally available to anyone.  In addition, courts have demonstrated that they will not recognize trade information as proprietary and protected if found in public domain, such as garbage receptacles.   Companies have had to forfeit their rights to business and trade secrets due to negligent disposal of data.

The trash is considered by business espionage professionals as the single most lucrative source of competitive and personal data.  Any establishment that discards private data without destroying it first, exposes itself to the risk of criminal and civil prosecution.  The only means of minimizing this exposure is to have a controlled program for collection and destruction of unneeded documents. 

The marginal cost of properly destroying company information is minimal compared to the potential results of it falling into the wrong hands.  Just a single occurrence of unauthorized data access could have significant financial, as well as reputable image loss.  Once a story of company data breach becomes public, it’s almost inevitable that the company suffers loss of community reputation, competitive market share and most importantly, customer trust.

That’s why it’s critical in choosing a firm you can trust to ensure your sensitive data is being securely handled and destroyed in an efficient, systematic, cost-effective and ecologically conscious manner.  InfoShield Security is the source you need for the necessary protection of all your confidential document and data destruction needs.

Shredding personal data and confidential information on your company is not only good practice, it’s the law!