Don't Let Your Business Suffer Without Data Destruction

Privacy and security are important concepts in business. Mishandled documents can end up in the hands of criminals and people at risk. Most cleaning and garbage disposal personnel are not trying to steal your sensitive documents for nefarious aims. Being lax with important documents puts people at the mercy of the small percentage that are. If your company handles documents containing people's social security numbers or other personal information and none has ever been misused, you have been fortunate. Now is time for you to be proactive. You should hire a professional data destruction company or put some other system in place to ensure discarded papers with private information is handled securely.

Data destruction companies are a good choice because they already have systems in place to handle sensitive materials securely and destroy them completely. Generally businesses choose between two types of systems for data collection and destruction. The company can do the destruction on-site or they can take the waste to a secure location and destroy it. These companies usually provide paperwork attest to the fact the trash was never opened and was safely destroyed. Business owners can decide which works best for them.

Many data disposal companies offer recycling. After destroying your data they take it to the appropriate recycling centre. This allows your company to take the socially responsible action of recycling. Recycling helps to keep the planet healthy. It saves trees and reduces the need for landfills. Recycling also lowers the cost of certain products. Products using recycled paper, plastic or glass often cost significantly less. The cost of using a company to destroy your data could pay for itself in savings elsewhere in the company. Recycling may also help your company for tax purposes.

Generally the collection and destruction process is simple. It begins when employees who handle sensitive information are given a special receptacle for discarding items. On an agreed upon day, a representative of the company will show up and collects the sensitive data in the presence of a manager. The manager can either oversee the destruction of the documents or countersign a document stating the data was sealed when handed over. The company is then given confirmation of the destruction of the data. It is a relatively simple process that can save a lot of money and heartache.

Some businesses do not see the value of secure data destruction. They see it as a needless expense and a hassle. They point to the fact it has never happened in the past and assure themselves it will not happen in the future. But the world is changing. You can decide to ignore the threat. Wise business people will weigh the threat against the cost of preventing it and make an intelligent decision. The world is linked by a vast global network. At the touch of a button information can be transferred half a world away and misused. Will your company be held liable? It may take a judge and expensive attorneys to decide.

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