The Lifecycle Of Your Confidential Documents
Your confidential information is the lifeblood of your organization. But with the average office worker handling over 10,000 pieces of paper a year, it’s far to easy to have that information fall into the wrong hands, which could result in a fatal blow to your business The traditional recycling bin is great for the environment but often leaves easy access for […]
Is Your Shred Company AAA NAID Certified?
When you hire a document destruction company to shred your business’s old paper files or destroy your old hard drives, you are putting a portion of the future of your company into somebody else’s hands. Such is the extreme importance of secure document destruction. Your company has sensitive information everywhere, from proprietary product information and […]
Do You Recognize The 3 Early Warning Signs of a Possible Data Breach?
Data breaches have become disturbingly commonplace lately, even for major companies. From Target to eBay to Neiman Marcus, many recognizable brands have compromised customer data. Regardless of the size of your business, a data breach can hurt your reputation, cost you money, and leave your customers wondering whether or not they can trust your brand. […]
CI Information Management Employee Receives Certified Secure Destruction Specialist Accreditation
One of our employees at CI Information Management recently received the Certified Secure Destruction Specialist Accreditation from the National Association for Information Destruction. This program, which NAID launched in 2010, represents the highest level of certification that an individual can receive from the association. So far, only about 150 people nationwide have achieved the Certified […]
Are Garbage Cans Your Company’s Worst Enemy?
You may feel like your company’s garbage can is a fairly neutral device. After all, it’s not like your garbage can is a terminator robot, seeking to find and destroy its target at any cost. Despite its unassuming appearance, your garbage can could morph into an unexpected Trojan Horse – a structure that seems safe […]
The Ugly Truth About Old Hard Drives
Hard drives are still being used in many laptops and desktop computers, but most tech experts would tell you that these old storage systems are, at this point, obsolete. Solid-state drives (SSD) are the more popular option today, largely because they contain no moving parts. Where hard drives use actual disks, motors, and read/write heads […]
The Importance of Secure Shredding and Destruction
The FACTA legislation states that any company that maintains consumer data that is used for business purposes is required to take steps to ensure that unauthorized access is not gained due to ineffective methods of disposal. We live in the digital age, and each of us is all too aware of how important it is […]