Many business owners believe that just by virtue of the fact that they’ve purchased a paper shredder, all of their compliant document destruction needs are taken care of. After all, the documents themselves are technically destroyed and are therefore unrecoverable after they make one trip through the shredder, right? Wrong. Never underestimate the will and the perseverance of people who may wish to do you harm. If you want to make sure that your secure document shredding is being handled in a way that will actually protect not only your valuable information but your customers, your employees and yourself, there are a few key best practices that you’ll need to keep in mind.
“Pierce and Tear”
One of the major reasons why traditional paper shredders are NOT up to the task of confidential document destruction is because of the method that they use to destroy documents in the first place. Though the documents will be cut lengthwise across the page several times, the result is a series of strips that can be easily reassembled by someone with enough time (and tape) on their hands.
The method that you should really be investing in is the “pierce and tear” method employed by Shred on Site, which not only shreds the documents but also makes sure that the pieces that are left behind are truly destroyed and are in a form that is virtually impossible to recover as they make their way to the recycling centre.
Shredding on Site
The importance of making sure that your secure document destruction is handled on site at your place of business cannot be overstated enough. If you have to move reams of paper, boxes or other items too and from one location to another for the purposes of shredding, you can easily run into the types of problems that you might not ever recover from. Shred on Site also has secure Shredding Bin Hires if that works better.
Every time a box of secure documents leaves your base of operations is another opportunity for something to go wrong. Maybe a box gets lost through standard human error that, while not malicious in any way, is still detrimental to the business that you’re trying to run. What then? What becomes of that information left behind? These are things you don’t need to worry about after making the decision to shred on site. The benefits of a mobile shredding service such as Shred on Site cannot be overstated.
Shred on Site
At Shred on Site, we proudly specialize in two of the most important requirements in the business world today: total security and peace of mind. By making sure that your secure document destruction is handled with these and other best practices in mind, we can provide you with the invaluable peace of mind that only comes with knowing that data breaches, lost documents and more are all issues that you don’t have to worry about any longer. If you’re in or around the Melbourne area and are looking for a confidential document destruction or sensitive paper-shredding partner that you can trust, contact Shred on Site today.
