Believe it or not dumpster diving is still a highly effective way for criminals and competitors to gather confidential information about your business. It is surprising how much confidential business data ends up in the business trash. Some of the information found in corporate trash includes:
Bank information
Credit card numbers
Marketing studies
Vendor information
Customer list
Handwritten notes from meetings where highly confidential information are discussed also have the tendency to end up in the corporate trash through the careless action of employees. Let us not forget that thousands of paper with pertinent information gets tossed into the trash due to printer or copier jams. Last but not least thousands of Corporate CD-ROM, DVDs, floppy disks and other obsolete computer media are discarded regularly.
Shredding is your ultimate protection
The best way to ensure pertinent corporate information does not end up in the trash is by shredding them. Shredders cuts come in two primary types. The cross cut reduces shredded materials into confetti cuts and strip cuts shreds materials into tiny strips. Cross cut shredders offer a higher level of security than strip cut. Some shredders are also specially designed to handle CD-ROMS and DVDs as well.
Placing shredders at vantage points throughout the office or making them readily available to employees will increase the chances of their usage. Some of the best places to install shredders are in the copy room, near copiers or printers located in high traffic areas.
Shredders are an invaluable tool for protecting your organization against criminals and unscrupulous competitors. This makes the decision to invest in shredders a critical business decision. Choosing the right one can sometimes be a daunting task
