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Do Very Old Files and Documents Need to Be Shredded?
When cleaning out an office, basement, attic, storage room, or old filing cabinet, it’s common to come across documents that have been sitting untouched for...
October 5, 2026
What Is the Due Diligence Clause in Privacy Laws?
Businesses spend a lot of time protecting confidential information while they are using it. Passwords, locked filing cabinets, cybersecurity systems and employee policies are all...
September 30, 2026
Did You Sell a Business or Close a Practice and Need Shredding Services?
Selling a business, retiring, or closing a professional practice is a major undertaking. There are customers or patients to notify, accounts to close, equipment to...
September 23, 2026
Are You Helping Your Parents Clean Out a House and Need Shredding Services?
Helping your parents clean out their house can be a much bigger project than expected. Whether they are downsizing, moving to a smaller home, preparing...
September 16, 2026
What Is On-Site Document Shredding?
If you have old business records, financial documents, medical files, customer information, or personal papers that need to be securely destroyed, on-site document shredding is...
September 8, 2026
How Do You Manage an Ongoing Shredding Program in Your Office?
Every office creates documents that contain information that should not end up in the regular trash or recycling bin. Employee records, customer information, invoices, financial...
September 1, 2026
Recent Posts
You’re Not Being as Safe as You Think
If you follow our blog regularly, you know that FileShred is proud to be NAID certified. NAID (National Association for Information Destruction) is an international...
May 5, 2017
Is Your Company at Risk Due to Improper Document Shredding?
Most people don’t often think about information theft. They take security measures for their home, their car, their money, but it doesn’t usually occur to...
March 16, 2017
Document Destruction Doesn’t Happen in Your Trashcan
A common thing victims of digital identity theft often say is, “But I deleted all my files!” This is concerning for us at FileShred for...
March 2, 2017
Complying with HIPAA Policies in 2017
Last year saw a considerable amount of reinforcement efforts and resolution agreements from the Health and Human Services branch of HIPAA, as well as further...
February 1, 2017
FileShred Recieves NAID AAA Certification!
With more and more companies providing data destruction services throughout the country, the need to regulate the quality and security of these services increases as...
January 31, 2017
The Shredding Industry & Paper Recycling
A common question we get at FileShred is “What happens to the paper after it’s shredded?” It’s an understandable query given the incredibly high volume...
January 22, 2017
Benefit from Hard Drive Destruction in Hartford
The vast majority of businesses has gone digital. Gone are the days of having all your documents in a file cabinet or desk drawer. Because...
January 12, 2017
What Types of Documents Are Valuable to Identity Thieves?
Did you know that nearly 90% of identity thieves use sensitive information gained from print sources rather than those found online? Many people are surprised...
December 8, 2016
11 Fun and Fascinating Facts About Paper Shredding
You might think that the task of paper shredding is a little like watching paint dry, but you’d be wrong. Document destruction not only has...
November 15, 2016
5 Reasons You Can’t Afford NOT to Use a Document Shredding Service
You’ve got stacks of paper piling up in your office. Most of it is completely unnecessary, documents you’ll never look at again. A lot of...
September 29, 2016
Think You Know All About Identity Theft? These 4 Facts Will Shock You.
You’ve heard all kinds of stories about people who have had their identities stolen, but you never think it could happen to you. Well, you’d...
August 29, 2016
To Shred or Not to Shred? A Beginner’s Guide to Safely Discarding Sensitive Information
Did you know that approximately 15 million U.S. residents have their identities used fraudulently each year? Identity theft is a real and growing threat. In...
August 3, 2016
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