Most organizations have some type of destruction process in place for confidential information. Whether you utilize an outside service or handle paper shredding as an internal function the importance of destroying sensitive materials is well known. Whether this is a paid for service by a 3rd party or the regular responsibility of an employee proper destruction has been prioritized and intact information is not simply discarded without a thought.  But the next step is an extremely important one that is often forgotten. Documentation. If you haven’t written it down, then unfortunately it is ..read more

DataShield provides physical destruction and shredding of hard drives, data tapes, cell phones, and other electronic media.  Depending on your needs, DataShield offers high-speed on-site shredding at your location or convenient plant-based shredding at ours. Both methods are AAA Certified by the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID) and include serial number capture, transfer of custody paperwork, Certificate of Destruction, and the confidence that your information is destroyed, for good.     On Site Shredding DataShield specializ ..read more

Whether you have several old data tapes in a box or are refreshing an entire data center, DataShield is your source for secure, confidential hard drive and data tape shredding. Our process is compliant with all major privacy laws and keeps your organization protected by providing a secure process which is documented every step of the way. DataShield’s certified services include on-site and plant-based shredding services for:   LTO, DLT, and all other types of data tapes   Hard Drives   Solid State Drives   Flash Media   And all other types of electronic storage media ..read more

After nearly two years of pandemic life the concept of working from home or telecommuting is hardly new. In fact a Mercer study conducted in 2020 found that nearly 70% of companies said they either had or were planning to institute some type of work from home model. By this point in the game many of us have done it, are doing it now, or expect to return to it with the onset of winter. There are about as many opinions on the merits and the pitfalls of remote working as there are people engaged in it. This blog provides some positive points, some possible challenges and a few things that may not ..read more

It’s a new year which means it’s time purge those documents and get shredding. In a year, a business will produce a large volume of paper. Although much of a business’s data is stored on a computer, paper still ends up in desk drawers, filing cabinets, and storage boxes, eventually cluttering the office and creating a disorganized workspace. This brings up the question, “What documents should be shredded?”. Legally businesses are obligated to maintain certain records for specified amounts of time but holding onto unnecessary documents poses not only a security risk but exposes the business to ..read more

It’s no secret that giving and receiving gifts is one of the highlights of the holiday season. However, we all get so caught up in finding the perfect gift and making sure it’s beautifully wrapped, we forget how these actions may impact the environment. Believe it or not, practicing sustainability during the holidays is quite easy. Here are a few ways you can help the environment: Give an experience as a gift like a trip to the zoo, cooking classes, tickets to a concert, going to the movies, etc. – no gift box required. Give a donation to a group that supports sustainability – it’ll make you ..read more

A blog we previously wrote detailed the dangers that go along with employees bringing their work home. As it turns out, though, security risks don’t just happen when data is taken home — they can happen right inside the workplace. John Kendall, Business Director at SAIC, noted in an interview with Biztech2 that many of the security threats plaguing businesses these days are internal, not external. Especially given the growing number of personal devices being used in the workplace, data security is difficult to manage and often extremely complicated to deal with. Looking at some ..read more