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Technological advances in cloud computing is changing how businesses are operating. Not only are we becoming more digital; but we are also becoming more agile. Meaning, employees can work from the comfort of their homes whilst remaining fully productive, efficient and resourced. This poses its own set of risks on a number of fronts, some of which are easily controllable. By implementing these simple steps, you can drastically improve your ability to control sensitive data securely. 

Identity theft is rife and it not only occurs to individuals but also to businesses, their employees, and their customers. As well as ensuring that your employees’ data is secure you can also ensure the integrity of your business while maintaining your reputation. If a customer’s data were to be stolen and it was determined that this theft took place on your premises, imagine the loss of reputation that you could suffer and the financial implication of this loss. Through the use of document shredding specialists it is possible to prevent such loss from occurring but why use a commercial company rather than doing it yourself?

Every business consumes thousands of tons of confidential paper waste each year. With the growth of the mobile Internet, it might seem that paper waste is in decline. The reality is that paper waste in UK businesses continues to rise and be a major contributing factor to landfill, despite the efforts of concerned environmentalists.

Shred-on-Site has acquired years of invaluable expertise in the field of paper shredding. We have found that there are some large knowledge gaps in the document destruction industry. These holes may be hindering the views and opinions of businesses causing them make misinformed decisions. Further down the line, these judgements can prove to be costly as they are inadequate and not full proof.

Time is such a valuable commodity; managing it effectively can mean the difference between success and failure. So much so businesses invest thousands of pounds into automation software to free up their workforce and make them more productive. Time is important, but then so is security. Balancing an effective paper shredding policy into your busy work schedule may seem impossible - where there is a will there is a way. 

The relaxed attitude towards security held by many small business owners is creating a boom period for fraud and theft. This isn’t great news for any of us, particularly when such simple issues can be prevented. Document shredding specialists like Shred-On-Site are determined to resource and educate business owners about managing their paper shredding policy more effectively. This helps reduce the on-going external and internal security threats we are all facing.

It’s incredible how much valuable and sensitive data we are throwing away that should’ve been destroyed. Most documents are holding some sort of confidential information that could pose a security threat if it fell into the wrong hands. Despite this, most organisations are very laissé faire when it comes to their paper shredding policies. To combat this attitude I’ve compiled a list of some documents that you should be shredding and why.