E-waste and GDPR – how to comply
Today, it’s impossible not to rely on electronic items for both business and socially. Your electronics have come to the end of their life. Do you know what to do regarding disposing of electrical items without harming the environment and compromising y...
How a paper shredding service protects your business
Worried about your data integrity? Whilst you may be primarily conscious of your electronic data being compromised, it’s worth remembering how easy a paper document security breach could be. That’s where a paper shredding service is vital. Take a ...
Maintaining Data Security during Agile Working
Flexible working, working from home, agile working. However you define it, it means working away from a fixed office, desk and physical space. Whether you prefer to combine flexible working with a desk in an office, or you’re completely mobile, action t...
Can you spot the information security risks in your office?
With the threat of data theft and hacking a constant concern for businesses, it’s worth being aware of information security and processes in place to protect your workplace. By taking a common-sense approach and making some simple changes you can really...
Safeguard your Business Against a Data Breach
All businesses, large and small should be aware and take steps to guard their customer data and business files against a data breach. Statistics show that in 2017 alone data breaches cost UK businesses a staggering £2.48 million! Any business that holds ...
5 Reasons to Shred Paper
We’ve identified several reasons why it’s essential to shred paper… Most of us are aware of how our personal data is stored on the internet, and we’re now much more mindful of keeping our passwords secure than we were just a decade ago. But should...
Seven Facts about the Humble Hard Disk Drive
The hard disk drive has changed our world beyond all recognition since it’s invention in the 20th century. As it’s built into our computer it’s invisible to us, so we take the hard drive for granted… Out of sight out of mind Here, we look at some ...
Why outsourcing secure document shredding can reduce risk
Business and public organisations realise employee-related security risk is a significant source of data breach and carries legal risk, similar to the breach of customer data. It’s a big problem but it isn’t unassailable and there are plenty of ways t...
Data protection questions and answers
No single blog article can do justice to essential data protection questions and answers. However, here, we attempt to help you understand some key issues and we have also put together an Information Security Fact Sheet which you can download freely. Q. D...