Why Use Security In Shredding Services

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Security in Shredding

Security in Shredding Industrial Shredding Service have completed this blog to provide its readers with some FYI information regarding Shredding Service Providers and difference between Security in Shredding and its competitors;

First High Security Shredder to Ireland

Security in Shredding were the first company to introduce a mounted high security double shredded into Ireland. The machine design is unique to the industry hence the reason for its extremely high throughout put capacity.

Security & Confidentiality

In comparison to many competitors Security in Shredding has a 100% untarnished secure onsite and offsite shredding service provisions history – how many companies can proudly say that?

The provision of a professional, efficient shredding service to client’s is of utmost importance to Security in Shredding. Let the certified professionals securely destroy your data beyond reconstruction. Don’t take our competitors word as gospel when they state they comply to all relevant legislation.

Question our competitors;

What Shred Number are your services certified to?
Can you provide me with certification?

Why take the risk of using an uncertified shredding service provider when you can utilise a certified professional secure data destruction service provider and have total peace of mind that your important documents are destroyed beyond reconstruction. Security in Shredding have the certification to back the service; certified to up to Shred No.6 of the EN 15713 shredding standard.

Maintaining confidentiality is equally important if not more important to Security in Shredding as it is to its clients. All staff are Security Screened and in house trained when it comes to the importance of confidentiality. It is our business to help you protect yours by providing secure confidential professional certified shredding service. This includes office staff to the teams shredding your confidential documents.

Fast Efficient Service;

Due to the high throughout put capacity, Security in Shredding are at your location for a minimal amount of time. The high security shredding unit has a shredding capacity of 3000 lbs per hour. Ask your current shredding service provider what the throughout put capacity is the next time you order a service delivery and compare them to us.

Regions;

Unlike many of its competitors, Security in Shredding are not confined to provide its professional shredding services to one county or province; thee are permitted to provide its shredding services nationwide, yes – nationwide across the island of Ireland.

Customer Satisfaction;

100% customer satisfaction is of paramount importance. Security in Shredding have numerous testimonials from a variety of clients to include both private and public organisations, SME’s etc. Security in Shredding go above and beyond to ensure the client is satisfied with its service provision.

If you are interested in using Security in Shredding for your service provider all you have to do is send an e-mail, website enquiry or simply pick up the phone and speak to a friendly member of our team.

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Specialising in secure confidential document shredding services with a reputation for exceptional security, customer service. Delivering value for money and the utilisation of leading technology compliant to the highest security standards within the industry.

The Importance of Customer Satisfaction to Security in Shredding

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Security in Shredding

Shredding confidential paper or paper shredding services are provided to you by Security In Shredding. We provide excellent across Limerick, Cork, Galway, Dublin, Waterford and throughout Ireland.

It can be difficult for some companies to bring new customers on board and retain current customers but losing current customers can be done easily. There are a number of differences between Security in Shredding and many of its competitors when it comes to customer satisfaction;

Security in Shredding put their customers’ needs first. For continual business customer retention is vital. This is achieved by maintaining a very high level of customer satisfaction. How is this achieved, one is may ask? The answer is simple; give each of your customers’ first class treatment, work with the customers’ requirements as best as is reasonably possible and if you are unable to provide the service the customers’ requires then suggest an alternative company whom has the ability to provide the service required.

If a client no longer uses the services provided by Security in Shredding and this is identified, a customer care call is made to that client to identify if there is or was an issue with previous service deliveries and to find the reason for their discontinuity. Security in Shredding helps the client to realise that they are a valued customer and Security in Shredding focus on their resolving their concerns and appreciate them for their previous business.

As Security in Shredding are EN 15713 certified service providers, hold a valid up-to-date ISO 9001:2008 Certification and Security Screen all its personnel; Security in Shredding has the ability and capability to provide both onsite and offsite data destruction services across the whole of Ireland on a professional and confidential level that exceeds its competitors.

Security in Shredding provides a highly secure, professional, confidential shredding service for Munster, Leinster and Connaught regions. It has an untarnished record to date and an extremely high customer satisfaction rate with much of its work being acquired from 87% of its customers. Numerous testimonials can be provided upon request.

If you wish to become avail of the secure, confidential, professional shredding services, pick up the phone or send an email to a member of Security in Shredding’s friendly customer care team.

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Importance of Paper Shredding Dublin for Business

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Security in Shredding

All businesses in Dublin and the surrounding regions will produce confidential paper from their daily activities. This paper may vary in kind, content, life cycle and legislative responsibility however, the risk will remain with your Organisation.

Within the general waste and recycling industry there is a “producer pays” slogan which means that the producer of the waste has the responsibility to dispose of the waste, in a Data Protection context it is similar where the Data Controller has full responsibility over the material and how it is destroyed through a shredding service and how it is to be disposed of once it has completed the document shredding process.

Whether it be onsite paper shredding Dublin and/or offsite paper shredding Dublin a professional service should be implemented in all organisations within all industries to minimise and eliminate where possible the risks of a data breach.

Document shredding Dublin is not the only method for Organisation to ensure compliance with the Law, there are also Nationwide paper shredding companies that can provide shredding services to clients right across the Island of Ireland.

History has taught us great lessons in the importance of Data Protection for businesses. We have seen companies lose thousands of Euros, destroy their trust with customers and in some cases go into receivership due to negligence with the management of data.

All it takes is one mistake for sensitive data to end up in the wrong hands which can be detrimental for your Business and the future of your business. With the aid of experienced well trained data processing professionals an annual costing can be calculated in order for your Organisation to implement a professional paper shredding Dublin service that in turn will protect your business going into the future.

Fraud has been and still is the fastest growing crime in Ireland and Globally and with this in mind it is essential for you and your Organisation to implement a professional Document Shredding Dublin service and make certain that you are abiding by the law surrounding your documents.

If you require any information upon any of the above, please contact www.securityinshredding.com and the compliance team will aid you in your query.

Or Email us : info@securityinshredding.com

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Dublin Paper Shredding – What to Keep and What to Shred

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Security in Shredding

A secure document shredding services are available in the Dublin area. On site paper destruction is available to meet to your shredding needs.

Irish Businesses are required to comply with many levels of legal procedures in order to operate. From protecting personal data such as confidential client and employee details right through to safeguarding sensitive company information in addition to abiding by individual sector regulations. Failure to comply at any level can incur severe criminal and damage a companies reputation.

It may be the end of the annual year or the end of an accounting Year but all Organisation need to go through their archives, office files and offsite storage files to decide upon what is legally required to be kept and what can be passed to go through their paper shredding Dublin service.

The best and most appropriate method for any Organisation to differentiate their material from that that can be shredded vs that that should not be shredded is to separate the material into its respective generation timelines.

When we mention respective generation timelines for sensitive paper we are talking about material that is generated in the following;

Daily generation
Monthly
Yearly
After seven years

Daily generation;

Most Organisations will have some form of paper that is generated on a daily basis. This is one of the highest risk sources of a data breach occurring within an Organisation as staff throughout your Organisation may leave waste paper into general recycling or any other place where fraudulent people may get access to it.

The daily generated material is not required for Organisations to satisfy tax requirements and it is normally not relevant for audit purposes and it is for this reason that daily generated paper should enter your Dublin paper shredding service immediately. Examples of this material would be memos, internal emails and CV’s.

Monthly generation;

On a monthly basis it is advisable for Organisations to reconcile all transactions and clear out any paper that may be building up within temporary storage solutions. One it has been confirmed that all of the documentation is no longer required for tax purposes it is advised that Companies should shred the material through a Dublin document shredding service. Examples of these documents would be Route plans, meeting agendas, performance targets, credit card details and bank transaction documents.

Yearly/Annual generation;

This is the material that is required to be kept for a minimum of one year. Materials such as unsuccessful CV candidates (unless there may be legal action). It is important to at all times be vigilant of what Revenue requires to be kept for tax purposes in addition to what your own business may need in terms of long term expenses and business activities.

Discard after seven years;

In Ireland Companies have a legal requirement to retain certain documents for up to seven years. Once these sensitive documents have reached their seven-year period a Company can choose to have the material destroyed. It is advisable that this task should be an annual task as you will be capable of maximising your accuracy in the destruction process, maximise your success within an audit situation, maximise your storage space, minimise your storage costs and eliminates the detrimental build-up of old documents.

Examples of these documents would be; Invoices, Accounting records, company transactions, tax payments, VAT records.

For further information, relating to document retentions please visit; https://www.revenue.ie/en/business/running/keeping-records-revenue-audit.html and/or visit www.securityinshredding.com/ and our compliance team will help you with your query.

Alternatively Email us at: info@securityinshredding.com

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Minister says Data Protection Commissioner is independent

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Security in Shredding

RTE News 28^th January 2016

The Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection has defended the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, saying it is completely independent of government.

Minister Dara Murphy was responding to the news that Digital Rights Ireland is to take legal action against the Government, challenging whether the office is truly an independent data authority under EU law.

DRI says a series of judgments from the EU’s top court have stressed the critical importance of a truly independent data protection authority.

However, DRI says it will claim in court that Ireland has failed to properly implement EU data protection law or follow the requirements of the Charter of Fundamental Rights by failing to ensure the Irish ODPC is genuinely independent from government.

Speaking to RTÉ News, Mr Murphy said he was aware of the impending case, but said it would be up to the courts to decide.

He added that the ODPC and its functions are completely independent of government.

He acknowledged that the ODPC is government funded, but said apart from that it is like many other agencies in the state that are independent of government.

Mr Murphy also defended the public sector’s attitude to data protection, following criticism earlier today from Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon.

The minister said improvements in compliance with data protection rules are needed across society including Government departments and the public sector generally.

But he said the new European General Data Protection Regulation will change and strengthen data protection rules.

He added he had recently brought local authorities and semi-state companies together to impress upon them the strong obligations they have in this area.

He said public bodies are engaging, although that doesn’t mean there is not more work to be done in the area.

On the controversy around the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission’s accessing of journalists phone records, Mr Murphy said the Minister for Justice was right to commission an investigation into it, as it is absolutely essential that citizens have confidence in any state agency that processes or handles their data.

Commissioner critical of compliance levels

Earlier, Ms Dixon criticised the level of compliance with data protection laws in the public sector.

Ms Dixon released a statement setting out priorities for data protection rights and protocol in 2016 to mark the tenth annual Data Protection Day.

In particular, she has called for improvements to the legislative process to ensure greater deliberation and scrutiny of issues that interfere with the fundamental right to data protection.

The commissioner acknowledged data protection is not an absolute right and in certain circumstances, must yield to other competing rights.

However, she also stated that if a public body is going to interfere with data protection rights, it must generally be provided for by law, be proportionate, necessary and made in the general interest or need to protect others rights.

Ms Dixon concludes that consideration must be given to all of these matters when drafting legislation.

Her pointed comments come as her office prepares to begin an audit of contentious powers used by several public bodies, including An Garda Síochána and GSOC, to access telephone records and other electronic messages.

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What is the European Commission’s New Data Protection Framework proposal?

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Security in Shredding

The European Commission announced a proposed reform to The European Union’s Data Protection Framework On the 25^th of January 2012. You can read the full press release here.

EU Data Protection

Within the announcement The Commission stated that the current framework – known as the 19995 EU Data Protection Directive is outdated. The main reasons for the framework to be outdated are due to rapid technology change and globalisation. These points are important to consider when deciding upon the best option to securely destroy your sensitive paper data through a confidential paper shredding service. Whether the service will be an onsite paper shredding service or an on-demand offsite paper shredding service it is important to ensure that your paper shredding company is a Data processor. You can see the list of registered Irish data processing firms here.

The new Data Protection framework will be a regulation which means all member states will have to abide by the rules. The rules will go into effect two years after they have been adopted by the member countries which is expected to be in 2018-2019.

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Paper Shredding Dublin

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Security in Shredding

This brief blog article will focus upon the topic of Paper Shredding Dublin and will share some insight into unacceptable high risk practices with some links to helpful guidance websites to help with the decision making when establishing a document shredding protocol and digital data destruction protocol within your Organisation and households in Ireland.

Data Protection and the ethical procedures for the disposal of end of life data is essential for all in today’s ever evolving data world. Hard-Drives, CD’s, Data Cartridges and Paper files are the main methods for experiencing a damaging and painful data breach.

Protecting your Physical Data and in turn your Personal Identity is vital for all today and a data destruction Dublin service is the most suitable and compliant method for Organisations operating in Ireland and us the Irish citizens to assert the protection of our information.

High risk practices;

Following the guidance of other Organisations both in the Private Sector and Public Sector;

With the advances in data reconstruction technology, increasing levels of data crime, extreme forces for lower costs in addition to contradicting and mind boggling information, simply looking at an alternative Organisation (Private &/or Public) to mimic their procedures and practices is not an appropriate method to establish your own data procedures and practices for managing sensitive paper documents. As we in Ireland are a member of The European Union we are subject to European Legislation in addition to Irish Data Protection Legislation. This point also raises the level of risk of data protection when looking at other Organisations as there have been many different views upon the legislation and the application of it in our Country.

During the Thanks Giving period in The US an extremely serious Data Breach occurred where paper documents containing personal information were found dumped in a recycling centre. These documents were traced back to a hospital which may now be in line to face serious fines and penalties. The affected parties were contacting and apologies were given on behalf of the hospital.

In November of 2015 in our own home Country of Ireland we have seen a data breach occur in one of our Hospitals which in turn personal patient records were found in a recycling bin on the street outside the Hospital.

I want to highlight these two examples as it is important to note that the protection of personal data is a global issue and it is not to be underestimated. These examples also highlight that Companies in the Dublin Region that wish to establish a Dublin Paper Shredding Service and look for guidance from Organisations either in the Private or Public Sectors may lead to data breaches which in turn may lead to negligence penalty enforcement’s. Independent research from reputable information sources that has the protection of personal sensitive data as their number one concern is the most appropriate method for establishing your data protection procedures.

2. Allowing you Waste Management firm to manage your end of life personal sensitive data;

This point is of serious concern for all Organisations and citizens of Ireland to ensure the protection of their personal sensitive paper data. This article is not to negatively market waste operating firms as many of them do an amazing and admirable job at protecting our environment, producing waste fuel for export to incinerators, collecting household waste, running recycling centers, separating and segregating waste materials and selling waste commodities to the recycling industry for maximum revenues not to mention the hundreds of people that are employed through waste operators, they truly are appreciated. When it comes to personal sensitive data and the appropriate disposal of that data there are specialist firms within the market that are subject to additional standards, certifications and best practices which may not be the case for many waste operators who do not have confidential shredding as their primary business case. There is also an industry representative body for these professional specialist firms to ensure industry best practices. If you are specialist data destruction firm (Paper Shredding Firm) you are a Data Processor and recognised as a data processor under legislation. When you are a data processor you are subject to additional legislation from both Ireland and Europe and you are accountable for breaches of the legislation. If you are a waste operator managing waste services you may not be recognised as a data processor but as a materials processor. With this point, if a data breach occurs the Data Processor liability under data protection legislation may not be valid and there may not be accountability in the case of your data breach.

3. Empowering staff with the responsibility to destroy your end of life data;

When deciding whether or not to give staff the responsibility of destroying their end of life data or hiring in temporary or work experience staff it is important to take into account the following factors

Have you provided adequate training for staff
Have you included their responsibilities in their employment contracts
Have you received an audit trail for your material
Do you have proof of destruction
Do you have proof of recycling
Have you destroyed the data to the appropriate shred size
Have you completed a cost benefit analysis on the activity
Are staff being taken away from other activities
Have you singed confidentiality agreements
Have you conducted background checks upon staff

The risks when destroying data outweigh the benefits of completing the process in-house. When dealing with risk it is impossible to eliminate the risk however it is possible to minimise the risk levels and with this in mind it is important to look for a professional specialist shredding firms to manage your destruction requirements and ensure compliance to save you from possible data breaches.

If you require any further information to better help equip yourself from experiencing a damaging data breach please do not hesitate to contact the Security in Shredding Team for friendly helpful guidance with no obligations. You may also want to visit the following sites;

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Keeping you Identity Safe – Paper Shredding Limerick

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Security in Shredding

No matter what your career, your financial standing, association involvements and tolerance for privacy it can be detrimental for you to have your identity stolen. When looking at data privacy and data protection there are lists of methods to ensure your safety for both physical data (paper records) and digital data (Online privacy). Examples of these would be data protection training, secure paper shredding, document shredding, hard-drive destruction, hiring EN 15713 certified vendors, purchasing security software and ensuring effective firewalls are in place to name a few.

We know today that the majority of data breaches and identity theft occurs online as it is easier and more efficient for criminals to source personal information without being detected and leaving a trace. This is a new and ever evolving effort for security providers and legislators to battle with in an attempt to succeed against the online data theft crimes.

However, with that in mind it is time to think about the high levels of data theft crimes that we have experienced for years and continue to experience today through bad guys impersonating their victims in return for financial gain. These crimes have been committed as long as confidential identity documents have existed. Precise and measured management is required on order to truly battle against identity theft from paper documents with the key stone being a paper shredding Limerick system, it is not only limited to The Limerick area, firms from right across the Country need to construct/purchase and implement a confidential paper shredding system to manage waste paper documents.

The hard truth is that all of our identities are linked to paper that in turn require a confidential paper shredding service. Simply having copies of the confidential documents can be all that is needed in order to pose as them. Once you can pose as someone you can claim benefits, raise loans and apply for credit cards. One single document could be worth hundreds of thousands of Euro to the right person with criminal intentions. A Limerick paper shredding service through professional vendors that are registered with the required regulatory body is an essential activity for both business and individuals in today’s economy.

The slowdown in the economy, seen the introduction of financing options from product providers such as car dealerships. This development has increased the risk of a identify theft occurring as it requires specific training for any employee to be able to identify a fraudulent request for financing.

Not all identity theft through paper documents is for money, though. A famous example is actor Wallace Ford, who acquired documents including a passport in the name of his dead friend and lived a fake life for thirty years until his death in 1966.

To battle and protect yourselves from data breaches and receiving fines and penalties hire a paper shredding Limerick vendor who has the expertise and certification that will ensure that you are protected from such breaches occurring.

Never enter waste paper into recycling bins and never allow waste vendors to “manage” your waste paper data in order to maintain confidentiality of your data and protect you and your Company’s image.

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5 Things to Consider When Choosing Paper Shredding In Ireland

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Security in Shredding

In today’s business environment, the majority of organizations are not paper free and unfortunately, organizations don’t even realize this. Even though digital systems store data in digital format there are still a great deal of information being printed whether it is for a meeting or physical writing/reading the data is being generated in paper format. Storing confidential information this way may result in to careless handling or time consuming paper shredding which is why large – medium – small companies generally prefer professionals to do the job. Depending upon your requirements for paper shredding in Ireland, you could plan a scheduled regular or monthly paper shredding service. This will certainly provide you with a continuous document of regular conformity, making the job straightforward as well as fast ensuring compliance to legislation.

Let’s check out the top 5 attribute/accreditations to consider for a paper shredding company in Ireland:

Information Security: A reliable paper shredding company provides a secure chain of custody, from the time documents are collected, through the shredding process, and ends with a Certificate of Destruction provided after every service performed. These companies are subjected to regulation to take care of any data that contains personally identifiable information. This information must be securely destroyed for the reputation of any organization.
Agreement – Nowadays, secure paper shredding is not just a need but a legal requirement, in many countries. This has been declared as a legal responsibility to protect personally identifiable information otherwise penalties and fines are implemented upon businesses that don’t.
Saves money and time – Availing of professional paper shredding in Ireland is great solution and is more effective than buying a shredding machine or paying for maintenance after every time lap. Also, it spares time for employees to perform their appropriate tasks other than paper shredding as it holds sever risk to the Organization.
Convenience – Shredding documents is convenient now, with professionally certified shredding companies. They provide locked consoles and place them in easily accessible locations around your premise so that documents that need to be destroyed are easy to gather at one place and are “Kept Secure” in line with Data Protection Legislation.
More than shredding paper docs – Shredding services are not paper destruction only. The digital form of documentation also needs to be securely destroyed. Ask your professional paper shredding company in Ireland if they can provide a way of destroying digital data.

Get the experienced service providers to ensure complete destruction to confidential information rather relying on employee for manual paper shredding.

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Security In Shredding sponsors Ballycommon Sponsored Ride 2015 in aid of Nenagh Special Summer Camp

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Security in Shredding

Security in Shredding sponsors Ballycommon Sponsored Ride 2015 in aid of Nenagh Special Summer Camp.

Away from Data Protection and Secure Data Destruction (Paper Shredding, Media Shredding and Secure WEEE Recycling); Ballycommon Sponsored Ride 2015 approached us, Security in Shredding with regard to sponsoring an advert and a cross country jump in aid of Nenagh Special Summer Camp.

Not only did the Company donate to the great cause but the brave staff also raised funds and took part themselves and their horses in the event for the day. See photo below.

The Ballycommon Sponsored Ride 2015 was very well organised and well done to all involved.

Security in Shredding are delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to this very worthy cause – Nenagh Special Summer Camp.

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Why Use Security In Shredding Services

First High Security Shredder to Ireland

Security & Confidentiality

Fast Efficient Service;

Regions;

Customer Satisfaction;

The Importance of Customer Satisfaction to Security in Shredding

Importance of Paper Shredding Dublin for Business

Dublin Paper Shredding – What to Keep and What to Shred

Daily generation;

Monthly generation;

Yearly/Annual generation;

Discard after seven years;

What is the European Commission’s New Data Protection Framework proposal?

Paper Shredding Dublin

5 Things to Consider When Choosing Paper Shredding In Ireland