Hard Drive and Media Destruction
American Document Shredding LLC is NAID AAA certified to destroy your hard drives.
Erasing, Degaussing or wiping hard drives is not enough!
Files that have been erased on a hard drive can still be accessed by identity thieves skilled in information retrieval. The only thing that is 100% safe is destroying the data permanently on Site. American Document Shredding LLC is NAID AAA Certified for on-site hard drive destruction.
Why does the information on retired computers need to be properly destroyed?
It’s the law – There are very strict laws requiring you to prevent unauthorized access to the personal information on discarded computers and electronic devices.
Fines – The financial fees and penalties can be enormous. A violation of the Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can reach up to $250,000 and 10 years in prison for each act. A violation of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act can reach up to $100,000 for each act.
Breach notification- Legally required notification of clients when there is a data breach can cost tens of thousands of dollars and, much more in lost customer confidence and future business.
Ethics- you have an ethical obligation to your clients and stakeholders to properly destroy personal and proprietary information when discarding or transferring ownership of old computers.
The most important decision when decommissioning old computers and electronics is to make sure that you are dealing with a reputable company that puts information destruction first! American Document Shredding LLC is your qualified contractor for tulsa hard drive shredding service. With the amount of information collected on hard drives, it is vital at the end-of-life,these drives be destroyed properly. On-site hard drive shredding is the only way you can verify the data is 100% destroyed. It is you tangible insurance against a data breach.
No Hidden Charges or contracts required
Unlike many of our competitors, We don’t charge fuel surcharges, Administration fees, or any other hidden fees for our tulsa paper shredding services. We can provide you a quote over the phone or email a customized proposal for your tulsa paper shredding services. American Document Shredding LLC does not require a contract for you to use our tulsa paper shredding services that our competitors use to lock you into a 1,2,or 3 year service period for your Tulsa paper shredding services. If you would like to set up a contract, We will be happy to provide one or execute a contract that your office has drafted for your Tulsa paper shredding services.
State Of the Art Tulsa paper shredding trucks
American Document Shredding has the equipment and is capable of shredding up to 35,000 pounds of paper per hour! With these kinds of capabilities we can be in and out of your office and or warehouse quickly and safely helping you get all of your confidential documents safely and securely destroyed. Use American Document Shredding llc for all of your tulsa paper shredding services.
Why outsourcing your shredding is more secure and less expensive than shredding it yourself.
If you are like any good business leader than the concerns about the new shredding laws, privacy protection, and identity theft has you eyeing that shredder at the local office supply store you may want to rethink that decision! NOt only is using a NAID AAA certified vendor the most convenient and economical shredding solution,it is the best way to protect your company in the face of new information protection regulations. The shredded materials from an office shredder are relatively easy to put back together. There is even a service available that electronically scans shredded paper for the purpose of reconstructing documents. If you are simply throwing your shredded material into the trash, all you have done is show the dumpster divers what to take. In the event of a privacy violation,complaint or audit, it is very likely that your firm will be asked to verify its compliance to information protection regulations. Shredding discarded information yourself provides you with no verifiable record of ongoing regulatory compliance.
Self-administered procedures are far more likely to be ineffective. Further, authorities do not look kindly upon those who cut corners on information destruction.Upon choosing American Document Shredding LLC you will have the peace of mind that you will get issued a certificate of destruction that addresses the issues of “who, where, when , and how” of the destruction process. We also have a documented process that shows where we send the processed remains of the equipment. And we also screen all of our employees and do not employ individuals with known criminal history.
Compliance Consulting
Risk Assessment and Strategy
At American Document Shredding we understand that every organization has a requirement to protect confidential information for business and individuals. We believe that an effective risk management process is an important component of a successful information management and disposal program. American Document Shredding and its business associates will provide information based on our evaluation of your workflow process and we will provide you information and methods that can cost effectively mitigate risk for your business. Our solutions will help you determine how to better protect your confidential information and how this information is stored, processed and eventually destroyed by your tulsa paper shredding services provider. With all of the regulations and new rules that govern from the largest to smallest of businesses in the country. American Document Shredding LLC can help you implement a policy to protect and comply with all of the federal and state laws that pertain to your specific industry.
Employee training and Education
Why train your employees? It’s the law! Every data protection regulation in the United States, including HIPPA, The Gramm-Leach-Biley Act, Regulation S-P, The FACTA Final Disposal Rule and the Red Flag Rule. They all require that organizations train employees to protect client and employee information that should have remained private.
According to regulators, organizations that properly train employees to protect sensitive information will not be held responsible when an employee acts counter to the training. The only time an organization will be punished if a regulation cannot demonstrate that they have provided the proper training. Regulators have made training a legal requirement because it works. Employees that have been trained, realize how important it is to follow the organizations destruction policies.