Allegheny’s new line of Security Grinders consists of five models to meet a range of destruction capacity and horsepower needs. The single-shaft rotary design allows one-pass destruction of all types of confidential documents, from checks to computer printouts to waste bin contents. Equipped with interchangeable screens, these powerful machines ensure a highly secure, consistent size [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Allegheny Paper Shredders Corporation is proud to announce its new Security Grinder product line.
August 29, 2008Paper Shredding Goes Green in San Diego!
August 26, 2008San Diego, CA – Green Shredding Corporation announced today the opening
of a 100% green shredding warehouse in downtown San Diego. This unique concept is earth friendly from start to finish. First, the sensitive documents are collected and securely transported by specially designed, battery-powered, zero-emissions Electric Box Trucks. Next they arrive at the high-efficiency, low power [...]
Your Office Needs a Fireproof Safe and a Paper Shredder
August 25, 2008By Brian K. White
Your Office Needs a Fireproof Safe and a Paper Shredder
Whether you run a high profile accounting firm or a coffee stand on-the-grow, you have a variety of highly sensitive documents around at any given time. Some of these need to be kept safe, such as in a device conveniently named “a safe”, [...]
Company Will Pay $50,000 Penalty for not shredding & Tossing Consumers Credit Report Information in Unsecured Dumpster
August 22, 2008Company Will Pay $50,000 Penalty for Tossing Consumers Credit Report Information in Unsecured Dumpster.
A mortgage company that left loan documents with consumers sensitive personal and financial information in and around an unsecured dumpster has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal regulations. The FTCs complaint alleges that Northbrook, Illinois-based American United [...]
Why People Can Buy The Wrong Paper Shredder
August 21, 2008By: David Gowen
One of the fastest-growing crimes in the UK is Identity theft fraud. The Home Office estimates it’s now costing the country £1.7 billion a year, up from £1.3 billion in 2002. Despite the cost to individual victims often running into thousands of pounds, people still seem to be buying the wrong shredder for [...]
Paper shredders causing historical woes
August 20, 2008Paper shredders Historians have voiced their concerns that valuable documents could fall foul of paper shredders.
Historical societies in Evesham and Campden have urged businesses and the public to ensure that all their valuable documents are safely stored and that they are not muddled up with waste bound for the paper shredder.
It is understood that the [...]
Digital paper shredder to cut Vista security threats
August 20, 2008Businesses investing in the latest Microsoft applications will be relieved to know that a digital paper shredder is compatible with the software.
Blancco, a firm specializing in software designed to erase valuable and sensitive data, has confirmed that its File Shredder software will be fully compatible with the Vista operating system.
Vista has been designed with data [...]
ID theft highlights need for paper shredders
August 19, 2008The threat of identity theft is continually on the rise, according to a new white paper, which once again highlights the importance of including paper shredders among your office equipment.
Security technology firm McAfee this week published the report that shows an increase of technical and manual schemes used by ID thieves.
“Identity theft is a global [...]
Slimline shredders from Swordfish
August 19, 2008UK offices clogged up with overbearing bulky machines can breathe a sigh of relief, after Swordfish launched its Space Saver range of paper shredders.
The slimline shredders will save many British offices valuable space and come in various models depending on firms’ shredding needs.
A sleek, thin, charcoal design means the Swordfish range won’t look out of [...]
Paper shredders can help protect details
August 19, 2008A leading UKs advisory body on the protection of personal information has recommended the use of paper shredding machines.
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) asserted that there are many measures individuals and companies can take to protect sensitive of personal information from being used for criminal purposes.
Deputy commissioner for the ICO David Smith commented: “There are [...]
