| Dumpster diving | | | | have the tendency to end up in the corporate |
| | | | trash through the careless action of |
| Believe it or not dumpster diving is still a | | | | employees. Let us not forget that thousands |
| highly effective way for criminals and | | | | of paper with pertinent information gets |
| competitors to gather confidential | | | | tossed into the trash due to printer or |
| information about your business. It is | | | | copier jams. Last but not least thousands of |
| surprising how much confidential business | | | | Corporate CD-ROM, DVDs, floppy disks and |
| data ends up in the business trash. Some of | | | | other obsolete computer media are discarded |
| the information found in corporate trash | | | | regularly. |
| includes: | | | | |
| | | | Shredding is your ultimate protection |
| Bank information | | | | |
| | | | The best way to ensure pertinent corporate |
| Credit card numbers | | | | information does not end up in the trash is |
| | | | by shredding them. Shredders cuts come in two |
| Marketing studies | | | | primary types. The cross cut reduces shredded |
| | | | materials into confetti cuts and strip cuts |
| Vendor information | | | | shreds materials into tiny strips. Cross cut |
| | | | shredders offer a higher level of security |
| Customer list | | | | than strip cut. Some shredders are also |
| | | | specially designed to handle CD-ROMS and DVDs |
| Handwritten notes from meetings where highly | | | | as well. |
| confidential information are discussed also | | | | |