Information Safety at Home
By NGO on Jun 28, 2008 in General
I’ve never really considered information security to be a high priority in my life. Most of my sensitive documents such as bank statements, credit card statements, and old tax returns are stored under lock and key in a file cabinet in my home. In that respect, and very much like a packrat and I keep everything.
After watching a news program a week ago, I realized that my information was not as safe as I thought. Coupled that with my need to make some room in my file cabinet, I decided that I needed to do something about it.
I went online to the website that my employer purchased a Destroyit shredder to see if they had any personal shredder options. Thankfully they did, and I looked for something that would work for me.
After a couple clicks, I had no idea what I was looking at. They talked about things such as strip-cut and cross-cut which was like speaking in a foreign language to me. Before I went any further, I decided I should maybe find some good buying advice that would help me make an educated choice.
I was able to find a paper shredder buying guide that not only helped me learn the jargon, but also put me in a situation where actually knew what I was looking for.
I returned to shredders iShop and proceeded to look through their selections of different home shredder models to find the one for me. It arrived yesterday and I tried it out for the first time today. Not only is my file cabinet relieved to have more space, but I have peace of mind knowing that no one will be able to reconstruct the documents to be used for nefarious purposes.
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