This week saw a major privacy breach in Kansas City, USA.
The dumping of hundreds of patient records into unsecure garbage bin could lead to millions of dollars in fines for the hospital. Our penalty system is a little different here in Australia, if you were the person at fault you could face up to $340,000 in fines and your employer up to $1.7 million. Without a proper data destruction policy you are making your clients’ identities vulnerable.
For nearly 15 years Shred-X Document Destruction has been the leader in secure destruction services. We assist organisations in complying with the Privacy Act 1988 and its Amendments providing tailored services to thousands of commercial sites and households across Australia. Our secure destruction services include document destruction, digital media destruction (hard drives, CDs, credit cards), archive box cleanouts, and clothing destruction to name a few.