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Total Facilities Expo 2015
In two months time we’ll be attending the Total Facilities Exhibition & Conference. This year it’s in Sydney’s new Convention Centre on Glebe Island. Last year at the 2014 Total Facilities Expo in Melbourne we answered many questions about the Privacy Law Reform...
What to Do with Old Computers
Is your office or household bursting at the seams with old computers? On top of taking up valuable storage space, leaving outdated devices lying around can also put your privacy at risk. Whether you were thinking of giving your old computers away or would prefer to...
Identity Theft: Everything You Need to Know
Identity theft has become one of the most widespread crimes in the country, generating significant profits for offenders. In fact, government data indicates that it costs Australians $1.6 billion annually. From individuals to private industries, no one is safe from...
The benefits of working with a certified destruction provider
How does your company deal with outdated or redundant data? Although it’s tempting to simply throw it out, information destruction can be risky business especially if you’re unsure of your legal obligations and the risk associated with noncompliance. This is where...
The 8 important questions you must ask before outsourcing your secure destruction
How does your business handle privacy protection? Private and sensitive information is an important part of many industries, especially when it comes to security in transportation and destruction. If you’re looking to outsource your information needs to a destruction...
Shred-X Community Shredding Day – VIC
Shred-X Secure Destruction are pleased to support The Avenue Bowling Club, Bacchus March, VIC to provide a community shredding day. We are supporting the local community with an opportunity to dispose e-waste, archive boxes, documents and digital media for simply a...
Shred-X destroys 1.2 million counterfeit DVDs with the help of Underbelly Actor Roy Billing
BRISBANE QLD, AUGUST 10TH 2017 After the discovery and seizure of more than 1.2 Million counterfeit DVDs in Sydney in 2013, the NSW Police and Australian Film and Television industry have turned to Shred-X and their NAID certified destruction services to destroy the...
Privacy Matters @ Any Age (Video)
Protecting your personal information online is important, no matter your age. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m479bEq7hyQ Shred-X is a proud sponsor of IAPPANZ and partner of the Privacy Awareness Week Initiative. For nearly 15 years Shred-X Document Destruction has...
Privacy Awareness Week Wrap-Up by Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
Last week Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers published an informative series of articles relating to Privacy Law: Does your business have a compliant privacy policy? Are you aware of your obligations under the Privacy Act and the Australian Privacy Principles? Does your...
Tax time is over, now it’s time to get down to business!
If you haven’t already done so, July is a great time to start looking through your company’s accumulated data and determine whether or not it’s still necessary to retain. As a general rule of thumb, records relating to your employees, your company’s finances or fringe...
Ten Tips to Protect Your Customers’ Personal Information
This ten tip guide will help you comply with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) when you handle your customers’ personal information. On Wednesday March 12, 2014 the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) began enforcing the Privacy Amendment...
Committed to closing the loop in security and recycling
BRISBANE QLD, AUGUST 15TH 2017 Commercial waste and recycling industries have recently come under fire for their unsustainable waste removal and storage practices throughout Australia. Most notably, during the ABC Four Corners report Trashed: the dirty truth about...
TeleChoice makes a binding commitment after breach
Earlier in the year Australian media covered a story of personal information scattered in Victorian bushland. 6 months later Telechoice admitted that it had not complied with their obligation to take reasonable steps towards securing and destroying personal...
Winners Announced: X-Cess Baggage Competition
Congratulations to the following customers who have won a travel voucher to the value of $1000* in our recent 'Ditch your X-CESS baggage' competition. The winning entries had very creative responses to the question 'Tell us in 25 words or less where you would...
Common dangers of not destroying digital media and e-waste
For companies in today’s marketplace - large or small - it’s standard practice to store the majority of files digitally, whether on laptops, desktops, servers, mobile phones, USB drives, hard drives, DVDs or more. Not only does this increase the efficiency and speed...