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Information Destruction: Trash Talk

The decidedly unsexy topic of information destruction got very scintillating a couple of years back when the Enron debacle hit the front pages.

By Todd Datz

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Johnson also has some tips for hiring a service:

Make sure the company can provide a written copy of its policies and procedures.

Find out if the company has done background checks on its employees. (NAID certified member companies cannot employ anyone with a felony conviction for larceny, theft or fraud.)

Check company references.

If the company is plant-based, do a site visit; if its a mobile business, ask to view the destruction process.

Finally, you may want to ask yourself what role you playif you play one at all. According to Johnson, document destruction often falls under the purview of purchasing, facilities and records managers. "If security management is missing from the table, an important piece is missing from making these decisions," he says.

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