Sean Fredricks

When a New York business engages a professional shredding company, the physical act of destroying documents is only part of what they’re paying for. Equally valuable — and essential for compliance purposes — is the documentation that proves the destruction happened. That documentation is called a Certificate of Destruction, and understanding what it is, what […]

When most New York businesses think about document shredding, paper documents come to mind first. But in the modern office, some of your most sensitive business information never touches paper at all — it lives on hard drives, solid-state drives, USB drives, smartphones, tablets, backup tapes, and other electronic media. When these devices reach the

When New York businesses begin exploring professional document shredding services, one of the first decisions they encounter is a fundamental choice: mobile (on-site) shredding or plant-based (off-site) shredding. Both methods are used by reputable shredding companies, both can meet major compliance requirements, and both have their proponents — but they differ significantly in how they

Selecting the right document shredding company for your New York business is a more consequential decision than it might first appear. You are entrusting a vendor with the disposal of some of your organization’s most sensitive materials — personnel files, client records, financial documents, and proprietary information — and the consequences of choosing the wrong

Educational institutions in New York — from elementary schools in the Bronx to major universities on Long Island — hold some of the most sensitive personal information of any sector: student academic records, health and counseling notes, financial aid applications, disciplinary histories, and more. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) has protected the

Every business that accepts credit cards — from independent retailers in Brooklyn to major corporations in Midtown Manhattan — is subject to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). While most discussions of PCI compliance focus on digital security measures like encryption and network firewalls, physical document security receives far less attention despite

For publicly traded companies and their subsidiaries operating in New York City and the greater metropolitan area, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance is not optional — it is a federal mandate with serious consequences for failure. Enacted in 2002 in response to major corporate accounting scandals, SOX established sweeping requirements for financial record-keeping, internal controls, and crucially,

When the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect in 2018, it sent shockwaves through boardrooms far beyond European borders. Any company — regardless of where it is headquartered — that processes personal data of EU residents is subject to GDPR’s requirements, including strict provisions governing the disposal of personal information. For New

Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes affecting businesses in New York City and across the country. While most business owners associate identity theft with digital hacking and cybersecurity threats, the reality is that a significant portion of corporate identity theft originates from paper documents — employee records, client files, financial statements, and contracts