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In order to protect the privacy of consumers, the United States government has enacted over 40 information destruction laws. These laws require various institutions that collect and store personal information to manage and destroy physical records in order to keep this information safe when discarded into the trash. With these requirements come new responsibilities for both large and small businesses. And, with those responsibilities comes a new set of costs.

Every minute of every day, numerous cases of identity theft occur in the United States. In fact, it has recently been reported that as many as eleven million people become victims of identity theft each year. Sadly, it is not just individuals who are affected by this rising crime. Small and medium-sized businesses suffer from the growing trend that is known as business, or corporate, identity theft.

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world today. It affects 15 million people and nearly 50 billion dollars are stolen in assets and credit every year.

Selecting a paper shredding company is a very important task. You want to insure that the company you select meets the highest quality standards while still giving you the best value for your dollar.

TrueShred, the DC Area’s rapidly growing on-site paper shredding company, has purchased yet another shredding truck. The acquisition of another Shred-Tech truck was “essential to meet the growing demand for our services,” said Jason R. Knight, Co-Founder of TrueShred.

TrueShred, a Gainesville Va paper shreding company, will partner with First Virginia Community Bank in hosting a public “Community Shredding Event.” The Shredding Event will take place on Saturday, May 19, from 9AM-12PM, at the bank’s Manassas branch located at 7900 Sudley Road, Manassas, VA 20109.

TrueShred will partner with the Police Unity Tour to co-host a public “Document Shredding Event.” The Shredding Event will take place on Saturday, April 28, from 12 NOON – 3:00 PM, at the Glory Days Centreville parking lot, located at 13850 Braddock Road, Centreville, VA 20121. The cost is $10 donation per box and all proceeds go to the Police Unity Tour. “TrueShred has helped us with the Police Unity Tour for years – these guys are great” said event organizer Mr. Kevin Whalen. This Fairfax County shredding event is open to the public.

TrueShred is proud to announce that Jeffrey E. Knight is one of a limited number of information security professionals nationwide to be authorized as a distributor for a new Information Destruction Policy Compliance Toolkit. The "Toolkit," available free-of charge, is designed to help organizations develop the written information destruction procedures now required by law. According to the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID), most organizations in the US report that they currently do not comply with this requirement and, therefore, are at risk. The Toolkit is the first and only publication to specifically address information destruction policy development with a goal of making compliance with the laws easy and understandable.

Jeffrey E. Knight, Co-Founder of the on-site medical file shredding company, TrueShred, Inc., was recently appointed Treasurer of the Practice Management Association (PMA). PMA is a professional, educational organization formed in 1985 to increase awareness in management principles for its members engaged in medical practice management. Luncheon seminar topics at PMA range from EMR to HIPAA compliance and strategic planning to grow medical practices.

Northern Virginia paper shredding company, TrueShred, Inc. is pleased to report that it has achieved NAID AAA Certification(National Association for Information Destruction) for the third consecutive year.