The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID), Phoenix, has announced that Iron Mountain Secure Shredding has achieved NAID AAA Certification at all of its North American operations.
In commenting on the achievement, NAID Chief Executive Officer Robert Johnson says, “We are proud to have such a highly regarded, international records management organization lend their credibility to our program. It is good to see that NAID AAA Certification continues to earn the acceptance of the industry and consumers as a way to verify that data destruction service providers meet a superior level of operational security.”
NAID AAA Certification is achieved and maintained through an ongoing series of announced and unannounced audits of service providers, including at their facilities and in the field. These inspections are conducted by trained, independent auditors, all of whom are accredited by ASIS International as Certified Protection Professionals, according to NAID. Auditors verify the security of the applicant’s operations against a set of established specifications, including employee screening and monitoring, access control, written policies and procedures and CCTV image capture, NAID explains in a press release.
Currently, more than 700 locations throughout North America are NAID AAA certified.
Johnson adds, “NAID AAA Certification provides a way for customers to fulfill the regulatory requirement to evaluate the qualifications of records destruction service providers. With Iron Mountain completing certification, NAID AAA Certification moves closer to becoming the default criteria for determining which shredding vendors are invited to compete for secure destruction opportunities.”
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NAID currently represents more than 1,400 member locations worldwide.
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