Secure Shredding and Data Destruction Services for the Education Sector

The education sector is invaluable for the knowledge it provides. But to data thieves, schools, colleges and universities are also invaluable for the confidential information that is stored, on-site and online.

From pupil and employee records, to financial documents, old computers and disused hard drives, schools, colleges and universities are warehouses of sensitive information and data that needs to be protected.

Yet, in Q4 of last year alone, ICO reported 3,263 cyber and non-cyber data breaches. Of which, 383 – or 12.5% of all data breaches – were from the education sector [1].

Since the introduction of GDPR, how institutions collect, store and destroy data is only going to come under increased scrutiny.

Protect your data with our secure shredding services.

Schools, colleges and universities possess thousands of records of personal information – whether it’s confidential data on students, employees, or financial records. How your information is collected, stored, handled and destroyed can make-or-break your institution’s reputation.

But in an industry that is entrusted with the responsibility to protect its pupils, the reality is that many information breaches occur because of employee error, negligence or poor judgement. In fact, 24% of all data breaches are said to be caused as a result of employee error [5].

You may be doing everything you can, but one employee accidentally placing a school report into the recycling can undo everything. So, with a quarter of risk stemming from inside your organisation, you need to ensure your employees know how to confidently identify, handle and securely dispose of confidential information.
 

GDPR compliance: don’t become a statistic.

Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, reported data breaches have surged by two-thirds, resulting in significant fines and subsequent reputational damage [6].

41% of UK consumers claim they will never return to an organisation that has had a data breach [6].

Ensure GDPR compliance, avoid fines and protect the reputation of your school, college or university with our world-class paper shredding and data destruction services.