The records of some 3000 Pennsylvania State University students have vanished in “digital dust” as a result of improper storage and lack of timely backup.

Your average computer disk can deteriorate as fast as newsprint – 5 to 10 years. Proper storage and timely backup are essential.

Imagine losing a $562,000 court judgment simply because the documents that could overturn the judgment could not be found… it happened!

The new Federal Rule 26 requires that, in the event of a law suit, each party provide all relevant records to the opposing counsel within 85 days of the defendants initial response. If either of the litigants does not fulfill this obligation, it will result in a summary finding against them. Store and manage your records!

Many commercial records storage facilities offer records destruction services. However, in a survey conducted by the National Association for Information Destruction, a majority of the commercial storage firms were found lacking the equipment necessary to provide the service themselves. Safe Archives is in Federal compliance.

In a survey conducted by the Conference Board, top executives from 300 companies ranked the security of company records as one of the top five critical issues facing business.

According to the National Climatic Data Center, states in the South had more billion-dollar weather disasters—such as hurricanes and floods—than other states in the continental U.S. from 1980 to 2003.

According to the Strategic Research Institute, companies that are unable to resume operations within 10 days of a disaster hit are not likely to survive. Fire, hurricanes, power outages and employee theft can leave companies without access to buildings and important documents.

As many as 70% of companies begin a disaster recovery plan but don't finish it because the plan seems too complex, overwhelming, or it gets placed on the back burner.

Infosecurity Europe 2003 reported that a survey of commuters at Waterloo Station, showed that 90% gave away their office computer system passwords in exchange for a pen.

Infosecurity Europe 2003 reported that two out of three workers gave complete strangers their company password upon request in a survey carried out on commuters at London’s Victoria Station. The survey also found that the majority of workers "forward unsavory material to co-workers", "download material on leaving", "give passwords to friends & colleagues" and "were willing to pass friends competitive information".