Shred-it Named Winner in the 15th Annual Info Security Product Guide's 2019 Global Excellence Awards®

Shred-it's Annual State of the Industry Report Wins Gold in the Whitepaper or Research Report Category

OAKVILLE, ON, Feb. 7, 2019 /CNW/ - Shred-it announced today that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named Shred-it's State of the Industry-Information Security Report, a winner in the 14th Annual 2018 Info Security PG's Global Excellence Awards® in the whitepaper or research report category. These prestigious global awards recognize cybersecurity and information technology vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products, solutions, and services that are helping set the bar higher for others in all areas of security and technologies.

Shred-it's annual State of the Industry Report sheds light on current and future information security trends that have or may impact businesses (both small and large) and consumers. Shred-it facilitates the study via Ipsos Reid, across the US and Canada to small business owners (SBOs) and to C-suite executives to learn how these trends impact their day-to-day operations.

"We are thrilled to be recognized as a winner by Info Security Products Guide," says Monu Kalsi, VP Marketing for Stericycle, the provider of Shred-it information security services. "We conduct original research and publish this report annually to help our customers, prospects and the general public understand how current info sec practices are impacting their data security. This recognition further validates our relentless commitment to our customers and their ever-changing security needs."

To learn more about Shred-it's research, download your copy of the 2018 State of the Industry Report here.

About Shred-it
Shred-it is a world-leading information security service provided by Stericycle, Inc. Shred-it solutions ensure the security and integrity of private and confidential information, protecting more than 500,000 global, national and local businesses across 17 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit www.shredit.com.

About the 2018 Security Tracker/State of the Industry Report
Ipsos conducted a quantitative online survey of Small Business Owners (SBO) in the United States (n=1,003), maximum 100 employees and C-Suite Executives in the United States (n=101). C-Suite executives work for companies with a minimum of 500 employees in the United States. Data for Small Business Owners is weighted by region. Data for C-Suite Executives is unweighted as the population is unknown. The fieldwork was conducted between April 3-18, 2018.

About Info Security PG's Global Excellence Awards
Info Security Products Guide sponsors the Global Excellence Awards and plays a vital role in keeping end-users informed of the choices they can make when it comes to protecting their digital resources and assets. It is written expressly for those who are adamant on staying informed of security threats and the preventive measure they can take. You will discover a wealth of information in this guide including tomorrow's technology today, best deployment scenarios, people and technologies shaping cyber security and industry predictions & directions that facilitate in making the most pertinent security decisions. Visit www.infosecurityproductsguide.com for the complete list of winners.

SOURCE Shred-it