NAID Certification

NAID stands for the National Association for Information Destruction. It is the shredding industry’s international trade association and the only recognized independent source of company certification. Its members are companies and individuals involved in providing information destruction services. The mission of NAID is to educate business, industry and government in the importance of securely destroying discarded information and the value of contract destruction services.

NAID Members set themselves apart as industry leaders. NAID also sets operating and other standards for the industry and has the only accepted third-party security certification program for information destruction operations. The certification program is one example of NAID’s ongoing efforts to improve and promote the information destruction industry.