About NAID Certification

NAID has developed a voluntary security operations certification program that is available to its member companies around the world. Members become "NAID Certified" to reassure their customers that they meet accepted security standards.

THE NAID CERTIFICATION PROGRAM VERIFIES OPERATING STANDARDS BY USING BOTH ANNOUNCED AND SURPRISE AUDITS BY INDEPENDENT SECURITY PROFESSIONAL. In fact, NAID Certification is the only accreditation program designed specifically for the secure destruction industry that relies on two levels of audits by independent, trained, accredited security personnel. Only security professionals with Certified Protection Professional (CPP) credentials conduct the audits. The CPP accreditation is issued by ASIS International, the world preeminent professional security organisation.

The NAID Certification Program establishes standards for a secure destruction process including such areas as security, employee hiring and screening, operational destruction process, and insurance.

When a NAID Member has had a successful audit, they are issued a certificate, showing their company name, type of operations and the specific media destruction performed at their location. The NAID Member is also listed on the NAID website as certified.

The NAID Certification Program is copyrighted and trademarked by the National Association for Information Destruction, Inc.

If a NAID-Europe Member is also NAID Certified, their member listing will contain this information. View to the NAID-Europe Member Directory.

Download the International Certification Program Packet in Adobe PDF format.

Contact us for certification questions at certification@naideurope.eu.