The AmazonBasics 12-Sheet Cross-Cut Paper, CD, and Credit Card Shredder ($44.99) is a compact, inexpensive shredder that is a good fit for personal or home office use. It's speedy and has good paper ...

The Staples 16-Sheet High-Speed Cross-Cut Shredder makes quick work of documents you need to dispose of, but can only shred for a relatively short period of time before it needs a long break. The ...

Bank statements, work documents and insurance policies may not make entertaining bedtime reading but they can put you at risk of identity theft if they end up in the wrong hands. A decent shredder ...

If ever a document shredder could be called stylish, the Swingline Style+ Super Cross-Cut Shredder ($159) is it. Small, with gentle curves and a two-tone, glossy color scheme, it is one model you ...

Best paper shredder: Aurora AU1060MA 10-Sheet Micro-Cut Shredder Best budget paper shredder: Bonsaii C234-A 6-Sheet Micro-Cut Shredder Even in an age of digital financial statements and paperless ...

The best type of paper shredder is the one that is suited to your particular needs. Cross-cut and micro-cut shredders (also known as nano-cut shredders) are designed for different types of shredding ...

Bernie Deitrick, who oversees testing of paper shredders at CR, evaluated 14 paper shredders by feeding each with standard 8.5x11-inch printer paper. He based his findings on five criteria: security, ...

Every day seems to bring reports of a new scam designed to pry personal information out of your fingers or your files, to be used to bilk you out of your money. There are lots of high-tech ways to ...

Let’s get the misconceptions out of the way. Shredding is no longer something done by shady business magnates and heads of multinational conglomerates. In an age where identity theft is on the rise, ...