Security Action	Implementation Method	Purpose
Apply Password Encryption	Use your offline tool to add an AES-256 bit user password to the final merged file.	Prevents unauthorized viewing if the file is intercepted or emailed to the wrong recipient.
Sanitize Meta Data	Wipe document properties (author name, creation dates, software signatures).	Prevents bad actors from harvesting corporate infrastructure footprints.
Secure Shredding	Use a digital file shredder tool to delete the original, unmerged source scraps.	Ensures raw, unencrypted financial records cannot be recovered from your hard drive recycle bin.

Security Action	Implementation Method	Purpose
Apply Password Encryption	Use your offline tool to add an AES-256 bit user password to the final merged file.	Prevents unauthorized viewing if the file is intercepted or emailed to the wrong recipient.
Sanitize Meta Data	Wipe document properties (author name, creation dates, software signatures).	Prevents bad actors from harvesting corporate infrastructure footprints.
Secure Shredding	Use a digital file shredder tool to delete the original, unmerged source scraps.	Ensures raw, unencrypted financial records cannot be recovered from your hard drive recycle bin.

Security Action	Implementation Method	Purpose
Apply Password Encryption	Use your offline tool to add an AES-256 bit user password to the final merged file.	Prevents unauthorized viewing if the file is intercepted or emailed to the wrong recipient.
Sanitize Meta Data	Wipe document properties (author name, creation dates, software signatures).	Prevents bad actors from harvesting corporate infrastructure footprints.
Secure Shredding	Use a digital file shredder tool to delete the original, unmerged source scraps.	Ensures raw, unencrypted financial records cannot be recovered from your hard drive recycle bin.

Security Action	Implementation Method	Purpose
Apply Password Encryption	Use your offline tool to add an AES-256 bit user password to the final merged file.	Prevents unauthorized viewing if the file is intercepted or emailed to the wrong recipient.
Sanitize Meta Data	Wipe document properties (author name, creation dates, software signatures).	Prevents bad actors from harvesting corporate infrastructure footprints.
Secure Shredding	Use a digital file shredder tool to delete the original, unmerged source scraps.	Ensures raw, unencrypted financial records cannot be recovered from your hard drive recycle bin.