Digital security
We all now know how vulnerable we are when it comes to information security but have you considered the office photocopier?
As it is not in the public domain, we all consider the photocopier to be safe to use to copy sensitive business and personal information. A revealing investigation by American news channel CBS was so shocking that the Federal Trade Commission has been ordered to immediately investigate the 'retention of documents on the hard drives of photocopier machines'.
How does the simple office photocopier manage to pose such a threat to information security?
Most office photocopiers are essentially large computers that contain a hard drive and it is this that potentially creates the risk. The hard drive of a digital photocopier scans and caches every single copy that it processes, resulting in a hard disk potentially full of sensitive information.
Businesses and organisations can take a number of steps to ensure the security of their photocopied and printed information, and it starts with making a time and cost investment into removing and wiping clean the hard drives of their digital photocopiers.
To discuss how Annodata can help you with the security of your information
please contact 01923 333 333.
