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Published Nov 2010 Like most companies, you protect your network with firewalls. You defend against trojans and worms. And you probably use encryption. But unless you’ve secured your network printers, copiers and multifunction peripherals (MFPs) from attack and misuse you’re still at risk.
Please click this link to see a video of an investigation done by CBS news. http://www.facebook.com/noddyg1#!/pages/Photostatic-Anglia-Ltd/205423871678 Poor network security can lead to loss of intellectual property, lack of credibility with your investors and partners, problems with data protection legislation, poor morale in the workplace, and more. Digital printers, copiers and multifunction devices have hard disks that still retain hundreds of pages of confidential data long after the document was created. Threat two A hacker can gain enough information from viewing the configuration settings of a printer’s network interface card to launch a major attack on your network. Threat three Information sent across a network to a printer or MFP is vulnerable to interception. Threat four Copiers and MFPs provide a quick, untraceable means of copying and electronically distributing sensitive documents. Threat five MFPs with unrestricted or unmonitored access can be used to anonymously copy and/or electronically distribute sensitive information. Threat six Documents sent in unencrypted emails by MFP's can be vulnerable to interception and/or incorrect delivery.