Security risk that many didnt know about.

[Chesterfield]

Ill admit, Id never thought of this before. This may come as a surprise to many, but also hopefully very useful information.

 

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6412572n

[Husky]

can anyone summarise quickly as i cant watch the vid at work.

[Wookiee22]

Digital photocopiers store everything they copy to a hard drive that often isn't wiped before the copier is sold on. Lots of potential for sensitive material to be leaked.

[Husky]

surely not.... thats a hell of alot of info to store in a bussiness copiers lifetime.

[Wookiee22]

surely not.... thats a hell of alot of info to store in a bussiness copiers lifetime.

 

It would appear so.

[Chesterfield]

Im guessing it starts to overwrite old data once the drive fills up, but it appears true, and more worryingly that major institutions are unaware of it too. Banks, hospitals and the police to name just a few

[nurrish]

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert.....

[SunGodRA]

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert.....

[Dene8]

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert.....

 

[marzman]

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert.....

 

 

Hahahaha!!

[nurrish]

Your all thinking the same

[MacW]

Haven't read the article but from your quotes and reactions it seems like scaremongering or poor journalism to me.

 

I work for a major copier company and it has been standard procedure for years for our military/govt/major corporate customers to request the hard drives be removed and left on site when the device has reached the end of its life.

 

The latest generation even have hot swappable, encrypted drive options for the truly security conscious customer.

[Jak]

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert.....

 

HA!! I nearly spat my tea out reading that!

 

100% agree though!

[maz0]

Haven't read the article but from your quotes and reactions it seems like scaremongering or poor journalism to me.

 

I work for a major copier company and it has been standard procedure for years for our military/govt/major corporate customers to request the hard drives be removed and left on site when the device has reached the end of its life.

 

The latest generation even have hot swappable, encrypted drive options for the truly security conscious customer.

 

Agree'd. I'd be more worried about the hundreds of hard drives going to third world countries with every ones data on it

[IanS16]

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert.....

 

[neo-ninja]

sent link to IT guy, who reckons its a load of waffle...

[captain]

Expectation.

 

 

Reality.

 

[neo]

 

Agree'd. I'd be more worried about the hundreds of hard drives going to third world countries with every ones data on it

 

all my old hard drives are dismantled then the platters are sanded then broke up

[Ian]

Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert.....

 

[andlid]

hmmm not all printers would have that installed IMO...and or store info, look below:

 

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us ... urity.html