Everyone knows you should shred sensitive documents, but did you know modern photocopiers often have inbuilt hard disks that store document scans? I didn’t!
“Modern, large, office-type photocopiers are computers. The whole system is controlled by a computer, it has a hard disk. It scans images and they are stored on the disc,” said Hirst. “They are also networked computers, and they have all the same security issues that a computer does, so all the same security issues arise,”
It’s similar looking back to the old style fax machines that left document imprints on the carbon rolls. Think twice before throwing out old office equipment or sending it off for repairs.
Amazing how people treat so many things as a black box and create security holes
I wish I had read this article last month, it would have made my job easier…