FTC On Photocopier Security
More for our continuing feature on the ever-expanding number of devices that present a security hole. (Past items <a href=<a href=http://cybersecurityreport.nextgov.com/2010/05/a_cyberattack_with_that_latte.php>here</a> and <a href=http://cybersecurityreport.nextgov.com/2010/05/hackers_will_soon_want_your_car.php>here</a>.) This month: photocopiers. From IDG News Service:
More for our continuing feature on the ever-expanding number of devices that present a security hole. (Past items here and here.) This month: photocopiers. From IDG News Service:
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is urging the photocopier industry to address privacy risks arising from the fact that digital copiers store thousands of documents on their internal hard drives.CBS News reported in mid-April that nearly every copier built since 2002 stores images of documents that pass through the machines. The report found sensitive health and law-enforcement information on copiers ready to be resold.
In a recent letter to Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said the agency is examining whether copier makers and resellers are warning their customers about the privacy risks, providing educational materials and offering "options for secure copying."