According to a 2008 Sharp Electronics tax time-related survey, 60 percent of people were not aware of the risk they faced when using copiers and printers that store a document image on the hard drive that could be later retrieved by an individual using the machine or by a hacker accessing it on the network. As the first of its kind solution, MXI Security’s Stealth MXP USB portable security device and Sharp multifunction printers provide a secure combination organizations know will keep their confidential data protected. Using the combination averts local area networks and ensures that no latent image remains on a multifunction printer, avoiding the risk of security breaches.
Given the ubiquity of printers, scanners and copiers that are publically accessible or exposed on networks, people need to be aware of the risk they face if the information retained in the memory of the devices is exposed. Culprits could be hackers or may be (or have access to) employees or patrons of mailrooms, hotels, businesses, any place with public or accessible printing facilities.
Each year more than 8 million people in the US are victims of identity theft and millions more are at risk when businesses have information stolen or lost.
The news may lead to evil doers targeting printers, copiers and scanners to try to access the data retained in the memory.
More than 8 million people a year are victims of data theft, having a negative impact on personal and business financing ranging into the millions of dollars.
Larry Hamid, Chief Technology Officer, MXI Security, Mike Marusic, Vice President, Marketing Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America, Sally Hudson, analyst, IDC, and other analysts that follow Sharp Electronics MFP business
Sharp survey, press release, http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&news..., US Postal Service, Identity Theft, http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/IDtheft2.htm
The following are available via email, two scenarios that walk through the steps people would use when combining a Stealth MXP with a Sharp multifunction printer to print or scan a document, and adiagram of the workflow to understand the combination of the devices in a local area network. The press release is available via MXI Security's Web site http://www.mxisecurity.com/docs/Sharp_and_MXI_Security_raise_the_bar_for...
Jeff Fishburn, OnPR, 503.799.1988, jefff [at] onpr [dot] com