E.U. WARNS USERS ….PRINTERS & COPIERS ARE A SECURITY RISK

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http://www.itexaminer.com/Business/tabid/79/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/492/Printers-and-copiers-are-security-risk.aspx
Printers and copiers are security risk – EU warns users
The EU is worried that printers and copiers are the weakest link in IT networks.
The
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has issued a
statement warning companies to look closely at printers and copiers
when designing their corporate cyber defences.Many companies are
unaware of the dangers posed by printers that are connected to the
Internet, ENISA has warned.  Printers are effective ways to penetrate
networks or a window to stored documents.Companies have to be careful
to take precautions with printers and copiers to prevent unauthorised
access to documents or data cartridges. The good old days of printing
and copying, dating back 450 years to Gutenberg, whereby documents
could be secured with a lock and key were over, the agency said.ENISA
surveyed 350 companies in France, Germany and Britain before reaching
its startling conclusion.

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June 16, 2008 at 12:30 PM