Chesterfield Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 can anyone summarise quickly as i cant watch the vid at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee22 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 surely not.... thats a hell of alot of info to store in a bussiness copiers lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee22 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 surely not.... thats a hell of alot of info to store in a bussiness copiers lifetime. It would appear so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurrish Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunGodRA Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dene8 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert..... Hahahaha!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurrish Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Your all thinking the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacW Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jak Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz0 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanS16 Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo-ninja Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 sent link to IT guy, who reckons its a load of waffle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Expectation. Reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wouldn't mind getting my hands on that one from the mikado advert..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 hmmm not all printers would have that installed IMO...and or store info, look below: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us ... urity.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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