Xerox and Information Security - Protecting Your Data So You Can Focus on What Matter

Overview

Information is every organization’s key asset, and security is essential to the office—for documents*and for any devices connected to the network. And in the 21st century, the network is*the hub of virtually all business activity.
The threat is very real and the stakes are growing at exponential rates. A breach in the security*of an organization’s documents can result in unauthorized use of sensitive or proprietary*information. It can lead to harmful disclosure, stolen or compromised intellectual property and*trade secrets. And for many organizations, these security breaches can end with costly fines*and litigation, to the tune of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars.
When it comes to networked multifunction printers, or MFPs, additional vulnerabilities can be*present because these devices can print, copy, scan to network destinations, send email attachments*and handle incoming and outgoing fax transmissions. For those in IT, it’s critical to*the security of an organization’s network to make sure that security infractions can’t happen*through network-connected MFPs—or at the devices themselves.*
After all, attacks can originate in unexpected ways:

• The phone line attached to an MFP could be used to access the network
• The web server used to manage the MFPs and printers may be vulnerable to attack
• Unprotected electronic data can be inappropriately accessed while at rest on the hard disk,or in motion to/from the device
• Malicious emails can be sent from an MFP with no audit trail

A multifunction device is a sophisticated, multiple sub-system IT platform, and meaningful*security measures must comprehend every element of the platform.



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