Is Your Old Photocopier An Invitation For Espionage And ID Theft?

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Is Your Old Photocopier An Invitation For Espionage And ID Theft?

According to CBS News report released April 15, 2010, your old discarded photocopier could become a treasure chest for Identity Thieves. If your Copier / Scanner / FAX machine was manufactured 2002 or later, it contains a hard drive with records of all the documents processed on the machine. That’s right, checks with account numbers, personnel documents, company financials, … ECT. Not only is this a huge security issue, but also it is in violation of the new HIPAA requirements to protect employee and customer private information. Opps!

I received a heads up from a computer repair company offering to clean out the hard drive of any of my old machines, but this is a serious problem. Thieves are working overtime to make money off your errors.

I am not recommending replacing your office technology with a legal pad and pen, but it is just one more thing to do while running a business. Ain’t life grand!

Ken Bear Cole

A Second Look Business Consulting

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