Managed services provider
Annodata is warning
businesses of the security
risks posed by internet-enabled
printers as new figures from
the Department for Business
Innovation and Skills (BIS)
show that 93% of large
organisations and 87% of small
businesses experienced a
security breach last year.
Grant Howard, professional
services technical manager at
Annodata, said: “Printers used
to be devices that sat in the
corner of the office churning
out documents, but that’s not
the case today. Technology has
advanced to such a point that
they are now fully integrated
with the IT estate and network
and capable of performing a
range of functions, such as
printing from mobile devices
and scanning to email,
network drives and web-hosted
applications. This functionality
has had a big impact on day-
to-day business operations,
but it has also created new
risks to data security that many
organisations remain unaware
of.”
He added: “Like any other
networked device, multi-
functional devices (MFPs) pose
an opportunity for hackers.
Many will be able to access the
entire network through tracking
the metadata of printed
documents or by hacking the
passcode of the MFP. Whether
these breaches are caused by
an attack from an unauthorised
outsider or by internal factors,
such as human error, systems
must be put in place to resist
disruption to the network.
“IT departments are
very careful when it comes
to protecting devices, user
accounts and other areas
traditionally viewed as
vulnerable. MFPs should be
treated with similar levels of
caution. Introducing measures
such as secure release printing
can effectively guard against
internal threats, while bolstering
firewalls, turning off unwanted
protocols and ensuring each
device has an appropriate
passcode can help protect
against threats from outsiders,”
Howard said.
Taking the guesswork
out of colour
Kyocera Document Solutions
has launched an ‘add in’ for
Microsoft PowerPoint and
Word that gives business
professionals an easy way
to utilise the full palette of
Pantone colours when printing
with Kyocera devices.
Pantone Office for Kyocera
enables users to select Pantone
colours by name or number via
an additional user interface for
MS Word and PowerPoint. This
removes the need for expensive
colour management software
or guesswork when transferring
colours from screen to page.
Bernhard Koll, product
manager at Kyocera Document
Solutions Europe, said: “Pantone
Office for Kyocera gives
businesses access to the expert
colour system that graphic
professionals rely on.”
Diary Date:
London Calling 2015
November 3-4
Sunbeam Studios, London
For more than six years,
corporate and commercial
print professionals have
attended Duplo’s London
Calling events to find out about
the latest finishing solutions.
This year’s showcase is
being held on November
3-4 at historic Sunbeam
Studios in Ladbroke Hall,
North Kensington – the UK’s
first purpose-built car and
factory showroom and now
one of London’s foremost
photographic studios and
event venues. As in previous
years, Duplo will be working
with partners from pre- and
post-press to demonstrate
complete print workflows.
BSI has awarded MFP
supplier Midshire Business
Systems ISO/IEC
27001:2013 certification for
its ISMS Information Security
Management System.
Midshire completed the
second stage of ISO 27001 in
February 2015, when detailed
audits confirmed that it had
successfully established its
data security in line with ISO
27001 requirements.
Midshire started the
accreditation process in
November 2014, when it moved
to new office and warehouse
facilities in West Bromwich.
Its strategy to protect client
and business data includes:
n
Risk assessments for all
information assets;
n
A Clear Desk Policy to
remove confidential paperwork
from desks and workstations
every night;
n
A Clear Screen Policy
to protect data visible at
workstations;
n
Threat detection and
monitoring software for email,
networks and infrastructure;
and
n
Full control of hardware and
data destruction including
issuance of waste transfer
notes and disposal certificates.
Midshire is already ISO
9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS
18001 certified.
Better protection of MFPs
needed to deter hackers
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MFPs like the Canon imageRUNNER 1435i should be secured
with just as much rigour as other network devices
Grant Howard, professional
services technical manager,
Annodata
Midshire recognised for information security
