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Small and medium-sized
businesses are continuing
to play fast and loose with
data security, according to a
new study by Altodigital, an
independent supplier of print
and document solutions.
Its survey of 500 decision-
makers in SMEs with 20-500
employees found that 45% of
businesses fail to lock away
laptops at night; 20% fail to use
firewalls; 27% leave important
documents un-shredded;
and 34% neglect to change
passwords on a regular basis.
In addition, there is
widespread ignorance of the
security risks posed by printer/
MFPs with internal hard
drives. A majority of business
owners (54%) said they took no
measures to protect data stored
on such devices; and one in six
fails to wipe internal hard drives
when devices are given away,
dumped or sold, meaning that
sensitive documents could end
up in the wrong hands.
More than half of businesses
regularly scan private
documents, including passports
(56%), birth certificates
(44%), utility bills (38%), bank
statements or financial records
(44%). Under EU proposals any
company that holds personal
information could be fined 2%
of their annual turnover if they
are found to be in breach of data
protection laws.
Tony Burnett, group sales
director at Altodigital, said: “It’s
concerning to see so many
businesses showing such a
lack of awareness of document
security. We have been shocked
by how many businesses are
failing to protect the hard
drives in their printers and
photocopiers. Handling sensitive
data is a serious responsibility,
and one that should be managed
right from the very top.”
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Businesses are not making
the most of shrinking IT
budgets by failing to explore
different financing options,
warns a new report by
Quocirca.
Sponsored by BNP Paribas
Leasing Solutions,
Using ICT
Financing for Strategic Gain
reveals that many SMEs are
unaware how financing works
and prefer to spend cash on ICT
purchases, with 81% using the
internet for ad hoc purchases
(as a primary or secondary
source).
Half of respondents were
unaware of the benefits of IT
finance in comparison to a
cash purchase or bank credit
lines. Three quarters (76%)
of respondents in firms with
revenues of between £5 million
to £50 million say they use
car financing yet only 30% use
financing for IT and telephony
equipment. Just 1% use it for
software.
Part of the problem, suggests
Quocirca, is that the option to
finance a deal is brought up
regularly in only 30% of ICT
purchasing negotiations, even
though over half of respondents
consider up-front costs to be of
critical or high concern.
Benoit Dilly, country manager
at BNP Paribas Leasing
Solutions, said: “Now is a
great time for SMBs to procure
ICT through financing. With
budgets increasingly restricted,
financing is the ideal way for
them to get the technology they
need to achieve their goals and
go for growth.”
In 2012, BNP Paribas
helped 40,000 UK businesses
invest in £1.1 billion of capital
equipment.
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Businesses missing out on benefits of leasing
Online print business MOO.
com is adopting a Bricks
and Clicks strategy with
the opening of its first retail
outlet in London.
The MOO Shop at No. 27,
BOXPARK, Shoreditch enables
customers to compare
products; customise their
own designs; and purchase
accessories. In the evenings, it
will be used to host events for
small businesses, creatives,
entrepreneurs and freelancers.
MOO’s latest product
is an NFC (Near Field
Communication) business
card containing a tiny chip
that interacts directly with any
NFC-enabled smartphone. The
card can be programmed to
carry out a variety of actions,
such as opening a web page or
automatically saving contact
details to a smartphone
contact list.
www.moo.com/sho
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SME printing practices put data
security at risk
Altodigital’s Tony Burnett
Did You Know?
Almost two thirds (63%)
of large enterprises have
experienced printer-related
security breaches, according
to a Quocirca white paper for
Nuance, yet only 22% have
implemented secure printing
solutions.
Printing: a false
sense of security
explains
why organisations must make
printing secure and includes
two case studies – one
Equitrac and one Safecom – to
show how this can be done.
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Diary Dates
14-16 May 2013
North Print & Pack 2013
Harrogate
An essential exhibition for com-
mercial printers and CRDs, their
suppliers and their customers. A
great chance to see all the latest
print, finishing and packaging tech-
nology, plus associated services,
under one roof.
www.printandpack.co.uk
25-29 June 2013
FESPA 2013
ExCeL, London
The largest event focused on
the wide format print industry,
FESPA provides a platform to
see the latest equipment and
consumables in digital printing.
www.fespa.com