information Technology in emergency - Three Priorities For It in 2010 - Part 2

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As we get underway into 2010, the It industry is faced with three major challenges. What makes these so indispensable is they are not on the radar of most companies. In this record I will address the second challenge we, as an industry, have ignored. Although I can't contribute answers, my hope for these articles is to expose the issues and get underway a dialogue within the It society as we crusade for answers.

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Your Digital Copy motor can't keep secrets

You'll never guess who's walking out your front door with confidential data. Yes, it's the guy who leases you your copy machine. When digital copy machines are substituted or come off lease they are wheeled out your front door with a disk-full of images that were printed, scanned, copied or faxed.

Digital copiers can't erase their hard drive so at the end of their lease, gigabytes of images inside the copier are wheeled out your front door. Newer copy machines can make the data unreadable to the copier itself but your data is still on the disk! If you happen to have a network connected digital copier, further facts is retained on the copier such as Ip addresses, Dns server Ip addresses, email addresses, etc.

A business called Digital Copier protection Inc (Dcsi) is a pioneer in raising awareness to this protection hole which exists at most companies. Dcsi claims they have obtained "off lease" copy machines where they scanned the hard drives with rights utilities and have recovered thousands of pages of documents fully intact. Here are some examples of what they've recovered.

A faultless home refinance application together with applicant's full name, Ssn, current employer, former employers, bank inventory numbers, etc. A Spreadsheet showing worker names and business issued prestige card numbers. Full Tax Returns Confidential curative records Confidential administrative business Reports Over 20,000 documents were recovered from just one hard drive

You would never let a vendor walk out of your data center with an un-scrubbed hard drive but yet it is done every day with digital copiers.

Don't even think about removing the hard drive before releasing the copy machine, doing so would make the copier unusable and void your lease agreement. You would become liable for the faultless cost of the copy machine. Don't expect the copy motor technician to purge the gismo either; they don't have the technical knowledge of where your facts is stored, or how to purge it. Most technicians believe the copier is purged when the images are no longer descriptive to the display. Don't fall for their ignorance on this matter. Also, don't think you can push the responsibility onto the leasing business as I certify your lease trade doesn't wish them to contribute this service.

This is one of corporate America's biggest risks, yet I haven't found any business with protection policies addressing digital copiers. Most end of lease copiers are sold overseas where recipients of these copiers (and your data) are not branch to Us laws.

Do you know who has your old digital copy motor and all your data that was on its hard drive?

How many digital copy machines do you have that are ready to go off lease? How will you ensure your data doesn't go off site with the copy machine? How will you ensure your competitors or hackers won't get their hands on your data through your old copier? Are you at risk of lawsuits from employees or vendors that use your copy machines? This is a protection issue we cannot ignore, and it's an issue without an easy solution. The options available are minuscule and can be expensive for companies with multiple copiers. Dcsi provides a certified disk scrubbing service. Someone else choice is to purchase a "Security Kit" which is expensive and not user friendly. The gismo is so troublesome that most companies disable them over the course of time.

If your business is regulated by Sox, Glb, Hipaa, Ferpa or Ftc Red Flags, a breach can be construed once your digital copier leaves your rights and control. Considering the costs of fines, penalties, sanctions, communal notification, prestige monitoring, and damage to a corporate image. Rigorous purging of these machines should be a top priority for every company.

As you can see from this series, It has three pressing challenges; Old paradigms that cripple businesses, digital copier protection and our "part 3" topic in the final record of this series. These challenges are actually ignored and have been to this day. However, ignoring these challenges only puts your business at continued risk of pending crisis. In 2010 we must take steps to limit our exposure with answers to these challenges. As I mentioned earlier, my intent is to open the door to further dialogue. Let us consider the door now wide open. I encourage you to suggest your ideas and join me in a conference on this topic.

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