A potential security vulnerability in HP laserjet Printers

HP made an announcement on 2/4/09 that “A potential security vulnerability has been identified with certain HP LaserJet printers, HP Color LaserJet printers and HP Digital Senders. The vulnerability could be exploited remotely to gain unauthorized access to files”

The list of printers that are affected by this is pretty large, 12 different printer families and all the models in those families. HP says to download the latest firmware and update the printer.

Here is the link for the full article from HP.com

The Unseen Business Security Risk

September 24, 2008

Look around any business and what do you see that are security risks?

Computer - It can be.

Printer - Rare but possible.

Employees - They can be.

Fax Machine - Yes it can be.

While most business are going away from faxes, quite a few still use them for everyday business. Sending and receiving orders, sending information to a client, the list can go on, but the fact remains it can be a big security risk.

The reason why, is mainly due to one reason, Fax Film. That waxy based film doesn’t seem like much, but in the wrong hands it can be powerful. The problem of fax film is that it records an image as you receive a fax. So that page you get with the information on it, if you have a fax film instead of ink or toner, there is a second copy in the machine.

Just going through a businesses trash can provide much information. I showed one of our customers their fax film after use. I was telling them what was ordered, who signed for it, all the details, just by unravelling it a little bit. So what can you do?

1. Get rid of the machine. If you need a fax, get an inkjet or laser based one.
2. If you can not replace it, burn the film. You can not get an image or copy from ashes.

Courtesy of Oinkinkstore

HP Fax 1010 and 1010xi safety recall

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Hewlett-Packard Company is recalling the HP Fax 1010 and 1010xi. HP customers who have the HP Fax 1010 and 1010xi are asked to contact HP for product disposition and resolution. The affected products were distributed in the US, Canada and Mexico.

For more information visit HP website below....

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/recalls/fax1010.html