INTENT OF THIS DOCUMENT:
Canon recognizes the importance of information security and the challenges that your organization faces. This white paper provides information security facts for Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems. It provides details on imageRUNNER ADVANCE security technology for networked and stand-alone environments, as well as an overview of Canon’s device architecture, framework and product technologies as related to document and information security.

This white paper is primarily intended for administrative personnel responsible for the configuration and maintenance of imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems. The information in this document, in conjunction with other best practices, may be used as guidance to help improve your organization’s overall security. Some security settings may affect device functionality or performance. You may want to test these settings before deploying them in your environment to ensure you understand their effects.

Canon does not warrant that use of the information contained within this document will prevent malicious attacks, or prevent misuse of your imageRUNNER ADVANCE systems. continue reading...

In today’s information age, protecting critical data of an organization’s branch offices, across multiple locations, should be standard practice. However, delivering a robust data protection strategy in environments with limited resources and often untrained personnel, can prove challenging. IDC quantified the size of this challenge: one-fifth of large companies have over 50% of their data in remote offices1, and another one-third of large companies have 20-50% of data in their remote offices. Very often, business-critical data at remote or branch office (ROBO) locations is inadequately protected, exposing the business to greater risk of lost data and lost productivity.

Introduction
A study conducted by industry analyst Enterprise Strategy Group found that the top three IT priorities for remote office / branch office (ROBO) locations were driven by business priorities: to improve information security, ensure regulatory compliance, and enhance disaster recovery2. However, the many choices in data protection technologies and approaches, coupled with a wide range of vendors to choose from, can make data protection planning a daunting endeavor.

This white paper drills deeper into these challenges and the considerations for a better way to approach data protection. It also explains how the HP data protection portfolio can help businesses overcome their data protection challenges, and drive better business outcomes. The white paper includes a glossary, defining terms used to expand data protection approaches, and where customers can find further information on HP data protection offerings. continue reading...

Executive Summary
Cloud computing is one of the hot topics of our day. And it deserves all the attention, because it has the potential to deliver a wide range of innovative services for the management of infrastructure, development platforms, software applications, and complex business processes more efficiently and cost-effectively than ever before.

It will also speed up the development of intelligent, proactive “next gen” documents that will improve the productivity of Knowledge Workers around the world, But several challenges lie in the way before the cloud becomes a widely accepted paradigm for computing. There are concerns about security. And there is considerable confusion about the relative merits of public, private and hybrid clouds.

Nevertheless, cloud computing is fast-becoming a dynamic force in the business
world. And forward-thinking clients have discovered that the right approach to
cloud-based services can help them improve performance and create a
competitive advantage today. For more information, please read on... continue reading...

Introduction

The Canon imagePROGRAF series is equipped with a disk erase feature that erases print jobs sent to the printer from the printer's hard disk. This feature completely erases data sent to the printer, such as classified data and private information, so that it is not leaked to third parties.

Generally, data written to hard disks on computers or printers is not completely erased when the memory is deleted or initialized in the usual way. You can use data recovery software to recover deleted data and retrieve information. This is precisely why preventing data recovery and completely deleting data is so important.

Disk Erase Features

The disk erase feature included with the Canon imagePROGRAF series responds to the need for an increased level of security.

The disk erase feature included with the Canon imagePROGRAF has the following 3 modes.

Secure Erase Mode

This is the highest level of erasure. It meets to U.S. Department of Defense requirements (DoD 5220-22.M) for the erasure of disk media.

Data stored on the printer's hard disk is overwritten multiple times and then checked after the final overwrite. This makes hard disk analysis used during disk recovery impossible, preventing data recovery. For more information, see "5 How Secure Erasure Mode Works".

Secure Quick Erase Mode

In this mode, data stored on the printer's hard disk is overwritten once with random data. This prevents data from being recovered using software. This mode erases data quicker than Secure Erase Mode.

High-speed Erase Mode

In this mode, the file management information for the data stored on the printer's hard disk is initialized. Because only the file management information is initialized, the data still remains on the hard disk. continue reading...

What You Need to Know to Protect Your Data.

A CBS news story recently detailed the unfortunate compromise of customer data stored on the hard drive of several multi-function printers (MFPs). Since this story aired, several Xerox customers have been understandably concerned. They want to know what features and functions are available on their current MFP equipment to ensure that their data is not compromised. And most importantly, they want to know how to dependably remove customer data from their machine at the end of its useful life. The solutions to this challenge are many. Some systems have disk encryption or 3-pass disk overwrite software available on the machine. These systems are fully protected against data compromise if the features are utilized. However, most in-place systems at customer sites do not have these features on the systems. In these instances, customers are generally advised to either upgrade themachine with a security kit or to pay to have the hard disk removed prior to leaving the customer’s facility. In either case, it’s an expensive and time consuming process that customers have not incorporated into their budgets.

A Competitive Trade-in Option to Address MFP Security Concerns.

If a customer trades their competitive equipment with Xerox as part of a new MFP implementation, Xerox will crush the equipment making any residual customer data inaccessible. The Xerox process will involve crushing the hard drive to prevent retrieval of any residual data on the machine. The Xerox process includes pick-up of the competitive equipment from the customer site and maintaining custody of the unit until it is dropped off at the destruction facility. Xerox tracks the equipment while it’s under our control to ensure the integrity of the process until the unit is crushed. This process will give our customers “ peace of mind” that their data is protected if their current non-Xerox equipment is traded for new Xerox equipment. Additionally, virtually all new Xerox MFP equipment comes standard with 128-bit AES disk encryption as well as 3-pass disk overwrite features to ensure that our customer’s data is protected from day one on their new equipment. continue reading...