Most people are probably completely unaware of this so just in case, did you know that your digital copier devices, such as your MFP’s, have a hard drive just like your computer? Anything you run through your scanner is stored on that hard drive for anyone to see!

Every document scanned, copied, or emailed get’s copied and stored on the hard drive. It could be anything from social security numbers, passwords, credit card information, and more. The average hard drive of a second hand digital copier can have up to 20,000 documents stored.

There are steps you can take when it’s time to get ride of that old digital copier. We can show you how to whip-out the hard drive, or even physically remove it from the device.

Watch this video to learn more about digital printer security: