Data Security Vulnerabilities of Facsimile Machines and Digital Copiers.

摘要

This study examines the data security vulnerabilities of facsimile machines, i.e., self-contained fax machines and fax modems. This study is primarily concerned with vulnerabilities associated with outsider intrusion and interception. An outsider is anyone who does not have physical access to the fax machine, but does have access to the phone number, wires, utilities, and trash that passes into and out of the facility containing the fax machine. This paper investigates the possibility of an outsider compromising data without that person ever touching the fax machine.