A Security Assessment of the Ricoh Afcio 450E Multifunction Device

There is an increasing use in the business community of multifunction devices that provide network printing, scanning and faxing. These devices are frequently being deployed within business with little thought of the security implications of devices that bridge the network and phone line, potentially offering a backdoor to both the network and confidential information via 'cross channel' communications. This paper provides a Security Assessment of the Ricoh Afcio 450E multifunction device.