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MrBungle · 9th Dec 2018, 11:45 am

No. Most fax machines are network connected now. This means you can dial straight into them and exploit them and the hop onto local networks https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/0...t_fax_hacking/

As for security the trust is entirely inside the telecoms network then which is probably better than average security, but only assuming you dial the right number.

NHS use secure email mostly externally (outside N3) which doesn’t actually send the document but a link to it and you get sent a text message with a one time access code. You click the link and enter the access code. This is way more secure than plain email and plain fax.

9th Dec 2018, 11:45 am	#12
MrBungle Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: London, UK. Posts: 3,687	Re: Government bans fax machines in the NHS No. Most fax machines are network connected now. This means you can dial straight into them and exploit them and the hop onto local networks https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/0...t_fax_hacking/ As for security the trust is entirely inside the telecoms network then which is probably better than average security, but only assuming you dial the right number. NHS use secure email mostly externally (outside N3) which doesn’t actually send the document but a link to it and you get sent a text message with a one time access code. You click the link and enter the access code. This is way more secure than plain email and plain fax.