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Decommissioning your PSTN? Take Your Fax Machine Along

The Fax machine dilemma when migrating to VoIP WhatsApp, WeChat, Facebook, Twitter, email… We have all of these, so who needs a Fax? This might be a common first reaction to the inclusion of a Fax in the title of this post but many enterprises and small to medium business still rely on Faxes today …

My First Fax Machine Cost Me $5,000

Why Are Fax Machines Still a Thing?

The fax machine is kind of useless...until you need it.

Why email and instant messages haven’t killed the fax machine

Even in an age of email and instant messaging, the fax machine lives on. What’s behind the incredible longevity of this 20th century relic?

Beware the fax machine: some hackers target old gadgets

Hewlett Packard quickly fixed the issue — a patch is available on their support page — but the same vulnerabilities are present in most fax machines, including those by Canon and Epson.

Secrets Lurk Inside Your Fax Machine

A CBS4 Investigation has found thousands of Coloradans are unknowingly making critical mistakes with their most precious personal information by discarding fax machines filled with everything from tax information, social security numbers, medical records, job offers and orders for prescription medications.

Japan wants to shred its paper habit. Could it finally leave the fax behind?

Two Japans: One futuristic, one addicted to paper, personal stamps and faxes. The new government aims to change that.

Faxploit: Breaking the Unthinkable

In ground breaking research, dubbed ‘Faxploit’, Check Point researchers show how cyber criminals could infiltrate any home or corporate network by exploiting all-in-one printer-fax machines. A fax number is the only thing required to carry out the attack. HP all-in-one printer fax machines were used as the test case, and close cooperation with the company…

How to Send a Fax from Your Smartphone

While email has certainly destroyed the fax machine, most of us still need to send one, maybe two faxes a year to weird, outdated institutions. Thankfully, you can do it with nothing but your smartphone. Here’s how.

Just the facts on all things fax

The fax machine was first introduced in 1939 and is still around.

Time To Ditch The Fax Machine and Go Digital

Fax machines have been on technology?s endangered species list for a decade. Learn why its time to switch to an e-faxing or e-signature service.

Medical practices have a love-hate relationship with the fax machine

Why You Should Update Your Fax Right Now

Fax machines are still around and every one of them potentially has a security weakness that could allow hackers in.