Case Study: Ricoh achieves secure, rapid-startup interactive whiteboards with McAfee Embedded Control

Embedded Security Facilitates Networked Collaboration for Interactive Whiteboards

Ricoh, a global manufacturer of office automation equipment, needed to secure its networked interactive whiteboards without sacrificing the fast startup, simplicity, and factory-tested configuration of the device. The challenge was to protect shared business content from viruses introduced through the network or USB devices while avoiding the ongoing management and software updates required by traditional antivirus tools. McAfee provided McAfee Embedded Control to meet these requirements.

Using McAfee Embedded Control, Ricoh implemented a whitelist-based embedded security model that only allows pre-authorized applications to run, reducing infection risk while keeping the whiteboards ready to use immediately after setup. McAfee’s solution let Ricoh ship the devices with security pre-configured, maintain their original performance, and avoid post-shipment updates that could affect startup speed. The result was a secure appliance that boots to a white screen in five seconds and supports future enhancements without compromising security.

Ricoh

Tetsuro Nagatsuka

Senior Specialist