scan into encrypted folder?? mac

lvjc2

I always imagine that any of us that are careful with money tend to be careful about security too - or is that just me!?

Can I push-scan documents into some sort of protected folder??

I've just got a lovely new printer-scanner-copier (epson sx610fw) and would love to scan directly into a folder that has some sort of protection. At the minute I've done the encrypted disk image thing on the mac, but even if it's open the scanner won't use it as a target folder, so I scan to another folder then move them. Ideally I would be able to push-scan from the scanner to a secure folder on my mac (macbook leopard) so that as bills etc come in I could scan them then shred them, without having to rearrange each item into another folder. Also every time I move them it leaves a copy which I then need to secure-delete, which takes longer.

But in my reality head I imagine that if a scanner can get something into a secure folder, it means it's not that secure... I have been googling this but haven't got a clear answer just yet. Feel free to redirect me if you can think of a good or better place to ask this.

Thanks for any advice.
John