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Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. says it’s recommending a layered security approach for its bizhub MFPs and other print devices to help protect organizations from today’s increasing cybercrime threats. The firm says that recent studies show the global average data breach cost in 2023 has risen to $4.45 million, a 15 percent increase over the last three years. Additionally, the company…

Securing Copier/MFPs from A to Z

The following guide published by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission outlines how enterprises can secure their copier/MFPs – noting that today’s devices are many ways computers that can be attacked:

“Digital Copiers are Computers

Today’s generation of networked multifunction devices — known as “digital copiers” — are “smart” machines that are used for more than just copying; they can do everything…

New Canon Survey Reveals Vulnerabilities in Companies’ Security Strategy

Noting that while digital technologies help companies work smarter, they can also result in security vulnerabilities that can cost them money, time, intellectual property, and customer trust, Canon U.S.A. today released its latest Office of the Future survey. The survey found that all organizations surveyed across a range of vertical markets experienced a cyber threat over the past year.

In its…

HP: Selling Security as a Solution

In the following blog post, an HP Inc. partner discusses how his firm is selling printer security:

“’New malware comes out every 4.2 seconds. How do you stay ahead of that?’ says Jerod Keyser, general manager, Fortress Business Systems.

Fortress Business Systems, an Idaho-based HP partner, is stepping up to meet this challenge. Today, it is transforming its solutions business from selling…

This Week in Imaging: A Closer Look at Printer/MFP Security

With news about serious security breaches steadily streaming across our desktops, the importance of cyber security continues to increase more and more. Unfortunately, many users have a hard time seeing their printers and copier/MFPs as cyber-security risks, even though most are now network- and Internet-connected.

That means, for instance, that if a cyber-attacker breaches a network-connected…

Be Careful What You Click On and More; Xerox Discusses Printer Security

In this blog post, Garland J. Nichols, PhD, Xerox Vice President of Information Security, Research & Product Development discusses strategies for keeping printers, copier/MFPs, and the documents they process secure: “The Internet of Things — really the Internet of Everything — has disrupted how we view security. It’s not just locking the front door and installing an alarm system as we do to…

HP Expanding Dealer Security-Adviser Program; Expects 600 Dealers Worldwide

InfoTrends reported on HP Inc.’s Power of Print conference last week, noting, among other updates, that HP is increasing the number of its security advisers by 10 times, and that it’s offering office-imaging dealers a $15,000 security-care program that consists of a two-day on-site assessment conducted by HP security experts.

Dealers can then “mark-up” and sell the service to customers. HP also…

Lexmark: How to Secure Printing and Imaging in the Enterprise

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of posts from Lexmark security experts, designed to help you maximize print and network security.

While high-profile, far-reaching security breaches like WannaCry are external, internal security breaches are actually more common. Information that is printed on or transmitted through print devices must be protected.

Here are four key ways to…