HP unveiled a new suite of four secure, enterprise-class laser printers. These printers borrow security technology from HP’s PC division, allowing businesses to keep their documents secure by monitoring intruders, stopping malware attacks and ensuring that the BIOS is free from corruption.
The March 2015 “Annual Global IT Security Benchmark Tracking Study” published by the Ponemon Institute reveals that 53% of IT managers realize their printers are vulnerable and 64% state that their printers are likely infected with malware. Yet, despite these numbers, IT confidence in printer security remains low.
To help make printers, and the transmitted data, secure, HP brings its client endpoint security to its enterprise laser printers. These measures, including HP SureStart, Secure White Listing, and run-time intrusion detection technology, sit on top of common baseline security measures, including device protection, data privacy and encryption, the latest key security standards and access control.
HP’s security solution
If these features aren’t hardware dependent, HP claims that these security features can be implemented on printers as old as 2010 through firmware upgrades. This means that if users aren’t ready to upgrade to a new printer, they can update their printer to become more secure.
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Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components