Print Security

“There are two types of companies: those that have discovered security breaches and those that don‘t yet know they‘ve been breached.”

Worldwide Average Total Cost of a Data Breach: $3.92 Million

Most Expensive Country: United States at $8.19 Million

Most Expensive Industry: Healthcare at $6.45 Million

Average Size of Data Breach: 25,575 Records

Not sure where to start? We’re here to help!

Our experts have broken down print security into critical layers. Starting with an analysis of the firmware, we work outward to secure the settings, ports, and finally, the actual documents that are released from the device.

Security Layers

There are many considerations to a secured print environment

The usage of multi-purpose printers or MFPs are prominent in small to large organizations because of how easy they make day-to-day operations. Features like faxing, scanning, photocopying, and emailing have cut down time and costs. However, the problem with that is that it opens a multitude of security vulnerabilities.

According to the Global Print Security Report, 60% of businesses in the UK, US, France, and Germany suffered a print-related data breach in the last year. The data loss related to these breaches costs companies an average of more than $400K. A 2016 IDC survey revealed that unsecured printers and multi-function devices caused 35% of all office security breaches. Those network security breaches cost companies an estimated $133,800 each year, the IDC reports. For small businesses, the loss may not come out to these large sums, but nevertheless, they are there.

In addition to financial loss – productivity, consumer confidence, and damage to the brand will negatively affect the organization. Impacted businesses may not even be aware that their printers are responsible.

So how do you mitigate these risks at your company?

We’ve broken down print security into critical layers. Starting with an analysis of the firmware, we work outward to secure the settings, ports, and finally, the actual documents that are released from the device. How does your company weigh in on the following?

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Vulnerability Management

  • Manage and maintain printers with critical updates and enhancements
  • Provide IT a report on vulnerabilities and firmware
  • Work with IT to execute firmware upgrades
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Printer Compliance & Security

  • Observe corporate compliance
  • Lock down device ports
  • Disable unused protocols
  • Monitor device settings

Secure Print Release

  • Increase security and control by releasing documents only to authorized users
  • Store print jobs in a secure queue until released by user
  • Print documents from any enabled device
  • Simplify device discovery and enable app on mobile devices
  • Cut costs, reduce waste, and increase productivity