Importance of print security article
Published by The Imaging Channel magazine
- In past 6 months, 2/3’s of organizations have experienced data losses due to
insecure printing practices
- 40% of IT decision-makers turn to their managed security service provider for print security advice
- Microsoft stated that 44% of hacking targets were in the information technology sector, including equipment (printer/MFP) providers
- Printers/MFPs are some of the most neglected devices on a customer’s network when it comes to data security
o Cybercriminals are aware of this and often target printers/MFPs for that reason
- The very remote monitoring and management technology that manage print services providers rely on, can also be source of security risk
- DCA (data collection agent) could be transformed into a silent and effective
command/control attack vector for cybercriminals