HP Inc. Tackles The Nefarious Cybersecurity Problem Few Will Acknowledge: The Office Printer

guest · Feb 28, 2020

HP Inc. Tackles The Nefarious Cybersecurity Problem Few Will Acknowledge: The Office Printer
February 28, 2020
https://www.forbes.com/sites/moorin...blem-few-will-acknowledge-the-office-printer/

While cybersecurity has long focused on the data center, cloud, mobile device, and client PC sectors, one glaring area that has gotten woefully little attention is the ubiquitous office printer.

Modern multifunction printers (MFPs) face a wide variety of security threats and vulnerabilities, spanning from basic unauthorized access to print data (e.g., someone walks over to a printer and picks up unsecured printed documents) to printers as an attack point, in which a compromised device executes malicious code, hacks other systems on the network, and launches denial-of-service (DOS) actions.
HP goes beyond driving printer security awareness
While HP has made strong progress in this area, the company is not merely focusing on marketing awareness campaigns.

Last week HP announced a commitment to participating in the Buyers Lab Security Validation Testing program. Buyers Lab (BLI), the testing wing of Keypoint Intelligence, is the first major entity to establish an unambiguous set of security standards for connecting MFPs and printers.
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Customers will benefit from HP’s actions in the printer security space. Cybersecurity is a mammoth problem that requires bold industry leadership. HP should be applauded for throwing down the gauntlet and challenging the overall printer industry to do better.
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HP: HP Continues Printer Security Leadership | Joins New Initiative to Establish Industry‐Standard Benchmarks

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