HP’s Secure Managed Printing Services to Secure Printers

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HP Secure Managed Print Services are not just meant for securing your company printers, but it is developed to provide a full-proof security to your business. HP MPS helps to secure your entire network against the biggest threats and hacks with real-time threat detection, automatic monitoring, and inbuilt software validation. Most companies tend to secure their computers and mobile devices, but they ignore safeguarding their printing and imaging devices, scanners, and fax machines, those are at equal risk as the computers. Unaware of the fact that printers are the most vulnerable medium of entry in an IT business, about 60% of the companies faced data breach that involves their printers and all the noteworthy data breaches reported by the IT managers, 26% involved the printers.

HP offers the leading hardware and software solutions that empower your printing environment with protection and productivity. Since the IT professionals cannot always spend their time and effort on examining the printing and imaging devices, HP’s Managed Printing Service takes full and proper care of these devices. The video below will show you how HP MPS have helped companies reduce the security threats on their printers.

The video portrays how your company printers are open to prying eyes and how easily it can be accessed. An access to a single unsecured printer can lead entry to the entire network connected to the device. The growing IT infrastructure is getting so complex that your company devices and printers are becoming vulnerable to attackers. You won’t even get a hint that your printers and devices are being attacked and the hackers will silently steal all your confidential data without any notice. The printers are one of the most vulnerable devices and points of entry that hackers target in a company. Most companies have experienced issues with communication, mobile devices, cloud apps, employee morale, mobile payments, phishing, and malware for their negligence and printers are another most crucial device that currently many companies are ignoring. A printer is just like a computer that remains open to prying eyes and once it is hacked, they can do severe damage to your data those are stored on a daily basis. This includes your business data, financial documents, employee records, confidential documents, and several other private data. They can even access the print history and damage other secure systems connected to the network. Hackers can even cause physical damage to the printers like malfunctioning it or taking it over completely so that it is no longer usable. And the consequences of such attacks can lead you to costly repairs that go beyond your company budget. Learn more about printer security.

Normally, a printer can be easily hacked with a malicious program outside the company that might lead to document exposure at the device and documents sent to/from the device. Printers can also face unauthorized uses or expose itself to settings or ports. Even the remote or unsecured home printers can be open to hackers and the company won’t be able to identify the offender. In such scenarios, HP MPS safeguards your printers against the three major threats, which include, device security, data security, and document security. It provides proper authorization to the printers so that no third-party individual can access it and secure it from unidentified users. HP extremely focuses on helping customers optimize their document workflows and work processes and strengthens security involving planning workshops and HP Imaging and Printing Security Center. HP MPS cut costs of printer repairs and improve user productivity by managing the work environment more closely and address security and workflow needs.

HP Managed Printing Services is reinventing security with advanced monitoring and threat detection to secure your entire network in real-time. They completely seal your printers to prevent access to hackers. HP MPS lets you protect your printing infrastructure with their innovative services that slash printer costs and enhances your IT environment. HP protects your sensitive data and defends your network with the world’s most secure printing. It automates your workflow and mobilizes business processes to improve work productivity. HP MPS analyzes how your business works, evaluate them and identify the areas of optimization. They identify your devices and their condition, analyze the total print cost, and create a fleet optimization plan to enhance your business output. HP MPS helps you reduce waste and energy use with streamlined processes and an optimized printing environment that lets you sustain your goals. learn more about HP Secured Managed Printing Services.