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by Kathleen Wirth · Published November 29, 2023 · Last modified November 30, 2023
“Security is particularly critical for customers operating in healthcare, education, financial and retail environments, where documents, payment details and data privacy must be protected…”
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published June 27, 2023
Only 19 percent of IT decision makers are completely confident that their print infrastructure is protected from security breaches and data losses.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published April 25, 2023
“There is a clear opportunity here for MPS vendors to reduce breach risk by moving clients to a managed, single-vendor fleet.”
Market-research International Data Corporation (IDC) has just published a new white paper detailing how…
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 11, 2022
Among the findings are that enterprises are more confident in their print-infrastructure’s security when they use managed print services, but printers used at home continue to be a security risk.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published January 8, 2021 · Last modified February 1, 2021
Non-HP printers supplies include chips of unknown origin that may employ un-trusted firmware.
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published December 14, 2020 · Last modified February 1, 2021
“The hybrid workplace is here to stay and it is imperative that organizations mitigate the risk of data loss by protecting printing endpoints in both the home and office environments.”
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 25, 2020 · Last modified October 19, 2020
Much of this week’s office-imaging news continued to reflect the profound effects that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the...
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 21, 2020 · Last modified September 28, 2020
Most enterprises protect company-issued laptops with appropriate security software and provide securely configured remote network connections, but many may have overlooked home printers’ security vulnerabilities.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published September 20, 2019 · Last modified October 1, 2019
On September 19th, HP Inc. announced that it had acquired Bromium for an undisclosed sum. Bromium is an end-point security...
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by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 13, 2019 · Last modified August 14, 2019
Almost 9 out of 10 IT professionals believe a data breach will equate to 50 percent or less of annual revenue; however, actual costs could potentially range from 1 to 7 years of annual revenue
Industry trade group, Recycling Times Media, which is based in China and represents the “remanufactured” toner-cartridge industry, continues to illegally post entire articles from Wirth Consulting without permission.
“You don’t sell security to people who are only trying to save money.”
by Kathleen Wirth · Published August 7, 2018 · Last modified October 15, 2018
The two critical RCE flaws (CVE-2018-5924, CVE-2018-5925) can affect various HP Envy, Deskjet, Officejet, DesignJet, PageWide Managed, PageWide Pro, Photosmart, AMP, Ink Tank, and Smart Tank Wireless printers.
by Kathleen Wirth · Published July 31, 2018 · Last modified August 2, 2018
According to HP, it’s the first company to invest in a dedicated bug-bounty program for printing devices, offering customers protection from attacks that target both businesses and employees.
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by Terry Wirth
by Terry Wirth · Published June 15, 2018 · Last modified December 14, 2020
With news about serious security breaches steadily streaming across our desktops, the importance of cyber security continues to increase more......
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