Why print and scanning remain an unmitigated risk
The paperless office is one of the clearest examples of the impact that digital transformation has had on workflows. This includes industries, like law and finance, where physical records of compliance documents, market-sensitive data, and customer information must be retained.
Industry Consultant at Tungsten Automation.
Mishandling electronic and physical data can lead to heavy regulatory penalties, so companies take care to encrypt data in transit, enforce MFA, segment their networks, and sharpen endpoint detection.
These measures build a solid foundation of security. But what good is that wall when the weakest link sits in the corner of the office, quietly printing?
Regulated industries have a print security problem
Most offices treat printers as passive output devices, disconnected from any threat. That assumption is out of date. HP found 57% of IT decision-makers rate print securityas a low priority in their cybersecurity strategy, and 45% aren't confident their...
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