Be wary of "the wolf of the office"

Have you experienced the wrong way to get someone else's files in front of the printer? Or are the documents printed by myself missing? Have you ever had to send a document to another network printer because of a printer failure? Even public printers outside the department? Everything about the printer is closely related to the documentation and information.

A few weeks ago, HP Studios teamed up with American movie star Christian Slater to launch the short film "The Wolf," with Hollywood-style short films that focused on information security in the office. Slater's "Wolf of the Office" uses printers that do not take any protective measures to invade the printing equipment and computers of a large financial company, stealing important contents such as company trade secrets and employee personal information. Not only did he have the freedom to navigate the confidential documents and information flow of the office, but he also directly invaded the board meeting, threatening the key negotiation results of the two companies. In this series of short films, the seemingly inconspicuous printing equipment has finally become the hardest hit area for corporate information security.

Print security: take the whole body

In fact, the scenes in the movie are not only in the movie. Hundreds of millions of printing devices are also found in the offices of companies, institutions and companies around the world, making them a hub for many important documents. When most IT operation and maintenance personnel focus on enterprise information security on PCs, documented devices with the same networking and storage functions are often overlooked, leaving enterprises with many security risks. Like the movie "The Wolf" the actor said: "I have control of their network, then I took control of their data."

Worldwide, threats caused by print device security vulnerabilities occur from time to time. In early February of this year, according to the British media "The Register", 160,000 printing devices were attacked worldwide and automatically printed ASCII (computer programming code) patterns. Many people post relevant pictures on social platforms, expressing their doubts about information security. After the incident, an attacker said that he was responsible for the incident. He sounded the alarm for us in a mischievous manner: it is very important to protect the printer and set permissions. The printing device with security holes may be invaded at any time. Even caused the disclosure of confidential information.

According to a survey by Ponemon, a security research center, 64% of corporate IT managers say their company's printers are likely to be infected with malware1; a report from IDC shows that all major data breaches reported by corporate IT managers are More than 26% are related to printers2. According to HP internal statistics, many companies have not deployed or enabled the security solutions that come with the printers because they have not received enough attention. It is precisely because of this that less than 2% of the world's billions of business printers are printers. It is really safe.

Document + Equipment: Two-pronged approach, escort

Based on in-depth insights and research into the needs of enterprise customers, HP has accumulated a wealth of successful experience in print security solutions, and its technical strength has always maintained its leading position in the industry. Hewlett-Packard has also always regarded security as the focus of printer technology development and innovation, constantly innovating printer security solutions, from document security and document security to ensure the safe flow of documents and information. For example, HP Sure Start technology detects malicious BIOS attacks and self-healing from attacks; firmware whitelisting ensures that only factory-certified firmware can be installed and running on the printer; HP SmartAdvantage Security (HP JetAdvantage Security) Manager) allows IT departments to establish and maintain device security policies, including shutting down ports, disabling access protocols, and automatically erasing files.

HP is also bringing leading security solutions from the A4 to the A3 market, and is committed to helping more industry users complete the secure deployment and application of printing devices, providing users with a strong guarantee for document security. The new A3 MFP will support security solutions including PIN code printing, white list, real-time intrusion detection, secure boot (Sure Start), hard disk encryption, access control, including jointly protect the safety of equipment, documents and data.

Thanks to HP's leading document security solutions, multiple industry application users benefit from this, creating a safer and more efficient printing process, as well as securing confidential information for businesses and employees from both device and documentation. Sex, to prevent the invasion of the "wolf of the office":

TAFE is Australia's largest and oldest vocational and technical college, with more than 1,000 HP printers supporting students and teachers in classrooms, libraries and offices every day. Networked printers that do not have a security solution enabled expose the personal information of students and faculty to the risk of being disclosed at any time. The Institute thoroughly tested the printing system through HP Printing Security Advisory Services. After discovering the security breach, HP developed a comprehensive printing system security policy for the school to improve the security level of important information.

MetLife, the largest insurance company in the United States, used to have no authentication during employee printing, and there were always cases of incorrectly taking files or queuing. After the unified use of HP access control printing solution, employees need to enter PIN code or brush card to verify identity when printing, to ensure that each file can arrive accurately, employees can also choose any printer output file of the company.

For the German bank Volksbank Kaiserslautern-Nordwestpfalz, the information security of customers is more important than Mount Tai. Hoffman, the head of bank IT, said that bank printers are generally outdated and print security has always left him the least troublesome problem. After the bank adopts HP JetAdvantage Security Manager, the IT department can monitor the printing equipment at any time to protect against external intrusions. It also helps IT automatically check and reset the affected settings to make the device comply with the company's security policy.

Everything is connected, and the protection of the seal is imperative

With the advent of the Internet of Things era, various types of devices are connected to each other to share information and data. As a key part of the information flow in the enterprise office Internet of Things, the printer is of great significance for improving the overall information security of the enterprise. Therefore, the use of security solutions to provide end-to-end security for enterprise printing has become a necessity in various industries. As a leader in the printing industry, HP will continue to promote the popularity of document security solutions, and promote the security of document printing as the focus of enterprise IT security strategy, helping enterprise users to achieve dual security of equipment and documents.

For enterprises, improving print security awareness, popularizing print security solutions, and securing enterprise devices, documents and information are one of the important tasks of the IT department. If the flock on the prairie is not prepared, it is difficult to realize that the wolf is around, and it is too late to find it. The same is true in the office. The printing or printing equipment that undertakes the document output task every day, if it does not adopt a security solution, may become the next intruder of the "wolf of the office." As Slater said in "The Wolf": "Maybe, the next time I am looking for you."

Source of information: Internet

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