Protect Your Company Printers from Hackers

You might not think of your printer or multifunction printer (MFP) as an access point to your network, but it is. If not properly protected, printers, especially those that are wireless or MFPs that can be accessed remotely, could be incredibly vulnerable to hacks and security breaches because they are often overlooked. At Xerox, we take printer security very seriously, and that’s why we equip our products with several secure print features to protect your organization’s most sensitive data.

Xerox Secure Printers Meet Strict Standards

We strongly endorse the internationally recognized ISO 15408 Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, and validate the majority of our products for Common Criteria Certification. We strive to evaluate the entire printer or MFP, not just individual features, in order to meet our customers’ strictest security requirements.

We also conduct ongoing testing for potential new printer security vulnerabilities, issue software patches and quickly update our manufacturing process to integrate printer security fixes.

Through partnerships with companies like McAfee, we offer benchmark printer security protection with an innovative white listing defense against viruses. This is one part of our four-point approach to comprehensive printer security for select Xerox ConnectKey technology-enabled printers and MFPs.

Xerox Secure Printing Features

As your trusted provider of secure printing solutions, we offer many standard and optional secure print features for Xerox printers and MFPs.

• Xerox Secure Print. Don’t let your confidential or private documents sit in the output tray, open for viewing, at risk of being taken by someone else. Secure Print allows you to control the print timing of your documents. Enter a pass code to send a job to print. The printer holds the job until you enter the same pass code at the device, releasing it to print.
• Image Overwrite. Electronically “shred” information stored on a printer or MFP hard disk as part of routine job processing. Electronic deletion may be performed automatically, on-demand or, on some devices, scheduled. The Xerox Image Overwrite print security process uses a three-pass algorithm originally specified by the U.S. Department of Defense.
• Data Encryption. As data moves in and out of a printer or MFP, or is stored within the device, we secure it with several different protocols for encryption, such as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) and Internet Protocol Security (IPSec).
• Access Control/User Authorization. Specific functions, such as scanning or accessing customer data, can be restricted by user and by function according to access control limits set by a system administrator. Authorized users may be granted appropriate levels of access once they are logged on or authenticated.
• Removable Hard Disk Drive Accessory/Kit. This feature allows a system administrator to quickly and easily remove hard drives and lock them up for a storage, which eliminates risks of unauthorized access when the device is unattended. This is helpful to secure print data that is subject to legal regulations (such as HIPAA or PCI), or might have a customer database containing sensitive information.
• Network Security. To ensure your device behaves like a good network citizen, many Xerox printers and MFPs include features that protect them from unauthorized remote access. These secure print features protect the confidentiality of data as it moves across your network, to and from the printer. These print security features include IPFiltering, IPSec and SSL/TLS data encryption, digital certificates, network authentication and 802.1x device authentication.

Get the free “Document and Endpoint Security Management eBook” to reduce data risks associated with documents and the MFPs that produce them.

Document Solutions of Springfield is proud to be the Xerox MFP and copier technology dealer serving southwest Missouri for 27 years. With over 100 years of Xerox technology experience with sales and service support, our goal is to provide the community with the latest products, solutions, technology trends & other means of information and help your company make educated business decisions.

Our job involves helping clients answer questions and find ways to achieve success by improving efficiency, productivity and controlling costs. 

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