HP Inc. has announced that it redesigned the HP Managed Print Services (MPS) to help protect corporate print environments against cyber-attacks.
New HP Secure MPS capabilities include advanced security professional services, software solutions and expanded core delivery capabilities for customers’ multi-vendor print fleets. In addition, HP announced the pre-configuring of HP print devices for security.
“Networked printers can no longer be overlooked in the wake of weakening firewalls to the growing sophistication and volume of cyberattacks,” said Ed Wingate VP and GM, JetAdvantage Solutions, HP Inc. “That’s why HP has established a new benchmark in managed print services, infusing security best practices into everything that we do to enable our customers to stay on top of growing endpoint security challenges.”
HP has added new groundbreaking implementation and professional services to HP Secure MPS so that companies can outsource and improve their security profile while saving valuable IT resources. New services and capabilities include: print security implementation service, print security advisory retainer service, print security governance and compliance, increased training, enhanced reporting and reviews, and new remote management tools and services.
“Organisations must take proactive steps to address security concerns in the print and document infrastructure, and the managed print service (MPS) provider, like HP, should be viewed as an important partner in this endeavor,” said Robert Palmer, Research Director with IDC’s imaging, printing and document solutions team.
HP has also announced that it will be partnering with the software community, where it will work with software developers to modify their applications to utilize newer, stronger interfaces in order to close additional interfaces in the near future.
