In a time when cybercrime is becoming the norm and we’re having to secure our devices as much as we are our homes, businesses can sometimes fall foul of the proper security needed to stop data breaches and hacking.

Networks and computers are often secured, but it’s easy to forget about the everyday devices and data you don’t think of being a threat - phones, printers, copiers, documents etc.

As everything moves to become ‘smart’ and ‘connected’, device and document security is becoming a key business initiative and this includes printing, copying and scanning devices.

There are different levels of keeping these devices secure, but here are some of the basic security measures to put in place to keep printing devices secure:

Putting in place these five basic printing security measures* is one of the steps that can be taken to reduce the risk of data breaches and cybercrime. Some devices actually have some of these capabilities but it’s often not set up or turned on.

There are more actions that can be taken to keep data and printing secure including educating employees on how to keep data secure and putting in place more advanced print security measures that allow you to prevent sensitive information from being printed.

*All of these security measures are put in place as part of Xenith’s MPS Plus offering.