The output tray
Sensitive pages printed and left uncollected are the most common and most overlooked exposure.
Print Security
Your Printer Is An Endpoint. Treat It Like One.
Every networked printer and MFP is a computer with storage, an operating system, and a connection to your network. Left unmanaged, it is one of the easiest endpoints to ignore and one of the easiest to exploit. Unclaimed pages sit in output trays, hard drives retain document images, and default credentials go unchanged for years. DEX closes those gaps as part of the managed print program, so the fleet is governed like the rest of your infrastructure.
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Where breaches happen
The device hard drive
MFPs store images of what they print, copy, and scan; without encryption and secure erase, that data persists.
The network connection
Open ports, default passwords, and unpatched firmware turn a printer into an entry point.
The document in transit
Print jobs sent unencrypted across the network can be intercepted.
The end of life
Devices retired without drive sanitization leave data on equipment that walks out the door. The DEX print security stack DEX configures secure print release, so jobs hold until the user authenticates at the device with a badge, PIN, or login.
Print Security
DEX enforces user authentication and role-based access so people only use what they are authorized to use. DEX enables drive encryption and secure overwrite so stored images are protected and wiped. And DEX keeps firmware patched and credentials hardened as part of ongoing management. These controls run across the OEM lines DEX carries, including Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Canon, Ricoh, HP, and Sharp. Where print security meets DEX IT Print security is one layer of endpoint security, and the print fleet is part of your attack surface. When the same partner manages your printers and your network, the controls line up. DEX IT extends print security into full endpoint protection, email security, and threat response, so there is no seam between the device that prints a record and the network it lives on. Compliance Regulated industries treat print as in-scope. HIPAA governs protected health information on every page a clinic prints. PCI-DSS covers cardholder data on receipts and forms. SOX and GLBA put financial records under control. DEX configures the fleet to support these obligations; it does not claim certifications it does not hold.
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Common questions.
What is print security?
Print security is the practice of protecting networked printers and MFPs as endpoints, using controls such as secure print release, user authentication, encryption, and drive protection.
Why is a printer a security risk?
A networked printer is a computer with storage and a network connection. It holds document images, can be accessed over the network, and prints sensitive pages that sit uncollected in output trays.
What is secure print release?
Secure print release holds a print job until the user authenticates at the device with a badge, PIN, or login, so confidential pages are not left in the output tray.
Does DEX encrypt data stored on printers?
Yes. DEX enables drive encryption and secure overwrite so document images stored on the device are protected and wiped.
Can DEX help with HIPAA, PCI, and SOX print requirements?
DEX configures the fleet to support these obligations across regulated industries; it states what each program addresses without overstating its certification status.
How does print security relate to DEX IT?
Print security is one layer of endpoint security. DEX IT extends it into full endpoint protection, email security, and threat response, so print and network security align under one partner.
What happens to printer data when a device is retired?
DEX sanitizes drives at end of life through secure erase, so retired devices do not leave document data on equipment that leaves your control.