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Print security trends 2024¹
Quocirca’s Print Security Landscape 2024 study reveals a growing focus on print security among IT decision-makers. Many organizations are reviewing the composition of their print fleets and introducing security measures to protect home-based printers and plotters, but overall confidence in print security has dropped.
16%
of IT Decision Makers say they are completely confident in the security of their print infrastructure.
70%
expect print security spend to increase in the next 12 months.
40%
of IT Decision Makers use a Managed Security Service Provider for both print and IT security.
Secure connection
Confidently connect your printer or plotter to your secure network without compromising your network protection.
Performance optimization
Optimize your business goals by helping customers and end users achieve optimum performance in a secure environment.
Printer security
Secure your large-format printers and plotters with top-tier features from day one.
Enhanced protection
Our solutions reduce vulnerabilities, enhance resiliency, protect sensitive information, and ensure compliance effortlessly.
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HP Wolf Essential Security²
Everyday security to drive peace of mind. Lay a secure foundation with hardware-powered protection.
HP Wolf Essential Security offers a series of features to protect your printer and plotter. Here’s a closer look at five key features.
HP Wolf Essential Security offers a series of features to protect your printer and plotter. Here’s a closer look at five key features.
Validates the firmware as genuine HP code at device startup. If an anomaly is detected, the device reboots to a secure recovery state.
On by default, this feature protects you against the latest threats by always maintaining the latest version of the printer firmware.
The printer has a unique password pre-set that can prevent intruders from introducing malicious code while the printer is running.
Used for monitoring and managing printer performance and security by allowing administrators to track printer status, usage, and configuration remotely.
Ensures secure communication, monitoring, and management of printers, safeguarding them from unauthorized access and data breaches.
HP Wolf Pro Security³
Security that protects your mid-large business. Stay ahead of evolving security threats and keep your users productive.
HP Wolf Pro Security includes all the features of HP Wolf Essential Security and more. Here’s a closer look at five key features.
HP Wolf Pro Security includes all the features of HP Wolf Essential Security and more. Here’s a closer look at five key features.
Validates the firmware as genuine HP code at device startup. If an anomaly is detected, the device reboots to a secure recovery state.
On by default, this feature protects you against the latest threats by always maintaining the latest version of the printer firmware.
The printer has a unique password pre-set that can prevent intruders from introducing malicious code while the printer is running.
Prevents intruders from introducing malicious code while the printer is running.
At every step of the design, supply chain, and production process for Original HP office cartridges, security is built-in with tamper-resistant chips, firmware, and packaging.
HP Wolf Enterprise Security⁴
Enterprises cyber defense. Reduce risk while protecting your reputation and confidential information with proactive measures that prevent cyber threats.
HP Wolf Enterprise Security includes all the features of HP Wolf Pro Security and more. Here’s a closer look at five key features.
HP Wolf Enterprise Security includes all the features of HP Wolf Pro Security and more. Here’s a closer look at five key features.
If a compromised version of the BIOS is discovered during power-up, HP Sure Start restarts the printer with a safe “golden copy” of the BIOS.
Our Allowlisting (former whitelisting) makes sure the firmware is digitally signed by HP. Any sign of tampering reboots the printer to a secure state.
Runtime intrusion detection continuously monitors the printer for unusual activities or security breaches, ensuring immediate detection and response to potential threats.
HP Connection Inspector checks the printer’s outbound data for packets typically used by hackers. Any suspicious data request triggers a self-healing reboot.
HP Security Manager is a comprehensive tool that automates the enforcement of security policies and configurations across a fleet of printers to safeguard against threats.
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Detect and prevent attacks
Firewalls alone cannot withstand attacks from sophisticated hackers. Learn more about points of vulnerabilities within your printer fleet and apply layers of protection at every endpoint.
Download the HP DesignJet & PageWide XL security brochure below.
Security, simplified
Learn the essentials of security in just 5 minutes and protect your HP large-format printers and plotters with top-tier features from day one. Our easy-to-read, one-page guide covers everything you need to safeguard your devices from potential risks.
Download the HP DesignJet & PageWide XL security one-page brochure below.
Additional claims and substantiation
HP DesignJet XL 3800 multifunction printer:
HP's most secure printers matrix
Grow your business the secure way with HP Security Manager⁵
HP Security Manager is our most comprehensive printing security solution. It does the hard work of ensuring fleet-wide compliance with your security policy, so you don’t have to.
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Disclaimers
- Quocirca, "Print security trends 2024: What are the key trends for print security in 2024 and beyond?". https://quocirca.com/quocirca-print-security-landscape-2024, January 2024.
- HP Wolf Essential Security includes various HP security features and is available on HP DesignJet T200/T600 plotter series, HP DesignJet Studio plotter series, and HP DesignJet T200/T600 plotter series 2025 edition. See product details for included features.
- HP Wolf Pro Security includes various HP security features and is available on the HP DesignJet T850/T950 plotter series, HP DesignJet Smart Tank T858/T908/T918 printers, HP DesignJet T1600 plotter series, HP DesignJet T2600 multifunction plotter series, HP DesignJet T1700 plotter series, HP DesignJet Z9⁺ Pro printer, HP DesignJet Z6 Pro printer, HP DesignJet Z9⁺ PostScript® printer series, HP DesignJet Z6 PostScript® printer series, HP DesignJet XL 3600 multifunction printer series, and HP PageWide XL & Pro printers. See product details for included features.
- HP Wolf Enterprise Security includes various HP security features and is available on the HP DesignJet XL 3800 multifunction printer. See product details for included security features.
- HP Security Manager must be purchased separately. To learn more, please visit https://www.hp.com/go/securitymanager.
- Based on competitive comparison of operational footprint. Test performed by Sogeti and commissioned by HP in May 2024.
- Based on test results using HP Click with the HP DesignJet T850 and T950 plotters. This solution enables printing in fewer steps compared to main competitor printing solutions. Printing a 5-page mixed job set with A1/D and A3/B takes 3 steps using HP Click vs. 12 steps with competitor A, and 8 steps with competitor B. Testing performed by Sogeti, April 2023. Detailed test report is available upon request.
- Based on comparison of published security specifications commissioned by HP and performed by Sogeti in February 2023. Comparison of HP DesignJet XL 3800 multifunction printer security features and competitors from different manufacturers that represent the majority of TDP low volume market share worldwide as of February 2023. Further details available upon request.
- Highest professional photo quality based on widest color gamut. Testing commissioned by HP and performed by Sogeti in January 2021 comparing the HP DesignJet Z9⁺ Pro 64-in printer and comparable competitive printers that represent the majority market share worldwide as of 2020 according to IDC, comparing gamut volume in CIE Lab units (the higher, the better) printing on HP Premium Instant-dry Satin Photo Paper and Best mode. Test performed under the same conditions in all printers measuring the TC9.18 target with the i1 spectrophotometer from X-rite.
- Highest precision based on testing commissioned by HP and performed by Sogeti in March 2021 comparing the HP DesignJet Z6 Pro 64-in printer and comparable competitive printers that represent the majority market share worldwide as of 2020 according to IDC, by comparing the minimum distance between two lines necessary to correctly reproduce the lines (the lower the distance, the higher the precision) printing on coated paper and Normal mode. Dual roll option must be purchased separately.
- Based on testing commissioned by HP and performed by Sogeti in October, 2020. Fastest compared to alternatives for large-format printing of technical documents, GIS maps, and point-of-sale (POS) posters under $200,000 USD as of October, 2020.