Printers don’t talk, but if they could, yours might have a lot to say about your data security. From confidential contracts to patient records and internal memos, your printer sees it all. And if it’s not secured, it could be silently sharing that information with the wrong people.
At Applied Innovation, we know the devices you rely on every day are more than machines. They’re endpoints in your data ecosystem. Protecting them is just as important as safeguarding your servers, your cloud, and your network.
1. The Open Window You Can’t See
Your office printer holds more than paper. Stored print jobs, scan logs, and user credentials can linger long after the work is done. Anyone with physical or network access could quietly view, or steal, sensitive data.
Securing your printers means managing access, requiring user authentication, and enabling secure release printing so documents only print when the right person is standing at the device.
2. Scanning Without the Risk
Scanning documents to email, folders, or the cloud is convenient, but it can also expose your data. Without proper safeguards, scanned files can land in the wrong inbox or sit unsecured on a shared server.
Applied Innovation helps you scan securely with encryption, access controls, and monitored workflows to ensure your data only goes where it belongs.
3. Paper Still Tells a Story
Even in a digital world, paper can create vulnerabilities. Unsecured files, old reports, and discarded documents can all put your data at risk.
Controlled access to storage areas and secure document destruction through Applied Innovation’s ShredHub division close the loop, ensuring sensitive information never ends up in the wrong hands.
4. The Printer’s Role in the Bigger Picture
Printers aren’t standalone devices, they’re part of your managed print strategy, your document workflows, and sometimes your healthcare or financial systems. When left unsecured, they become the weak link that puts everything else at risk.
A secure print environment means updated devices, monitored activity, encryption where needed, and clear policies that ensure every document is handled properly.
Listen to What Your Printer Is Saying
Your printer may not speak, but it’s sending signals every day about your data security. At Applied Innovation, we help you decode those signals and turn them into action. From Managed Print Services to imaging solutions and secure document shredding, we cover every step of your information’s journey.
Because your data deserves to stay private, secure, and under your control.
Ready to Secure Every Endpoint?
Your printers, scanners, and devices are part of your network, and your data’s first line of defense.
Let’s make sure they’re protected.