by Hunter Feybusch
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by Hunter Feybusch
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- Reminder that OAuth v1.0 authentification standard, co-developed by Microsoft, has been updated to OAuth 2.0 for data security reasons
- If customers have an older MFP that does have available new firmware to upgrade v 1.0 to 2.0, customers may have problems using some scanning features
- Example of how users may be impacted if still using OAuth 1.0:
- Google Workspace turned off less secure apps by March 14, 2025
- Microsoft ended legacy authentication on September 30, 2024
- UPS required updates on August 5, 2024, to continue using personal UPS accounts
o DocuSign ended support for v.1.0 on January 31, 2025.
o Users cannot connect via Google Sync
o On March 14, 2025: Access to less secure apps (IMAP, SMTP, POP, CALDAV) turned off
completely
o Microsoft 365/Email: Final deadline to transition away from basic authentication for
IMAP, POP, and SMTP is April 30, 2026
o (Konica Minolta offers firmware to support OAuth 2.0 for the i-Series of bizhub MFPs)
Report published by Techbrew Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron control over 90% of the world’s DRAM )dynamic Random Access Memory) chip supply Are now allocating more DRAM chip supply to AI infrastructure projects than personal devices While new DRAM manufacturing plants are planned, they will not start producing product for years Expect DRAM supply constraints […]
Heise Online News reports that HP’s Device Manager tool has several UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) firmware security vulnerabilities Could allow hackers to gain higher user privileges Several weaknesses in Curl, OpenSSL, and Tomcar HP offers patches to resolve
Report published by The Business Research Company Global MPS revenue hit $48.95 billion Will reach $53.51 billion in 2026 CAGR (cumulative annual growth rate) of 9.5% Will reach $76.83 billion by 2030 Reasons for Growth include: Rising demand for secure printing 79% of customers expect their print security budgets to increase Replacing print-only devices with […]
Confirmed that Microsoft Windows 11 OS is NOT ending support for legacy v3 and v4 printer drivers Stated: “Windows has not ended support for legacy printer drivers. If your printer works with Windows today, it will continue to work and no action is required” Removed from its Windows Central webpage mentions of support ending On […]
