– Research published by Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) – 77% of all events are confirmed theft of data by hackers – More than 471 million victim notices have been issued, already exceeding total for all of 2025 – 7 healthcare firms who were hacked, each notified 1 million+ patients of a breach – At […]
– Daily Mail newspaper reported that on 7/24/2026 many major websites were disrupted based notice from DownDetector – Widespread issues apparently experienced at Amazon Web Services – No reason given for outage
– The People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Commerce announced it is launching a national security investigation into office printers and copier/MFPs imported into China, running on foreign system software. – claimed that preliminary information indicates that such imported office equipment may affect national security interests – System software includes print drivers and other embedded […]
Report published by Business Research Company – Global market valued at $369.03 billion in 2025 – Expected to reach $451.09 billion in 2030 – CAGR of 4.2%
– Xerox announced new feature for just launched, C240, C245, C255a, C300, C303e and C305ae color A4 printers and MFPs – These models are manufactured in legacy Lexmark plant in Juarez, Mexico – Includes “post-quantum cryptography (PQC) support with a hardware-enabled NIST-standard PQC for secure boot and general operations – Refers to cryptographic algorithms designed […]
– TechRadarPro published article entitled; “The Hidden Cybersecurity Risk Sitting In Every SMB Office” – 73% fear data privacy issues in their current document management process – 55% consider printers/MFPs as a low priority in their cybersecurity strategy – 63% assume devices are secure because they use a firewall – 50% do not consider printers/MFPs […]
Report from Brown University, Ivy League institution in Providence, Rhode Island Due to past COVID pandemic, students were allowed to take midterms at home The average grade on the “Welfare Economics” midterm exam using this method ranged from 65-80% The completed tests were run through ChatGPT, and the AI gave answers that mirrored what students […]
– 78% of organizations surveyed now use some cloud-based print management 35% use extensively 43% use partially – 16% are evaluating – Top concerns are: 34% = data security 25% = reliability and uptime 22% = achieving consistent printing across multi-vendor fleet – 77% expect growth in cloud capture adoption 66% expect scan volumes on […]
– Elliptic Cybersecurity published warning about “sophisticated” new Android trojan named “Mirax” – Can be rented by hackers for up to $3,000 per month – Hackers could use to gain control over devices – Allows attackers to bypass security measures and steal sensitive information – (Ricoh MFPs use Android OS)
– Article published by RTMWorld magazine – “widespread price revision for a substantial portion of their office and commercial printing lineup” – “scheduled to take effect on 8/3/2026” – Includes A3, A4, color, b/w MFPs and production print systems – Due to “persistent inflation of raw material and procurement costs” – Price increases range from […]
