HP Inc. has announced enhancements to its HP Wolf Security endpoint protection portfolio with the launch of Sure Access Enterprise (SAE). SAE protects users with rights to access sensitive data, systems and applications. It prevents attackers from hijacking these privileged sessions — even if the user's endpoint device is compromised, the access to high value data and systems can remain secure. This stops minor endpoint breaches turning into major security incidents.

Available for both HP and non-HP devices, SAE leverages HP's unique task isolation technology to run each privileged access session within its own, hardware-enforced virtual machine (VM). This ensures the confidentiality and integrity of the data being accessed, isolating it from any malware in the endpoint operating system. Users are free to conduct privileged, non-privileged and personal activities securely from one machine. This improves user experience, reduces IT overheads and enhances protection.

"Gaining access to a privileged users' device is a critical step in the attack chain," said Ian Pratt, global head of security for personal systems, HP Inc. "From here, an attacker can scrape credentials, escalate privileges, move laterally and exfiltrate sensitive data. Sure Access Enterprise is a unique solution that prevents this escalation, thwarting attackers."

Organizations have several types of users that need to access privileged data, systems, and applications daily. These users range from IT administrators, IoT and OT support staff, through to customer support and finance teams.

Allowing these users to perform privileged and non-privileged tasks on the same PC comes with considerable risk. Even if a Privileged Access Management (PAM) system is used to control access to privileged systems, attackers can potentially still usurp privileged sessions, steal sensitive data and credentials, or insert malicious code and commands (e.g., via injected keystrokes, clipboard capture or memory scraping) if the endpoint is compromised.

Traditional best practice has been to issue privileged users with separate dedicated Privileged Access Workstations (PAW) that are used solely for privileged tasks. However, this inconveniences users and increases IT overheads purchasing and managing two systems.

SAE uses advanced hardware-enforced virtualization to create protected VMs that are isolated from the desktop operating system and hence cannot be viewed, influenced or controlled by it. Thus, confidentiality and integrity of the application and data inside the protected VM can be assured, without the operational cost and complexity of issuing a separate PAW.

"By isolating tasks in protected VMs, which are transparent to the end user, Sure Access Enterprise breaks the attack chain," Pratt said. "As well as protecting system administrators accessing high-value servers, SAE can be used to protect other sensitive assets — for example, protecting credit card details accessed by customer support at a retailer, patient data access at a health-care provider or connections to an industrial control system at a manufacturer."

Sure Access Enterprise is available now and features include:

• Strong Integrations with privileged access management (PAM) solutions (e.g., CyberArk, BeyondTrust), IPSec remote access tunnels and multifactor authentication (MFA).
• Centralized management to enable separation of duties and flexible policy options — such as locking connections to specific PCs or users or requiring HP Sure View activation for privacy.
• Hardware root of trust, supported by the latest Intel technologies, to prevent malware from bypassing security controls. 
• Encrypted, tamper-resistant session logging to track access, without recording sensitive data or credentials, easing compliance.

In other news, HP Inc. has announced the newest high-volume production inkjet web press, the HP PageWide Web Press T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink.

This PageWide Web Press is designed to deliver on a wide range of applications including commercial, direct mail, publishing and transactional, providing print service providers (PSPs) the versatility to meet the needs of their customers on uncoated and coated papers.

"We are excited to announce the expansion of our PageWide portfolio with HP Brilliant Ink," said Annette Friskopp, global head and general manager, HP PageWide. "This new HP PageWide press offers print service providers brilliant quality while printing at amazing speeds. The HP PageWide T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink was designed to provide offset-class quality and to help increase return on investment for our customers, allowing them to improve their profitability and growth."

Key benefits of the HP PageWide Web Press T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink include:

• Outstanding Quality: HP Brilliant ink enables a wider, more vivid color gamut and allows users to print directly to coated and uncoated offset media.
• Exceptional Productivity:  Print up to 800 fpm/244 mpm mono and color in Performance mode, this productive inkjet offers reliable printing at speeds of more than 400,000 pages per hour in full color.
• Extraordinary Versatility: This 42-inch-wide press offers flexibility to produce a broader range of applications on various media types and formats, allowing customers to grow their businesses and expand into new applications. These applications go beyond traditional direct mail and books, and can include flyers, brochures, self-mailers, posters, banners, journals, magazines, catalogs and newspapers.

The HP PageWide Web Press T485 HD with HP Brilliant Ink is available for sale as an upgrade to existing PageWide T400 series presses and for new orders, with expected product availability in the first half of 2023.

HP PageWide Web Press T250 HD Innovations

The HP PageWide Web Press T250 HD remains an important part of the HP PageWide portfolio. HP continues improve it with enhanced productivity and is announcing today an all-new 800 fpm/244 mpm mono mode.

This latest enhancement to the T250 HD enables a 60% productivity improvement for monochrome applications. With an 90-million page duty cycle per month, this upgrade allows existing PageWide T250 HD customers to produce 1,250-by-300 page, 6x9 book blocks per hour.

This announcement demonstrates HP's commitment to its customer's success by offering another upgrade to this popular 20-inch press platform. Since it was first available in 2010, HP has offered four significant upgrades to this platform, offering higher quality, faster speed, increased media compatibility and, now, ultra-fast monochrome speed capability.

HP PageWide Commercial Presses Hit 750 Billion Page Milestone

HP has also announced its inkjet production printing solution, PageWide Web Press portfolio, has reached a milestone of 750 billion pages printed.

"This major milestone of 750 billion pages printed on PageWide commercial presses shows that our continued investment in innovation is paying off for our customers as they continue to utilize PageWide technology to meet their customers' needs," Friskopp said. "Print service providers utilizing HP PageWide presses are printing almost double the annual market growth rate, which is a testament to the quality and reliability of PageWide presses."

HP's SmartStream Elite-DT Print Server Advancements

HP has announced expansion and increased flexibility of the HP SmartStream Elite print server family with a solution built specifically to support the needs of printers producing direct mail and transactional applications. The HP SmartStream Elite-DT print server is a digital front end driving HP's portfolio of PageWide presses with newly expanded capabilities streaming IPDS content to the press and expanding support for AFP, PDF and PostScript file types. Fast native RIPs with object reuse and on-the-fly page composition and imposition offer printers new workflow alternatives for specialized security applications and privacy/security regulatory compliance.

HP ColorPRO Partners With Leading Paper Mills Across the World

HP hsa announced the expansion of ColorPRO global collaborations that offer inkjet customers additional choice when printing high-value, variable content on production inkjet presses. These include UPM, Pixelle, Burgo, Sylvamo, Crown Van Gelder, Georgia-Pacific and Mondi. HP ColorPRO technology offers inkjet users the ability to print higher quality, designed for lower running costs and exceptional runability, further enhancing HP's PageWide portfolio of presses.

In other news, HP Inc. has announced new solutions to help print service providers (PSPs) meet high levels of demand, optimize work processes and grow their businesses by delivering innovative applications.

"To reach higher margins, PSPs are always on the hunt for efficiency gains, and technology that allows them to say yes to more jobs with the confidence to deliver exceptional results," said Daniel Martinez, general manager, HP Large Format. "Our latest offerings are designed to enable this. The HP Latex 2700 family delivers increased print quality, raw speed and white ink capabilities that will amaze customers. Meanwhile, our new Professional Print Service Plans give PSPs a range of ways to manage fleets and operations — improving workflow and maximizing the potential of their business."

High-performance printing with sustainability in mind

The new 3.2m (126-inch) wide HP Latex 2700 printers take production efficiency to the next level, offering vivid colors at up to 89 m2/hr (958 ft²/hr) via symmetrical double printheads, which come equipped with automatic printhead cleaning technology. Users can take on high-margin jobs with 30% wider gamut at high speed, preserving media gloss and feel across a range of signage and décor applications — including thin films, vinyl and paper.

Meanwhile, the HP Latex 2700W printers offer the whitest white ink on the market at speeds of up to 54 m2/hr (581 ft²/hr), allowing PSPs to produce high-margin applications on precolored and transparent media. Automatic ink recirculation and white printheads that can be stored in an offline rotating chamber eliminates waste between white jobs.

All devices in the Latex 2700 series run on fourth generation HP Latex ink — bringing UL ECOLOGO certification, while also meeting UL GREENGUARD GOLD and Toy Safety requirements. This allows PSPs to embrace jobs in even the most sensitive environments.

Additionally, the whole portfolio takes HP Eco-Carton — cardboard-based ink cartridges that reduce plastic by using 100% recycled and recyclable cardboard containers — as well as recycled plastics from HP's closed-loop recycling process, including post-consumer beverage bottles and U-validated ocean-bound plastics.

Unlock efficiency gains with HP Professional Print Service Plans  

HP Professional Print Service Plans are designed to enable business agility, maximize uptime and productivity, and to provide learning opportunities and support.

PSPs have a choice of two different HP Professional Print Service Plans — Basic and Plus — with each containing a portfolio of service and software solutions tailored to business needs. New and enhanced features include:

• Print Beat Live Production — Gives users a single, real-time view of all jobs queued and in production across multiple sites. This helps monitor work, anticipate issues and save precious time.
• Print Beat Jobs API — Makes printer data available to businesses' external ERP/MIS systems. Monitor HP printers alongside non-HP hardware, automate processes and combine with other operational data for richer business insights.
• HP Learn — A digital learning platform with free and premium training modules depending on the service plan PSPs choose, allowing users to upskill and keep ahead of challenges.
• Enhanced HP Service Center — Proactive troubleshooting to improve uptime, including smart diagnostics that alert your service representative when action is needed.

The HP Latex 2700 portfolio will be available in all major markets from Oct. 19, 2022, with pricing available on request from local HP teams and partners.

HP Professional Print Service Plans will be available globally from Oct. 19, 2022.