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Safe keeping Cyberattacks have hit the headlines in recent months, which highlights the need for effective security for all devices, including printers, document scanners and the like, which resellers need to be alive to.
Its not been a good couple of months for Marks & Spencer, and the next couple aren’t looking too good either. The company hit the headlines in April when it was revealed that a cyberattack had brought down its online ordering functions. M&S has since said it
focus on ensuring that products come from sustainable sources and can be recycled once it has reached the end of its life – the circular economy – is being addressed by printer manufacturers and presents opportunities for proactive resellers. Find out more on p47.
Dan Parton
expects disruption of its online services to go on until July, and estimates the effects of the cyberattack will cost the company £300 million. Of course, M&S isn’t the only high-profile victim of a cyberattack recently. The Co-op and Harrods have also been compromised, among others. But it highlights the threat posed by cybercriminals – and the
Another growing trend for resellers to capitalise on is for mobile print devices for healthcare
organisations. With many healthcare organisations moving towards greater digitalisation, and driving towards greater efficiency and freeing up healthcare professionals to focus more on patients, mobile print devices are becoming more popular for everything from printing patient wristbands to labels for specimens. Find out what this means for resellers on p34. All these features show that there are plenty of opportunities for resellers out there if they are ready to take them. If hope you enjoy the issue. Print in the Channel is for all in the print channel, so if you have a topic you would like to see covered in a future issue, please get in touch. Likewise if you have news to share, or would like to offer an opinion piece for consideration for publication, please drop me a line at dan@newsinthechannel.com
need for effective cybersecurity to try and keep a business safe. An effective solution covers all endpoints, including things like document management solutions. These systems often store sensitive material, so are a natural target for bad actors. This is where resellers come in as they can deliver solutions and help to identify gaps in security to customers. Read more on p20. Something else that is becoming more of a priority for many businesses regardless of size is sustainability – and not just when a print device is in the field, but its whole life cycle. This
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