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A SIMPLE WAY TO EARN MONEY FOR YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY: Introducing Our SYNERGY 550 Club (syn·er·gy) - The combined power of a group of things when they are working together that is greater than the total power achieved by each working separately. TOP 5 SECURITY VULNERABILITIES OF CORPORATE PRINT FLEETS C ybersecurity risk is everywhere in your organization. But did you know that some of your biggest vulnerabilities are hiding in plain sight? The fact is, if you are like the large corporations HP has assessed, your organization isn’t covering common cyber-hygiene practices with your MFP and copier fleet. 1. NO POLICIES IN PLACE Without defined printer-security policies, most organizations are leaving it to chance that their print fleet is protected to at least minimum standards. Only 51 percent of businesses assessed by HP had a formal print-security policy. Fifty-five percent did not have an accurate inventory (CMBD) that included all print devices. 2. LAX ON FIRMWARE Most businesses would never miss a security patch on their PC fleet; however, the reality is companies are allowing their printer fleets to fall behind. Over 55 percent of the 1.2 million printers tested by HP were behind in security patches. I love the word synergy because, to me, it represents a true win-win situation between all parties involved. That is our No. 1 goal in our company’s “Sales Oath of Honor.” The greatest form of flattery we receive are business referrals from our friends and satisfied customers. We are grateful for the opportunities and relationships that we are entrusted with and want to reward you for sharing your business connections. That is why we created our SYNERGY 550 Club. If you refer a qualified prospect to us that results in a proposal, we will provide you a $50 gift certificate. If your referral becomes a client, you or your favorite charity will receive a minimum of $500. For instance, a great referral would be a company in the NY Metro Area with five to 50 computers that needs help with their phones, network, data backups, e-mail server, or is just interested in having a second opinion about an IT topic. Another great referral would be a company with 15–500 printers/copiers that needs help with managing them efficiently and cost effectively. To request your free membership card (16 GB wallet- sized USB drive, pictured above), visit: amexclusive.com/synergy. To let us know about a referral, simply call 718-845-2828 ext. 3 or e-mail: [email protected]. AMEXCLUSIVE.COM/SYNERGY 3. NO ANTI-MALWARE Most companies impose strict anti-malware software on all PCs; however, equally vulnerable printers are still allowed to operate without these protections. Sixty-nine percent of businesses don’t have anti-malware running on their printers. 4. WRONG CONFIGURATIONS Many businesses retain default security settings on their printers, leaving dozens of open ports and protocols for potential misuse and access to the network. Sixty percent of companies fail to apply their own user password policies on their printers. More than half of today’s companies use generic admin accounts to manage their printers. Eighty-sixe percent of businesses do not encrypt sensitive print-data in motion. 5. NO LOG MANAGEMENT OR THREAT MONITORING Most companies wouldn’t know if one of their printers was compromised. Eighty-five percent of companies don’t enable print logs to track login attempts and user access. We can help you to assess your risks so you can get ahead of them with HP’s Jet Advantage Security Manager. For more information and to schedule a free printer security assessment, visit: AMEXCLUSIVE.COM/PRINTERSECURITY .