- Quantum computers could describe encryption, putting printers even
- The new HP models include chips to resist quantum level firmware attacks
- They also support the confidence of zero trust and the protection of the early stage
Quantum Computing is widely seen as the next important leap in technology, but also represents a threat of security, since it could break the encryption systems that protect everything from online banking to government data.
The idea that a large amount of confidential information could be deciphered in seconds by a future quantum machine is understandably a great concern, and even printers could be at risk, and to address this problem, HP has announced what calls the first printers in the world designed to protect against such attacks.
The new 8000 A3 printer series, including the HP Color Laserjet Enterprise MFP 8801, Mono MFP 8601 and Laserjet Pro Mono SFP 8501 (which can generate up to 70 ppm), include updated ASIC chips designed with quantum resistance cryptography, which HP says, it also allows the verification of the firm of the firm.
Updated Asic chips
“Without quantum resilience, a printer that faces a quantum attack at the firmware level would be completely exposed through malicious firmware updates, which gives the attacker control, persistent and total of the device,” said the company.
HP also states that the hardware is designed to ensure BIOS and early firmware, which limits the risk of manipulation through false updates. The new models also take zero trust security approaches, helping companies to manage their printed fleets more safely.
It is not yet known about the prices or the availability of new printers, but this movement follows the previous introduction of Business PC with firmware protection against quantum threats. The company said it plans to apply cryptographic algorithms resistant to the quantum amount in its PC products lines as a printer.
HP also points out because many printing contracts are executed for several years, companies should consider this timeline in their next purchase decisions to avoid future compliance gaps.
While quantum computing is still somehow reaching its maximum potential, the tastes of Google and Microsoft have made a series of advances in this field.
More recently, Microsoft took the wrapping of Majorana 1, its first quantum chip of its kind with topological nucleus architecture.
