Canon partner with cyber-security experts McAfee

Our partners Canon UK, have joined forces with leading technology security provider, McAfee. The partnership between Canon & McAfee will not only enhance customers existing level of security, but provide protection against the potential threats of tomorrow.

The announcement will see the Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE 3rd edition range receive McAfee Embedded Control as an additional standard security feature. The Embedded Control feature will protect customers against malware execution and tampering of firmware – what’s more, as security threats advance over time, so does the Embedded Control. This ensures Canon customers are always protected with the very latest in office security.

Takanobu Nakamasu, executive vice president of Document Solutions at Canon Europe says, “The office of the future is evolving and so are our products. We understand that your device isn’t just a printer anymore, but a connected hub supporting numerous cloud applications to streamline your workflows and enhance productivity. Our partnership with McAfee gives you the most up-to-date security to help protect your connected devices against the threats that we can predict today as well as the unknown threats of tomorrow.”

McAfee are currently the largest security technology company in the world

In order to keep up with the ever-developing threat of cyber-crime, the security industry is always evolving. From a customers perspective it can be extremely expensive to remain protected by investing in the latest security hardware.

This is why Canon pledge to never leave their customers behind. With firmware updates available every 6 months, Canon customers can stay up-to-date with very latest in security technology without replacing hardware.

“We want to give our customers the best value for their IT investment. As the security landscape advances, it’s easy for device protection to become out of date. With each firmware update, our customers will be given the latest innovations and the best security solutions available until end of life”  – Takanobu Nakamasu.

Read the official Canon Press Release here.