New generation secure printing method against cyber threats; implementation in a organization

With the developing technology, data has become the most valuable asset for companies and institutions. Parallel to this situation, there is a serious increase in data breaches. Businesses are potentially exposed to reputational, legal and financial losses as a result of cyber attacks. Institutions and organizations are constantly developing new solutions against these threats and have provided various solutions to ensure the security and confidentiality of data. However, despite these breakthroughs in the field of information technologies, one of the problems that is often overlooked is the printing infrastructure. Companies use printing services to manage critical business processes. They supply documents containing valuable and confidential data through printers. It is an important duty for every company to develop the printing infrastructure against the increasing cyber threats and malicious software and to ensure the information and document security of its employees. Establishing a good printing infrastructure and implementing a new printing solution is as important as the network infrastructure, especially in companies with an increasing number of employees. In this study, the printing infrastructure of a large company serving in three different campuses has been examined. Analyzing pros and cons of the existing printing model our new solution is determined. With our model, all campuses of the company were combined under a single Central Print Management System (CPMS) and centralized management of printing works was ensured. With the integration of the new solution into the company, the printing security of the employees has been ensured and document tracking and security has been ensured to a great extent. In addition, thanks to the secure printing infrastructure, various consumables such as printer, paper, electricity and toner have been saved and significant contributions have been made to the company's cost policies. Keywords: Secure printing, central print management system, SecuriPrint application, data security, QR code, MFP, printer