Canon Middle East unveiled the future of portfolio-wide document security and productivity with the latest edition of its imageRUNNER ADVANCE third generation platform.
The next edition of its third generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE platform with new version 3.8 firmware. This extensive portfolio of 26 products and seven series, offers cutting edge security and an intuitive interface across all devices.
Developed with Canon’s entire Multi-Function Printers (MFP) range in mind, the 3rd edition of the third generation platform provides upgrades across every device in the imageRUNNER ADVANCE series.
Ajay Kumar, Marketing Manager, DS Sales, Canon Middle East, said, “Committed to addressing the issues faced by organisations in this digital era, our latest innovation is designed to enhance productivity within the most demanding office environments while also ensuring comprehensive security in a connected landscape. Through our connected MFP strategy we strive to make the digital office ecosystem more agile and seamless to ultimately deliver a matchless user experience.”
With data protection becoming an increasingly high priority for businesses of all sizes, the third edition imageRUNNER ADVANCE incorporates a range of preventative measures to empower businesses to get ahead of security vulnerabilities. The latest generation of devices still integrates the security functions from previous editions, including Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Encryption with FIPS140-2 validation to automatically encrypt data.
Additional security features now include verification of system at start up. Users can safely open programmes based on Root of Trust (ROT). This innate security feature hinders hackers from being able to side-step the security mechanisms of MFPs, which hold some of an organisations most valuable information.
The new Syslog data provides real time security information about the device, which can be analysed by a capable third-party solution using industry recognised standards. Additionally, Syslog functionality enhances the portfolio’s integration with any Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) server. According to Canon, this ultimately enables the administrator to analyse actual and potential security issues for real-time prevention or forensic analysis following a breach.
Digital certificates provide the means to encrypt data and verify the integrity of scanned documents or emails created by imageRUNNER ADVANCE devices. Using automated security certificate enrolment with either Simple Certificate Enrolment Protocol (SCEP) or Network Device Enrolment Service (NDES), minimises administration requirements by autonomously updating the device with the latest security certificates.
“Advanced security features on the latest platform, across all network connected devices, protect the business’ most valuable asset – data,” comments Kumar.
In the coming months, Canon plans to offer further development in the information security market landscape by continuing to enhance its product integration in areas such as runtime detection to further protect against intrusion.
The latest edition of the third generation imageRUNNER ADVANCE portfolio include, iR ADV 4500 III series, iR ADV 6500 III series, iR ADV 8500 III series, iR ADV C256/ C356 III series, iR ADV 3500 III series, iR ADV 5500 III series and iR ADV 7500 III series.
