Can McAfee and Xerox raise the bar on print security?

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McAfee’s MPOWER event in Amsterdam on 29^th November shone a light on artificial intelligence and machine learning as the industry continues to grapple with an evolving and complex threat landscape. With printers a key element of today’s IoT landscape, McAfee’s partnership with Xerox offers strong potential to raise the profile of the need for a proactive approach to print security.

Background

By Louella Fernandes – McAfee is once again facing life as a standalone security player, having been spun out from Intel in April 2017. The move was intended to give McAfee more independence to pursue ‘pure-play’ cybersecurity, particularly around IoT, having had few ties to Intel’s core hardware strategy. Less than eight months since its spinout, CEO Chris Young says the company is working to accelerate innovation and growth. As proof of its intentions to move into new security areas, it has announced its first acquisition, Skyhigh Networks, a specialist in cloud security.