Konica Minolta Named Print Security Leader Again
Quocirca ranked the company a Leader in its Print Security 2026 Landscape for a fifth consecutive year.
Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Cybersecurity
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Quocirca positioned Konica Minolta as a Leader in its Print Security 2026 Landscape assessment for the fifth year in a row. The annual study, which surveyed 400 IT decision-makers in France, Germany, the UK and the United States, found printing-related data breaches rose from 56% to 67% year over year.
Why it matters
Roughly 80% of surveyed organisations still rely heavily on printing, and 31% view their printing infrastructure as a significant security risk. Printing ranks seventh among IT security concerns, suggesting many organisations may be underestimating a persistent exposure point.
Quocirca's survey of 400 IT decision-makers found data loss rates of 56% among frontrunners versus 73% among laggards, and 54% expressed concern about AI-enabled printing threats in 2026 compared with 40% in 2025. The study does not report which specific device security controls drove the difference between these groups.
The players
Konica Minolta
A Japanese multinational headquartered in Tokyo that specialises in office imaging, managed print services and document security solutions.
Quocirca
A UK-based research and analysis firm known for its independent vendor assessments of print and document security.
The details
Quocirca cited greater independent assurance of device security, a clearer shift to continuous cloud-based governance of fleet security, and closer alignment with Microsoft's evolving cloud print architecture as reasons for the ranking. The study notes that multi-vendor fleets add vulnerabilities through inconsistent security configurations, varying firmware update cycles and fragmented management tools.
Timeline
Last year: 71% of SMEs reported at least one printing-related data breach.
2025: 40% of respondents expressed concern about AI-enabled printing threats.
2026: Quocirca named Konica Minolta a Leader in its Print Security 2026 Landscape.
Tech Race
Quocirca's Print Security Landscape has tracked vendor positioning for several years, and Konica Minolta's fifth consecutive Leader placement continues that record. The ranking reflects a competitive field in which vendors are being judged on cloud-based governance and alignment with Microsoft's cloud print architecture.
Organisations that run multi-vendor print fleets face more inconsistent security settings and firmware update schedules, which can leave devices exposed. The study's findings suggest that consolidating device management and enforcing consistent configurations may reduce data loss risk for staff who print sensitive documents.
The takeaway
Printing remains a common but often overlooked data exposure point, so reviewing device security configurations and firmware update practices can reduce risk across an organisation.
Further reading
For more on how printing and other endpoints fit into organisational defences, see the Cybersecurity section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by SecurityWorldMarket.
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