What happened
HP and Dell rolled out new security capabilities aimed at strengthening device security and cyber resilience against physical attacks and emerging quantum-computing threats. HP introduced hardware-based TPM Guard, which encrypts the link between the Trusted Platform Module and CPU to block physical bus-intercept attacks that can break full-disk encryption solutions such as Microsoft BitLocker. The company also added quantum-resistant cryptography to new LaserJet Pro and Enterprise printer lines and expanded HP Wolf Security capabilities for commercial PCs. Separately, Dell introduced quantum-resistant code signing for firmware on its 2026 commercial PCs, along with upgraded BIOS tampering detection. Dell also announced enhancements to PowerProtect products, including an AI assistant in PowerProtect Manager, support for TLS 1.3 in its updated operating system, and expanded MDR coverage for Dell PowerScale storage platforms.
Who is affected
The direct impact falls on organizations using or considering new commercial PCs, printers, storage platforms, and cyber resilience products from HP and Dell. The updates apply to enterprise environments concerned with hardware protection, firmware integrity, data resilience, and threat visibility in AI-related workloads.
Why CISOs should care
This matters because both vendors are pushing hardware-level and firmware-level protections tied to physical attack resistance, quantum-resistant security, and resilience in AI-era environments. For CISOs, the relevance is in how endpoint, printer, firmware, storage, and recovery protections are being updated as part of broader enterprise security architecture.
3 practical actions
- Review hardware-level trust assumptions: Reassess whether existing endpoint and printer security strategies account for physical bus-intercept attacks, firmware tampering, and device-level protection gaps addressed in these new HP and Dell capabilities.
- Map quantum-resistant controls to refresh cycles: Align upcoming PC, printer, and infrastructure refresh decisions with products that now include quantum-resistant cryptography or quantum-resistant firmware signing.
- Evaluate resilience features beyond endpoints: Examine whether backup, recovery, storage visibility, and MDR coverage keep pace with AI-related workload growth and the resilience improvements described in the new Dell PowerProtect and PowerScale updates.
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