New White Paper: Security Threats Unique to Printers

As a result, printers may fail to take appropriate steps to safeguard employee or customer information, or to keep production running smoothly in spite of threats to plant security. The reality, however, is that no individual or company is immune.

“24 Ways A Printer Can Avoid Being Hacked” describes both common methods used by hackers to disrupt and exploit other computer networks as well as common security lapses that invite such attacks. It explodes mistakenly held beliefs about the security of IT systems, and urges printers to show they take security and privacy seriously by adopting a proactive approach toward fending off unknown threats from outside and inside their companies. It also recommends that printers use industry-standard, vendor-recommended best practices to secure their plants. Such measures include: