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Office Printers: The Hidden Threat to Networks

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Quick: Can you name the biggest cyber threats to your business?

If you mentioned things like phishing and poor password management, you’re on the right track. But there’s another common threat that many people don’t even think about when they try to keep the bad guys out: office printers.
 

That’s right. Even while your company invests in firewalls, antivirus tools, and employee training, printers fly under the radar without anyone really giving them a second thought. But according to a new report, that oversight could put your entire network and its data at risk.

How Office Printers Become Easy Targets

Most business owners don’t think about office printers as anything other than a tool for producing documents. However, the modern printer is a fully connected device that can do a lot more than create signs asking people to wash out their coffee mugs. In a way, they’re like mini-computers, and like any computer, they are hackable.

That’s because most companies don’t secure printers with updated firmware and strong passwords. Once hackers get into a printer, they can use it as a backdoor into your company’s larger network and potentially compromise every device connected to your network.

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Office Printers: The Hidden Threat to Networks