{"id":6590,"date":"2018-03-20T14:35:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T18:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/?p=6590"},"modified":"2022-11-16T08:23:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T13:23:07","slug":"endpoint-security-attack-printers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniprint.net\/en\/endpoint-security-attack-printers\/","title":{"rendered":"Endpoint Security: 6 Areas Cyber Attacked Printers Can Affect Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Traditionally printers were a technology that most organizations considered to be digitally passive.<\/p>\n

However, enterprise printers have evolved into extremely powerful, networked devices making them an easy target for security breaches and threats that shouldn\u2019t be ignored by IT decision makers.<\/p>\n

Nearly 3 in 5 organizations have security practices in place for printers \u2013 yet this number is well below that for other endpoints.<\/p>\n

Like many endpoints, printers have the same vulnerabilities and offer access into company financials and private data, and are often unsecured \u2013 so why aren\u2019t IT personnel taking notice of the threat?<\/p>\n

In the past year, 40% of Canadian organizations had experienced an IT security breach, and 56% of those breaches were print related.<\/p>\n

With the majority of security breaches happening as a result of printers, it\u2019s clear that printer security is an afterthought for organizations.<\/p>\n

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The Impact of Printer Breaches<\/h3>\n

Unsecured printers can present a sizeable potential security hole and are becoming the go to for hackers.<\/p>\n

The vulnerability of printers can have profound effects on a business \u2013 organizations could be leaving their entire network of connected devices open to attack.<\/p>\n

Multifunction printers are capable of much more damage however.<\/p>\n

They can store printed data electronically, store print jobs that make it possible to view sensitive material or business information, and hackers can access the broader company network through the printer and steal information such as Social Insurance numbers, financial information, memos, and private documents.<\/p>\n

This information can not only harm a company\u2019s reputation and give potential competitors access to information, but can also severely impact individual employees.<\/p>\n

In addition to compromised data security, other impacts include:<\/p>\n