Exploring Networked Printer Exploits and Security Risks

Your network is under attack. You've checked for penetration by outside attackers, and by insiders using servers or client machines. But this attack isn't coming from any of those sources; it's coming from the one place you're least likely to look: your printer/copier.

Sound like a stretch? It isn't. In fact, at the Black Hat Inc. conference later this month, a security researcher will publish proof-of-concept code that demonstrates how an attacker could use a networked printer or copier to take control of a server and launch an exploit across an enterprise.

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