OT:Multifunction Printers: The Forgotten Security Risk

[Bob Rasmussen]

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Boaz Bezborodko wrote:

> http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Printers/Multifunction-Printers-The-Forgotten-Security-Risk/ 

The timing is interesting, as I'm working on a white paper on printing 
security.

The article referenced above touches on the possibility of hacking a 
high-end printer to capture, save, and export reports.

The area I am focusing on is the security (or lack thereof) of network 
data flowing to the printer. This data is usually enencrypted, and 
sometimes travels across the Internet unencrypted. It is very easy to 
"sniff" a network and extract print data on its way to the printer. And 
there seem to be very few tools to prevent this.

If any of you have thoughts on the subject, please speak up.

Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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