A quick, well-crafted Google search could return 86,800 results for publicly accessible Hewlett-Packard printers. HP advises customers to place printers behind a firewall and to provide network credentials only to trusted parties. Security flaws in printers have been reported before and experts have warned over the years that the devices pose a serious risk. Because printer security is often ignored, the devices could by targeted more in stealth attacks conducted by people engaged in cyberespionage, experts say.Steps corporations could take immediately to greatly boost printer security includes making sure devices are not accessible through the Internet.”]
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