Question

Why are network printers, scanners, copiers, (aka multifunction devices) a threat on corporate networks? How can they be used by malicious people?

Answer 1

• The Network printers and scanner are threat on corporate network .
• Because using printer someone can access previously printed documents thuse it can be threat to the security of corporate information .
• In scanners someone can easily aceess the scanned data or information corporation which can be stored in hard disk .
• In both the printer and scanner in the network can store the informaton scanned and printed jobs or documents thuse they can be vulnerable or threat to corporate network .

How can they be used by malicious people ?

• Printer can pose a security risk is when the internal hard drive of network printers store previous print job in there queues.
• someone who can able to access the printer may be able to hack in to the printers OS and view these document , which could contain sensitive information .
• If queued documents are stored on a built - in hard drive , the printer can retain copies of documents even when the printer has been turned off .
• Another in both printer and scanner risk is that document could be intercepted during wirless transmission .
• scanner can stored data in hard drive or hard disk so it can easily access .