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  • Multifunction Printers: The Forgotten Security Risk?

    02/14/2008 7:36:11 AM PST · by STARWISE · 9 replies · 98+ views
    Slashdot ^ | 2-13-08 | ScuttleMonkey
    REFERENCES ARTICLE FROM SOURCE THAT CAN'T BE POSTED HERE. ~~~~~ eweekhickins writes to share an article *snip* highlighting the forgotten risks that a multifunction printer could possibly offer. Brendan O'Connor first called attention to the vulnerabilities of these new devices at a Black Hat talk in '06 and warns that these are no longer "dumb" machine sitting in the corner and should be treated with their own respective security strategy. ~~~~ Forum post on Slashdot: ~~~~ "The biggest issue isn't a lack of (software or physical) security regarding the machine, but a lack of a security policy in these instances....