Deloitte report on printer security
Estimates a 15% increase in sales of desktop printer/MFPs in 2020 due to increase in employees working from home and needing device to complete work
o Many retail stores seeing massive increases in sales
o Depletion of inventory of devices
o 62% of US households had a printer/MFP before COVID-19 pandemic, so actual number is now much higher
- Remote workers often do not use strong passwords
- Commonly do not have latest firmware on device
- Hackers could use devices to laterally move into company’s virtual private network, and then into corporate network
- Printer/MFPs are many times overlooked when companies create security policies