It seems like every time we turn around hackers have come up with some new way to compromise our data. If passwords and email links and public Wi-Fi connections weren’t enough to be worried about, now it seems that there is yet another weak point – our printers!
Printers these days are designed to be as easy to install as possible with plug and play setups that make it easy to connect to networks. If you have ever had to search for a printer driver and go through a complicated installation process, this new approach sounds fantastic. However, it can be risky as these printer setups are not secure. We need to treat printers as we do computers, taking precautions and locking them down with firewalls as well as changing passwords and keeping the firmware up to date.
Modern printers have hard drives, operating systems, and probably even have an Internet connection. They are essentially computers, and hackers love computers. They want access to our data as well as to have the opportunity to attack our technology and gain access to our networks.
150,000 printers around the world were recently hit by a cyberattack. The hacker did this for fun and basically as a wakeup call for how vulnerable printers are.
It is important that we take measures to keep our information safe in this digital age in which we live. IDM is a cloud data storage company that understands the demands of the times and has developed post-quantum protection that is the ultimate solution for businesses and individuals alike. To find out more about IDM and its patented SIZE technology, check out www.myidm.io.
Sources: Entrepreneur, UTEC, Monster Technology, Cybersecurity Insiders