Printer Security Gaps: A Broad, Leafy Avenue to Compromise

Endpoint Security Cyber Risk Cybersecurity Operations Vulnerabilities & Threats News Printer Security Gaps: A Broad, Leafy Avenue to CompromisePrinter Security Gaps: A Broad, Leafy Avenue to CompromisePrinter Security Gaps: A Broad, Leafy Avenue to Compromise Security teams aren't patching firmware promptly, no one's vetting the endpoints before purchase, and visibility into potential dangers is limited — despite more and more cyberattackers targeting printers as a matter of course. July 17, 2025 When it comes to managing cybersecurity profiles for office printers, just 36% of IT teams are patching their firmware promptly — leaving a glaring gap in defenses that attackers could exploit to devastating effect. That's according to HP Wolf Security, which found evidence of widespread failures across every stage of the printer life cycle in a global survey of 800+ IT and security decision-makers. "Failure to promptly apply firmware updates to printers unnecessarily exposes organizations to ...