Here’s a question worth considering: when your security team last performed a full audit of your network endpoints, did they include the printers?
If the honest answer is “probably not,” you are far from alone. Printers have historically been treated as peripheral devices, something IT installs and then forgets about. But that mindset has become increasingly risky. Modern network printers are essentially computers. They store documents, process credentials, operate inside trusted network environments, and connect directly to the internet. Unlike laptops and servers, however, they are often left unpatched for months or even years.
Cybercriminals know this. HP Secure Print is HP’s solution to the growing printer security threat, and SmartPrint helps Canadian organizations deploy and manage it effectively.
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