Printer Security - Vulnerabilities and Attacks

Explore the often overlooked security vulnerabilities of printers in this 41-minute conference talk from AppSec EU 2017. Delve into the first comprehensive study on printer security, evaluating 20 different printers and uncovering serious flaws across all devices. Learn about four categories of attacks: Denial-of-Service (DoS), Protection Bypass, Print Job Manipulation, and Information Disclosure. Discover PRET, a novel open-source pentesting tool developed to support this research. Extend your understanding beyond printers to examine security issues in Google Cloud Print and PostScript processing websites. Gain valuable insights into the importance of securing devices with direct access to sensitive information, including confidential reports, contracts, and patient records.

AppSec EU 2017 Printer Security by Jens Müller and Vladislav Mladenov