The hidden cybersecurity risk sitting in every SMB office
For many small and medium-sized businesses, cybersecurity conversations center on endpoints like laptops, servers and cloud platforms.
Yet one category of device continues to sit quietly outside that focus: the printer.
Despite being deeply embedded in day-to-day operations and handling highly sensitive information, print infrastructure is still widely overlooked.
This lack of scrutiny is part of a broader challenge. New research shows 73% of UK SMBs fear data privacy issues in their current document management processes, highlighting widespread concern about how sensitive information is handled across both digital and physical workflows.
Yet 55% of UK SMBs consider printers a low priority in their cybersecurity strategy.
This worrying disconnect between the critical data printers handle and their low security prioritization creates a vulnerability that attackers can exploit to access sensitive workflows, intercept documents or move laterally within a network.
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