The good news is, today's enterprise has gotten very good at making sure its PCs and servers are secure. The bad news is, security threats are finding other ways into the enterprise – like through the printers. It's a serious risk in today's network printing environment, where devices often have all the complex functionality of computers.

Think about it: Today's network printers have more vulnerable services running on them than network PCs do. And Web interfaces are opening printers directly to the Web, making them just as vulnerable as PCs to online attacks – if not more so. That's why HP printers and MFPs include a variety of built-in security features designed to protect sensitive information. In this white paper, you'll learn how to make the most of those features by activating security settings, picking passwords carefully and taking some simple steps to address specific printer security risks.