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Even your printer company now wants to sell you endpoint protection as a subscription — will others follow suit?

Canon imagePROGRAF TC-21M during our review.
  • Consolidating printer security under one vendor may save time, though not without integration risks
  • Canon’s new security subscription arrives just as its printer drivers face critical vulnerability exposure
  • Root access to Canon’s firewall allegedly sold online amid new enterprise protection service launch

The lines between traditional hardware providers and cybersecurity vendors are beginning to blur as printer brands enter the cybersecurity field, but hackers can still use your business printer as an easy backdoor into your corporate network.

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