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Printer vulnerabilities via firmware update

Printer vulnerabilities via firmware update

Posted Dec 8, 2011 6:07 UTC (Thu) by jamesh (guest, #1159)
In reply to: Printer vulnerabilities via firmware update by james
Parent article: Printer vulnerabilities via firmware update

One of the tools HP provides is a utility to scan for HP printers connected to the local network, determine which ones need a firmware update and flash them all at once.

Requiring the administrator to go out and hit a button on each of those printers would severely reduce the utility of that tool. I'd guess most administrators would prefer an update that let them continue to manage printers the way they always have.


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