You are responsible for securing the network at a law firm. You are concerned about printer security. What steps should you take to prevent printer security breaches? Each correct answer represents…

Removing printer drivers prevents users from printing but does nothing to address the printer itself as an independently networked device with its own exploitable attack surface.

Modern enterprise printers contain internal hard drives that cache and store print jobs, making them susceptible to malware - scanning these drives detects spyware or viruses that could silently exfiltrate sensitive documents processed through the device.

Limiting print jobs is an operational quota control, not a security control - it does not prevent unauthorized access, malware infection, or exploitation of printer vulnerabilities.

Printers expose administrative interfaces such as SSH, Telnet, and HTTP web consoles that, if left with default credentials or unencrypted access, allow attackers to reconfigure the device, intercept print jobs, or use the printer as a network pivot point.