Who's Down with IPP? Finding Internet-Connected Printers with Censys

This report highlights the security risk posed by Internet-connected printers, showing how Censys can detect hosts running the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) across the IPv4 space. It reports over 270,000 Censys-visible printers (with ~149,000 in the United States as of the cited snapshot), explains how to query for exposed printers by IP range, and recommends identifying, securing, or taking offline unused devices along with sharing best-practice guidance.