U. to limit remote printer access
Betty LiuThe Office of Information and Technology and other departments are in the process of limiting printer accessibility to users on campus in order to improve security against attacks, according to Associate Chief Information Officer for Office of Information Technology Support Services Steven Sather.Sather added that this reconfiguration has been occurring throughout this academic year and that the transition is scheduled to be completed over the summer.Last week, anti-Semitic posters were sent to printers at University, as well as several other colleges throughout the country.These posters were the work of Andrew “weev” Auernheimer, a known white supremacist and computer hacker.In an earlier interview with The Daily Princetonian, University Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day said that Auernheimer’s actions did not constitute hacking in the sense that they did not breach security.Acting Director of the Center for Information Technology Policy Nick Feamster said that the attacks were a consequence of how many printers on campus are configured.“It’s not something that was a new vulnerability or anything like that.