Apparatus and method for securing printing

Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for securing printing. The present invention performs a print security action with respect to outputted data in accordance with a printing policy, when a security pattern is included in the outputted data of an outputted product. According to the present invention, by performing the print security action with respect to the outputted data in accordance with the printing policy, when the security pattern is included in the outputted data, printing of personal information and similar which is included in the outputted data can be prevented.