POS Security
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Once More Into The (POS) Breach
In a series of posts on his website, KrebsOnSecurity.com, famed cyber security professional Brian Krebs, has written about Bebe, the latest retailer to suffer from stolen credit and debit card data at the point of sale (POS). "The most common way that thieves steal this type of card data is by hacking into cash registers at retail locations and planting... -
A Hacker's Almanac
It has been nearly one year since the infamous Target breach that took place at the height of the 2013 holiday shopping season, resulting in the digital theft of 70 million consumer credit cards. And what a year it has been for consumers. In 2014 the disturbing trend of point of sale (POS) breaches in major retailers, and smaller... -
Subway POS Hacker Receives Sentence
News about point of sale data breaches continues unabated but we also see convictions of those who would conspire to hack into point of sale (POS) systems. One such example is found in a post by Grant Gross on PCWorld.com's LEGAL business, security blog, "U.S. man sentenced for hacking POS systems at Subway." As the only full-service point of sale... -
Point Of Sale Malware Scraping To Get Buy
Retail breaches at the point of sale have security vendors scrambling to better understand the situation ahead of the holiday shopping season. A recent post on eWeek.com looks at one report, issued by Cyphort, which analyzes some of the main culprits of point of sale malware. As the only full-service point of sale provider — from software development to franchise... -
Will CurrentC Make It Alone? Don't Bank On It
As consumers are poised at the advent of the holiday season, the recent security lapses at the retail point of sale continue to reverberate, and according to Wayne Rash writing for tech observer eWeek.com, it isn't looking great for brick-and-mortar retailers. Buyers continued to be worried about credit card security breaches to the point that Target revenue dropped dramatically after... -
Retailers See High Cost Of In House Payment Processing
Retailers share the view that retail point of sale is under siege from online criminals. And now, ahead of the holiday shopping season, they're being asked to deploy a variety of new solutions designed to improve the retail experience for their customers. "And that puts an undue burden on retailers of all size," says Merchant Warehouse Chief Revenue Officer, Ken... -
Best Practices For Securing The Point Of Sale
As news about retail point of sale (POS) breaches continues unabated, information about how to better protect customers, and reputations, becomes paramount. The information technology channel observer Business Solutions Magazine (BSMinfo.com) ran a recent guest column by Andrew Bagrin, Founder and CEO, My Digital Shield is on topic in this regard, but his focus is more on the users than... -
As Cybersecurity Becomes A Market Differentiator, Retailers Seek Validation
Particularly for the retail industry, the staggering amount of payment card theft at the point of sale is a hallmark of 2014. As such, in terms of consumer confidence and loyalty, validated cybersecurity is becoming a market differentiator. In a post by Tara McGraw Swaminatha and Aravind Swaminathan, both with the DLA Piper law firm, found on the business advisor... -
Breaking Point Of Sale
As news about point of sale data breaches continues unabated, it is perhaps worthwhile to consider the issue from the criminal's point of view. One such example is a slideshow prepared by Russ Spitler, vice president of product management at the security management firm AlienVault, and part of a post on the website ITBusinessEdge.com, "From a Hacker's Perspective: How to Breach... -
Purloined Vendor Credentials Lead To Jimmy John's Point Of Sale Fail
News has arrived of another point of sale (POS) security infiltration; one similar to those which compromised Target, Neiman Marcus, UPS, Michaels Stores, Walmart and SuperValu. We found details of the malware attack in a recent post on the personal finance website PFHub.com, "Malware Installed on Jimmy John’s POS System: Data Breach," which states that Jimmy John's fell victim to... -
Securing Point of Sale's Points of Fail
Most people imagine cybercrime as involving hackers from remote locations on the other side of the globe, breaking into servers to steal information and, as such, our involvement comes when the bank places a freeze on our credit cards. "Shockingly, this is not the case," reports ITPortal.com in their post, "How to Defend Against Physical Point of Sale Attacks." In...