6 IMPORTANT STEPS TO SECURING YOUR POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM

It can be very frightening for any company, and when it comes to companies that have the general public trust and whose name is circulating in the market as a brand, such the situation can become even more worrying. Therefore, the POS security system of such companies should be developed.

If POS security is not developed and an incident of leakage of personal information of customers is also predicted, it can lead to a significant reduction in sales of any large company and tarnish its reputation in the market.

According to a recent report, hackers are more interested in stealing customers' personal and payment information. This will give you an idea of how much damage can be done to online retail shopping.

Your POS system must be secure at all times. You can gauge its sensitivity from the fact that when the POS system was hacked in the United States in 2014, In that case, the data of 70 million people went into the hands of those hackers who could easily use it for illegal purposes.

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Many organizations are showing interest in securing their POS, and fortunately, we can secure the POS system by using some tools and methods. Hackers may indeed pose the greatest threat to your POS system, but it is also true that strategies have been developed to combat these threats. It doesn't matter what method you use to deal with these threats. Just make sure your company has its virtual private network so you can store your data easily on the cloud, which is used through your network transmissions.

You can use the following methods to secure your POS system.

1. 1. Using IoS and Ipads
2. 2. End to end encryption
3. 3. Anti-virus
4. 4. Lock your device
5. 5. Connection to External Networks
6. 6. Security experts

USING IOS AND IPAD

Most attacks on POS systems are carried out with the help of malware. This involves uploading a piece of malware into the system memory of the POS, leaving the entire system in the hands of hackers. Hackers carry out this with a very secretive strategy. They secretly install malware apps in the POS system and then start stealing data. This process is carried out in such a covert manner that both the user and the merchant do not know about it, and all their data is stolen. But for data theft, it is important that a POS, as well as another app, is being used in the system. If this does not happen, then the chances of data theft are very low and even impossible. IoS runs only one app at a time, which is why the chances of hacking in iOS integrated systems are very low.

END TO END ENCRYPTION

There are many software companies in the market, which guarantee that they will never expose your information to hackers, meaning that hackers will never be able to access your personal information. They use the end-to-end encryption method. These companies use tools that encrypt your credit card information which can only be decrypted if another user has access to that information. It always keeps the data safe, even if hackers have installed malware anywhere in your system.

ANTI-VIRUS

A simple and easy way to prevent hacker attacks is to install antivirus on your system. This will keep you away from malware that gives hackers access to your information and plays a key role in stealing your data. Anti-virus software can quickly detect malware and remove it from your system before accessing your client or company's confidential information. Anti-virus software also tells you which areas of your system have been most infected with the virus and how they should be cleaned as soon as possible to secure your system from hackers. Because anti-virus software is operating in the background of your system, as soon as any malware tries to attack your POS system, it immediately issues an alert and tells you that your system needs to be cleaned up immediately.

LOCK YOUR DEVICE

Your device must be locked to prevent information theft. Because if you lose your device or someone gains access to the device in place of your device, it can be a big hassle for you. If your device is lost or snatched away, it will be much easier to access the information contained therein.

If you do not want your company's data to be leaked in the event of an accident, you should keep your device locked at least at the end of the day or the end of duty. Collect all your devices and store them in a place where no one can access them in your absence.

CONNECTION TO EXTERNAL NETWORKS

The most dangerous type of hacker is that hackers start controlling your system remotely. In this way, not only do they gain access to your client and company information, but they can also track the activities of the system and steal your clients and your most important files.

This is only possible if your POS system is connected to an external network. Try to keep your system secure and not connect to any external network. Only corporate networks can be used for this so that complex tasks such as payment transactions can be made extremely secure.

SECURITY EXPERTS

A person who is working as your company's information officer can never have all the knowledge that a security expert has. It is because the information officer cannot always keep abreast of security changes, but it is the responsibility of a security expert to keep abreast of all security changes.

If your company is too small and you cannot hire a security expert like Altamira or a technology executive, then at least you should hire someone who is involved in security background, and who knows when you should go to a third party for help in the case of hackers attack.

David Pac

Update 28 February 2022