HOW TO ENSURE YOUR
POS SYSTEM IS SECURE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
DMM DEPARTMENT MB Enterprises
To make sure that your POS system is secure during the holiday season comes out as a huge responsibility for a
WHY RETAILERS ARE VULNERABLE? Retailers are vulnerable & can get exposed to activities such
retailer. If you are a retailer or a small business owner your
as fraud, cyber threats & other similar activities. As a matter
concerns during the holiday season might be revolving
of fact today’s POS systems i.e. Point of Sale systems are
around optimized floor plans, incorrect change or a possibility
simply modern computers. All they need is an internet
of an internal theft. With the involvement of the modern
connection for functioning as well as transferring transactions
technology there are a host of new challenges that are now
and payments information over the same network. However,
introduced in the industry. One of the main possibilities is that
while they seem to be standard procedures therefore for
valuable credit card information of a customer can fall into
business owners it’s like routine & they tend to pay the least
wrong hands and can be misused in future. The modern &
possible attention. This can easily give rise to major threats.
new solutions are vulnerable to the loss of internet connectivi-
An example of a threat can be cyber-attack. What if a
ty, cyber threats & various other concerns.
cybercriminal is monitoring that network?
What are the risks that retailers and small business owners face this holiday season?
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Another unfortunate thing that can rise is that malware can W W W. M B E F O RYOU. C O M
