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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, […]

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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

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Tested, Proven, And Growing: The Motley Fool's Roadhouse To Riches

Texas Roadhouse, the steakhouse franchise, has been rounding up sales as it grows out its footprint, according to the Motley Fool in a recent Top Franchises post on Nasdaq.com. Given the strong presence Sintel Systems has in the retail, restaurant and service industries’ point of sale marketplace, we share these service sector growth trends with

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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

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Near Field Communications and Tokenization Behind Apple's Point of Sale Play

More information is coming available regarding Apple’s new mobile payments system. According to a recent post on the website pymnts.com, the Apple payment system will use tokenization as well as contactless payment based on the new point of sale terminals used in the company’s own stores. As the only full-service point of sale provider —

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Albertsons & Supervalu Credit Card Data Targeted by Hackers Again

Shoppers at Albertsons and Supervalu may be at victims of yet another hacking. The supermarket chains reported that malicious software was installed on the company’s credit card and debit cards processing networks at their stores. The information taken from Albertsons’ customers spans over a dozen states, and includes cardholder names, account numbers, and credit card

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