Point of Sale

Kmart Announces Hacking of Their Store Registers

In a scheme that seems to continue repeating itself, yet another store has reported malware in their systems. Kmart announced Friday that their systems had been compromised since early September. An investigation is ongoing, but there is currently no information on how many customers were affected. However, Sears Holding Corp mentioned that kmart.com and Sears

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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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