Convenience Stores
Cybersecurity for Convenience Stores
Convenience stores process high volumes of transactions and may offer lottery, money services, and ATMs. Protecting multiple payment systems is critical.
By The Numbers
90%
of POS breaches at small retailers
Source: Verizon
$38K
average POS breach cost
Source: Verizon
Top Threats
- • Card skimming
- • POS malware
- • ATM compromises
- • Ransomware
- • Employee theft of card data
How Attacks Happen
- • Skimming devices on readers
- • Phishing targeting owners
- • Weak POS passwords
- • Compromised ATMs
- • Social engineering
Compliance Requirements
- • PCI DSS for payment processing
- • State lottery requirements
- • Money services business compliance
- • State data breach notification laws
Is your business exposed?
Security Checklist
- 1.
Inspect card readers daily
- 2.
Use strong unique passwords on all systems
- 3.
Keep POS software updated
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