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Administrative
Activities
1
Educate your store employees and managers about the techniques criminals
use to breach PINpads and payment terminals.
Data thieves have sophisticated equipment that can be installed in minutes.
Store employees should be educated as to the type of equipment data
thieves install, where they typically install it, and what information they can
gain once it is installed.
2
Update new employee training curriculum to include the techniques criminals
use to breach PINpads and payment terminals.
New employees should be trained to be on the lookout for suspicious activity
around the PINpad or payment terminal and who to call should such activity
be cause for concern.
Develop a response plan in
advance in case a breach
occurs
Physical Activities
Mount PINpads securely to
counter
Visually inspect terminals
weekly
Focus security
cameras on terminals;
maintain CCTV data
logs for use later
Call Law Enforcement
if device tampering is
found
Technical Activities
Encrypt data from the PINpad
Validate all serial numbers
manually with the serial
number printed on the bottom
of the terminal
Validate all terminal serial
numbers electronically with
the POS
Authenticate all payment
applications
