While Russian hacking has ruled the data security news since the election, other data is still at risk and is being compromised....at ATMs...still...
Financial and retail institutions have a LOT to protect: data, assets, staff, brand, and visitors just to name a few.
ATM users need to worry about quite a bit as well: personal safety, financial security.
And still we are seeing attacks using ATMs to gather information from financial institutions reports the SIA.
The SIA's Special Feature by Mike Baker outlines the vulnerabilities of ATMs in this informative article that introduces the term "Jackpotting." According to Baker, ATMs are ubiquitous in our society. There are approximately three million of them worldwide, and about 432,000 in the United States, a number expected to rise to 438,000 by 2019. Even though mobile banking is exploding in popularity, a whopping 75 percent of U.S. consumers still use ATMs as a part of their daily banking activities. (click here for the complete article)
To help institutions better gather evidence and protect customers and their financial assets, we have assembled several resources:
- Payment Card Industry (PCI) guidelines
- Credit card skimming prevention
- Protecting IT data racks
- Data security and your camera system
- Data Security: Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
