Point-of-Sale is Point-of-(In)Security: The Threat to Your Business Is Bigger Than You Imagine

Today’s Speaker

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Jason Polancich

Founder & Chief Architect

SurfWatch Labs

Personalized Cyber Risk Intelligence for Your Business

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We Start Where Traditional Threat Intelligence Stops•Powerful cyber risk analytics and practical BI apps that link strategic cybersecurity insights to your key business operations

The POS Security Problem

• Easy, Low-Hanging Fruit for Cybercriminals– Point-of-Sale Systems

process sensitive payment and PII

– PCI Compliance Has Little Bearing on Your Risk

– Many Outdated Systems

• This is Not Just a Technical Problem… It’s a REAL Business Problem

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What Does the Data Show?

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What Does the Data Show?

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What Does the Data Show?

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POS is the Gateway Hack

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Turn Dark Cyber Activity into Intelligence You Can Use

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The Butterfly Effect

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• As defenses evolve, so too do cybercriminals!

• Beyond credit card info, POS attacks use stolen PII info in other ways:– Identity Theft– Phishing– Man-in-the-middle attacks– Shutting down technical

infrastructure– And more…

Eliminate Your Blind Spots with Situational Awareness

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Establish a Threat Intelligence Program for 360° View of Your Cyber Risk

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Collect and Analyze Threat Intelligence from Inside and Outside Your Company Walls

5 Building Blocks to Reduce Your POS Risk

After you gain Situational Awareness you can build out key security tactics:

1.Establish a repeatable vulnerability management process based on your risk and exposure

2.Deploy robust identity authentication, authorization and accounting

3.Leverage data encryption AND data tokenization

4.Segment your network zones

5.Look to Critical Controls and OWASP as additional checks

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SurfWatch Labs Resources

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• Download Our Special Report on POS Insecurity: Cyber Risk Trends and Analysishttp://info.surfwatchlabs.com/POS-Cyber-Report 

• Learn About SurfWatch C-Suite:

• Product Overview: https://www.surfwatchlabs.com/apps/c-suite

• Product Review by SC Mag: http://www.scmagazine.com/surfwatch-c-suite/review/4324/

• Schedule Your Personalized Demonstrationhttp://info.surfwatchlabs.com/request-demo

Thank You!

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