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4 Key Point-of-Sale Trends for 2024

Retail TouchPoints

The point-of-sale (POS) system has always been the one truly indispensable technology for any merchant, large or small. The POS Becomes a Customer Engagement Hub Retailers are taking advantage of the fact that everyone (except browsers and shoplifters) must interact with a POS system at some point during their shopper journey.

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Retailers Need to Close Active Directory Security Gaps

Retail TouchPoints

The growth of online shopping, self-checkout systems, point-of-sale transactions and other digital processes has created numerous opportunities for attackers. Prioritize AD security gaps caused by misconfigurations and lapses. Finding the gaps in security is, of course, the first step in closing them.

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How to Design Your Retail Space With Security in Mind

Retail TouchPoints

But businesses should also take into consideration how their security comes into play in the space. Designing your retail store with security in mind ensures that your business’ security isn’t an afterthought. Maximize the Visibility and Power of Your Security Cameras. Evaluate Your Retail Store’s Location.

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Implementing A Security-Driven Networking Approach To Secure Retail

Retail TouchPoints

Today’s criminals are looking to take advantage of retailers that, in their rush to adopt new digital merchandising and connectivity solutions, have implemented security as an afterthought. This has resulted in an expanded and exposed attack surface and new security gaps that can be easily exploited. Cyberattacks can take many forms.

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The Real Price of a Data Breach in Retail

Retail TouchPoints

This data, which includes sensitive customer information like credit card details, is stored across a number of environments and is accessible through millions of point-of-sales and IoT devices. In the retail and consumer sectors, the average cost of a security breach was below this average, sitting at $3.91 million last year.

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Point of sale and display solutions can reduce retail theft | Viewpoint: Daryl Bedford

TalkingRetail

In the ever-evolving landscape of retail, businesses face an ongoing challenge: theft.

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Pandemic Shifts Shine a Light on Importance of Modern Point of Sale

RetailMinded

Did you know that point of sale systems date back to 1879 when the first one was invented by American shopkeeper James Ritty. And the interest in virtual shopping mediums to showcase merchandise and ‘order on behalf of customer’ with secure pay by link are on the rise during COVID, as well,” explains Kamara.