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Security & Compliance for Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems

Bringing security and compliance to point-of-sale (POS) systems

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Overview

McAfee point-of-sale (POS) solutions demonstrate PCI compliance and improve security through a scalable, extensible, and centralized architecture. Achieving greater ROI on legacy systems, reducing patch urgency, and ensuring that investments in modern solutions don’t compromise the integrity of customer data are just three of the distinct advantages of McAfee’s solutions.

In the retail business, certain security issues — such as regulatory penalties, breaches, and unscheduled downtime — can impact customer confidence and the bottom line. Retailers know they need to address these issues, but the security solutions they deploy often include increased labor costs and require system or network upgrades. Retailers need solutions that extend the ROI of their existing IT infrastructures, which can be complex and distributed, typically including stores with POS checkout terminals, self-check units, cash drawers, information and web kiosks, PCs, and back-office servers.

McAfee offers a comprehensive approach to demonstrating PCI compliance and securing retail store POS, back-office, and related purpose-built solutions across various platforms, regardless of whether they’re legacy, end-of-life, or recently purchased systems. McAfee solutions are equally effective in environments in which network bandwidth is constrained, store assets have limited resources, and frequent patching and anti-malware updates are not an option.

Key Benefits

  • Mitigate unwanted and malicious programs
    Prevent the installation and propagation of internal and external threats — as well as unwanted and malicious programs — through change control and dynamic whitelisting.
  • Get alternatives to traditional, signature-based, anti-malware solutions
    Address the concerns that traditional anti-malware solutions can’t meet, with platform extensibility designed for retail environments. McAfee’s solutions are ideal for this industry because they have small system footprints and do not require .DATs, updates, or network access. They can also run on common platforms such as Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (XPE).
  • Reduce patch urgency
    Decrease the need for reactive patching and allow more thorough evaluations. Dynamic whitelisting only permits the installation and operation of approved programs, which reduces the urgency of frequent patches across multiple locations with limited network bandwidth and disparate platforms.
  • Maximize ROI on legacy and end-of-life systems
    Extend the operational life of older systems and applications. This allows retailers — who are especially sensitive to ROI because of thin margins — to maximize their IT investments without compromising security.
  • Demonstrate PCI compliance
    Provide the security controls outlined in PCI requirements to demonstrate compliance to auditors. Through a combination of products, services, and partners, McAfee is uniquely able to address all sections of PCI.

Products

McAfee offers a comprehensive portfolio of security solutions that keep your systems, network, and data protected. For a complete list of our products, please see our Products and Solutions page.

Risk & Compliance

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McAfee Integrity Control

McAfee Integrity Control combines industry-leading whitelisting and change control technology, ensuring that only trusted applications run on fixed-function devices, such as point-of-service (POS) systems, ATMs, and kiosks.

Security Management

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McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) is a key component of the McAfee Security Management Platform, and the only enterprise-class software, to provide unified management of endpoint, network, and data security. With end-to-end visibility and powerful automations that slash incident response times, McAfee ePO software dramatically strengthens protection and drives down the cost and complexity of managing risk and security.

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Solution Briefs

Security Consideration for Retail Systems OEMs

Helping OEMs and retailers address a wide range of security challenges, Intel and McAfee have developed solutions that take advantage of leading-edge hardware and software technologies.

Continuous Compliance Simplified

McAfee Configuration Control combines the advanced capabilities of McAfee Policy Auditor and McAfee Change Control to put you in command of your compliance requirements.

Security and PCI Compliance for Retail Point-of-Sale Systems

This solution brief examines how McAfee POS solutions meet retailers’ unique compliance and operational needs.

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  • POS Systems and Trust (Part 2)
    Kim Singletary - April 10, 2013
    Cash registers first originated in the 1870’s to combat a problem of dishonest employees who were pocketing money from customers.  Point of Sale (POS) systems are specialized computer systems today, but many have open operating systems and are susceptible to the same issues as any other computer system. As additional features continue to expand POS Read more...
  • POS Systems and Trust (Part One)
    Kim Singletary - April 08, 2013
    As credit and debit payments became widespread, point of sale (POS) systems were created for the sole purpose of processing a purchase.  These days, modern POS systems have additional functionality that intends to enhance the customer experience. For example, cashiers can use a POS system to sign you up for their loyalty program, and if Read more...
  • Join Our First #eCommChat with @McAfeeSECURE and @chrissimmons of Magento
    Sarah Grayson - October 24, 2012
    The holidays are nearly upon us, and we’re excited to be hosting our first ever #eCommChat Twitter Q&A to help online merchants prepare for the busiest shopping season of the year. Online shopping is already a major part of US retail sales culture. Current forecasts indicate eCommerce will play a bigger role in sales impact Read more...
  • To Digital and Beyond: Embracing the Future of Retail at Shop.org 2012
    Sarah Grayson - September 18, 2012
    We had an amazing experience at Shop.org 2012 this year, with educational sessions as well as some great networking on the show floor. We joined some of the top retail companies in the world in Denver, Colorado to talk digital commerce and the future of retail. One of the most exciting aspects of the summit Read more...
  • Security Considerations in Enabling Big Data – Snake in the Grass (Part 1)
    Kim Singletary - April 30, 2012
    Big Data holds a lot of promise – from the potential to change business models to the ability to rapidly refine services and goods that traditionally took years of industry speculation. But the utilization of Big Data isn’t just about mining data within your organization. It’s also about tying it to larger data stores and Read more...
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