Assess the security of your Point-of-Sale environment — terminals, payment applications, network segmentation, and data handling — protecting where cardholder data is most exposed.
The Point-of-Sale is where cardholder data enters your environment — and where it's most vulnerable. We test POS terminals, payment applications, network architecture, and data flows to identify vulnerabilities that could lead to card data theft, skimming, or unauthorized transactions.
POS environments remain a primary target for payment card fraud. RAM-scraping malware, network-based attacks on POS segments, and physical tampering of terminals continue to cause significant cardholder data breaches. PCI DSS requires regular security testing of POS environments, and payment brands increasingly scrutinize the security of merchant and acquirer POS infrastructure.
Our POS security assessments cover the full attack surface — from the physical terminal and its configuration through the payment application, network segmentation, encryption implementation, and backend processing. We identify vulnerabilities that attackers exploit to intercept cardholder data, manipulate transactions, or compromise POS management systems.
Evaluate POS terminal configurations, firmware versions, physical tamper protections, and compliance with PCI PTS device security requirements.
Security assessment of your POS payment application — input validation, data handling, encryption implementation, authentication, logging, and compliance with PCI SSS/PA-DSS requirements.
Validate that your POS network segment is properly isolated from corporate, guest, and internet-facing networks — testing for segmentation bypass paths and lateral movement opportunities.
Assess your Point-to-Point Encryption implementation — from terminal encryption through decryption at the acquirer/processor — verifying that cardholder data is protected throughout the transaction lifecycle.
Evaluate the security of POS management systems — remote management platforms, software update mechanisms, configuration deployment, and administrative access controls.
Develop POS-specific incident response procedures — covering malware detection, terminal compromise, skimming device identification, and forensic preservation for POS environments.
Identify vulnerabilities where cardholder data is most exposed — at the point of entry — before attackers exploit them.
POS security testing directly supports PCI DSS Requirements 1, 2, 4, 6, and 11 — demonstrating that your payment environment is tested and hardened.
POS-targeted attacks remain among the most common causes of cardholder data breaches. Testing identifies the specific weaknesses attackers exploit.
Demonstrate to acquirers and payment brands that your POS environment meets security expectations — supporting your merchant agreement obligations.
Strong POS security prevents card skimming, RAM scraping, and transaction manipulation — reducing fraud losses and chargebacks.
Our assessments cover both physical security (tamper detection, device inspection) and digital security (network, application, encryption) of your POS environment.
Our testers understand the payment ecosystem — card present transactions, EMV, P2PE, tokenization, and the specific attack techniques used against POS environments.
We coordinate POS testing with your broader PCI DSS assessment — ensuring findings inform your compliance posture and remediation priorities.
We've tested POS environments for both merchants and acquirers — understanding the security requirements and attack scenarios on both sides of the transaction.
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