The security of your restaurant POS system Malaysia is paramount in protecting the finances and company information of your business from being stolen or even leaked to the public. Just as there are many digital threats that can compromise your POS systems, there are also solutions that you can take to keep them as secure as bank vaults.
iPads for POS
You see the word iPad and may already be asking if utilizing a POS system in an iPad itself would make a difference with your current Windows device. It actually does when you learn that many of the attacks against your POS were done by secretly planting malware apps into the systems without you realizing.
The catch of executing such attacks is that you need a second app to do it if you want the attack to be successful. Windows have the ability to run multiple apps at once, which is convenient, but it makes the systems vulnerable to digital bayonets sprouting from the ground.
Meanwhile, the iOS platform can only fully run one app at a time, so though it takes away the convenience of running multiple apps at the same time, it makes the attack impossible to be executed in Apple systems.
So when you are able, evacuate your POS system to an iPad or any other iOS platforms. You won’t have to be ambushed by unsuspecting malware again.
Antivirus
This is very straightforward. Just install an antivirus software into your POS system, and be sure to regularly scan for any malware, viruses or other attacks present in it. When your budget can afford it, invest in premium versions of the software you installed since they provide additional features that guarantee further digital protection.
An antivirus software will alert you if they detect threats during scanning, and from there, you can begin the process of cleansing them off your POS system. Just in case, check that the so-called “detected malware” didn’t turn out to be an important app of your POS.
Never use external networks
When using your POS, the network must always be your own business’s and nowhere else. Using external networks to utilize the system is putting up a neon sign telling attackers to hack your POS while a big arrow is blinking and pointing at it.
Hackers do not need retail locations to steal your business’s vital information. Some of them even wait like sitting ducks until the external systems are connected to a POS. Keep your confidential stuff internal and secure. This is also when you realize that investing in your own WiFi is not only done so you, your employees and customers have an Internet connection.
Lock your systems
Always lock down your devices and systems whenever it is time to close for the day. Take account of all devices in your workplace and secure them in places that no one but a few select employees can access.
You may not be a paranoid boss for doing this, but you never know if your employees might make enough mistakes to leave your POS information vulnerable to infiltrators.
Worse, some employees may leave the device by accident in the office, store, or worse, lose it entirely. It is already a big problem if it turns out to be stolen and its information accessed.
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