South Dakota, USA & London, United Kingdom –ATMIAtoday published new bestpractices for the security of the ATM Cabinet and for physical keymanagement for its member companies.
“In the cyber age, access to data and electronicswithin the ATM is just as much an attraction to criminals as cash so all theseassets need to be protected,” Mike Lee, CEO of ATMIA. “This manualshows what the known methods are for accessing ATM cabinets and what thecorresponding risk mitigation steps are.”
Authored by well-known industry security analyst andconsultant, Douglas Russell, the manual evaluates the security of the ATM’s topboxes and fascias and makes recommendations for higher levels of security.
“Douglas has done a great job of reminding our industryhow best to prevent unauthorized access to the ATM internals,” Lee concluded.”This is essential reading for ATM industry professionals.”
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