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How the financial industry reacts to cyberthreats

ATMs and point-of-service systems are extremely vulnerable to malware — and software vendors are no longer patching them. Here’s how to make them safer.

2014 was marked by a streak of major cyberattacks on large retailers in the US. In most cases, PoS malware was at play. Now retailers are scrambling to improve their Point-of-Sale terminal security. It’s encouraging, but a pity that it took so long.

Kaspersky Lab’s recent survey surprisingly found that e-commerce, online retailers and financial service providers are not just the biggest sources of stolen financial data, but also feel just a bit too lax about security. However, this has some severe implications.

The large American supermarket chain, Raley’s Family of Fine Stores, which is comprised of 120 stores in California and Nevada, became the target of a “complex criminal cyber-attack.” The company