Did you know that more cases of credit card fraud occur in restaurants than anywhere else?
According to payment card industry statistics, it is safer to use a credit card on the Internet than at a restaurant or bar. Skimming, tip fraud, and hacking are real dangers for restaurant operators.
A recent study by global payment card security consultant Trustwave showed that nine out 10 cardholder data compromise incidents were aimed at small merchants—52% of them in food service. More than twice as many attacks targeted card-present transactions at the point of sale than online transactions.
The National Restaurant Association states that, typically, restaurants that run the highest risk of a breach use unsecured Internet-accessible networks, like DSL, cable modem, or wireless technology. They also use non-compliant POS software that stores credit card data improperly.