Secure Checkout Checklist: Retail Network Security

Peak trading is when your store network is busiest, and most exposed. Twelve practical checks to run before the rush, so every terminal stays online and every card stays protected.

Black Friday, the run to Christmas and the Boxing Day sales put more load on your store network than any other time of year. In most stores, that network also carries shelf labels, cameras, signage, staff devices and guest Wi-Fi alongside the checkout. Every one of those devices widens your PCI scope, and every one is a possible way in. This checklist gives you the 12 retail network security checks to confirm before peak, so you can find the gaps while there’s still time to close them.

Inside the checklist:

Twelve clear, checkable items, built to be worked through with your network and security leads for every store, not just your flagship sites
Keep every terminal online: the checks that stop a network fault from costing you sales at peak
Separate payment traffic: how to keep payments apart from every other in-store device and shrink your PCI scope
Check for wireless threats: what to look for across your stores before the rush
Be ready for Boxing Day, plus a simple score at the end so you know where you stand and what to do next