Guide outlines security best practices for deposit-taking ATMs, cash recyclers

The ATM Industry Association has announced the publication of a new guide, Best Practices for Securing Deposit and Cash-Recycling Machines.

"The growing popularity and competitive importance of deposit-taking ATMs and recycling ATMs has prompted ATMIA to develop new security best practices to protect these machines from a variety of potential attack vectors," ATMIA CEO Mike Lee said in a press release.

The best practices were compiled for the ATMIA ATM Security Forum by Douglas Russell of DFR Risk Management; content was reviewed by the association's advisory security council.

The guide outlines deposit machine-related risks such as fake machines, fraudulent and empty envelope deposits, fishing and removal of envelop deposits, cash-out trapping, counterfeit deposits and even more sophisticated types of attack, such as manipulation of the currency template. It also recommends commensurate risk mitigation measures.

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The guide is available for download by ATMIA members.