ATM2014_Logo_20cm_sRGB (3)Lachlan Gunn, EAST Executive Director, attended the inaugural meeting of the ATM Security Association for Enhanced Technology (ATM Security Association) which was held in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on 20th May 2015.  EAST is an Associate Member of the new association.

Founded by both Wincor Nixdorf and Diebold, the ATM Security Association is focussed on bringing manufacturers and their suppliers together with the common target to create vendor independent standards for security solutions within the industry. Common standards could include unified interfaces or common procedures for core processes like key loading, simplifying the implementation of security solutions in ATM networks or the reaction to detected attacks.

The focus of the ATM Security Association is on both hardware and software-related threats, physical and logical attacks. The target is to consider the total environment of the ATM that can have a direct impact on secure usage and operations.

Membership of the ATM Security Association is open to all organisations that have a stake in global ATM security.