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FAST food giant Subway has selected antivirus software from US-based online security specialist ESET to provide protection for POS terminals at more than 23,000 Subway merchants across North America.
And the door has been left wide open to expanding the deal to include Australia, where Subway Australia executives have already tested the software.
Under terms of the agreement, Subway merchants are able to deploy the ESET NOD32 Antivirus software directly on their point-of-sale (POS) terminals, protecting the computer systems from sophisticated threats.
“SUBWAY’s POS machines are mission critical to our restaurants’ successful operation, handling hundreds of transactions per day,” Subway director of retail technology Marina O’Rourke said.
“Subway franchisees depend on the POS to work at optimum speed, moving customers quickly through the line … it is critical that each of these machines is not hindered by malware that can slow or shut down systems,” she said.
ESET Australia chief executive Rod Fewster said the North American contract win underlined the quality of the product.
“When a company of SUBWAY’s global presence selects ESET, it says a lot for the quality of our product and the capacity of our customer service,” he said.
Subway Australia network administrator Murad Talukdar said the local subsidiary had been using the ESET NOD32 product at its Brisbane headquarters for more than six months.
“It’s fast, easy to manage, has a very small footprint and it gives me confidence that our systems are protected.’ Mr Talukdar said.
“Today’s Point of Sale systems are in effect networked PCs running Windows. They’re open to the same potential exploits, and that means we have to safeguard our POS systems and protect our customers,” he said.
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