Free White Paper On ATM Cash Cassette Security Available From Association

UTRECHT, Netherlands -- The ATM Security Association has released a white paper on cash cassette security. "Cash Cassette Security: Unauthorized Access" is available as a free download at the association's website. It provides a comprehensive overview of various forms of unauthorized cash access through cassettes ranging from accidental exposures to deliberate criminal acts.

The product of a detailed study by the ATM Security Association's cassette security working group, participants in the group include ATM and cash cassette manufacturers, financial institutions and other industry stakeholders.

The association says the paper is an important first step toward an independent, informed and up-to-date evaluation of ATM cassette security. Among the key findings is the need to establish partnerships and close cooperation between original equipment manufacturers and security technologists.

"The large variety of cash cassette installations and support services creates a complex, highly diverse environment with unique types of risk exposures for unauthorized cash access," said Nick Aveyard, host of the cassette security working group and business development executive at Spinnaker, a supplier of intelligent cash-protection systems. "An evaluation of potential risks required us to look on the holistic use of cash cassettes and the specifics of their operational exposure in any given business model."