Diebold Virtualizes ATMs To Secure Banking Data – – Storage Virtualization – Informationweek.

Hackers–in some cases, company insiders–have put card readers on gas station service pumps and customer checkout machines in supermarkets, storing customer data in an encrypted file that can be downloaded by the hackers. Virtualization combats such attempts by making such a reading device an instantly identifiable interloper, since the endpoint device no longer needs any memory-equipped accessory.