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title: "Infographic: 3 Payment Data Security Essentials SMBs Shouldn’t Ignore"
description: Attacks on POS systems at brick-and-mortar businesses are on the rise, leading to costly payment data breaches. Here are three essential data security practices SMBs should adopt now to minimize the risk of being breached.
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# [Infographic: 3 Payment Data Security Essentials SMBs Shouldn’t Ignore](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/infographic-3-payment-data-security-essentials-smbs-should-not-ignore)

 Posted by [Laura K. Gray](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/author/laura-k-gray) on 3 Oct, 2017 in [Small Business](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/topic/small-business) and [Infographic](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/topic/infographic) and [Patching](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/topic/patching) and [Passwords](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/topic/passwords) and [Small Merchant Resources](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/topic/small-merchant-resources) and [Educational Resource](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/topic/educational-resource) and [Remote Access](https://blog.pcisecuritystandards.org/topic/remote-access)

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Attacks on POS systems at brick-and-mortar businesses are on the rise, leading to costly payment data breaches. View this infographic from the PCI Security Standards Council on three essential data security practices SMBs can adopt now to minimize the risk of being breached.

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