Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing
Security assessment for payment kiosks and vending systems
What this engagement covers
The service
Modern vending machines and self-service kiosks process payments and handle sensitive customer data. Our testing identifies vulnerabilities in payment processing, physical security, network connectivity, and software implementations.
What we test
We assess payment kiosks, vending machines, self-checkout systems, ticketing machines, and interactive terminals. Testing covers payment processing security, physical tampering resistance, network security, touchscreen security, and PCI compliance.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing with no internal credentials, source code, or architecture documentation. Assesses perimeter exposure, unauthenticated attack paths, and edge resilience.
Gray Box Assessment (Recommended)
CredentialedSimulates an authenticated user, tenant, or insider threat within Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing. We evaluate role segregation, authorization boundaries, privilege escalation, and business logic flaws across user tiers.
White Box / Source-Assisted
Full-KnowledgeConducted with direct access to architecture schematics, configuration files, and API/code documentation. Eliminates blind spots and provides exhaustive coverage of security mechanisms governing Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Inadequate Physical Enclosure Security
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Inadequate Physical Enclosure Security across your Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Payment Card Data Exposure
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Payment Card Data Exposure across your Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Weak Network Security
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Weak Network Security across your Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Touchscreen Breakout Vulnerabilities
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Touchscreen Breakout Vulnerabilities across your Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Insecure Remote Management
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Insecure Remote Management across your Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Lack of Transaction Security
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Lack of Transaction Security across your Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
We perform hands-on physical and logical security testing to identify vulnerabilities that could lead to payment fraud, data theft, or service disruption. Our assessment includes payment card testing, network security analysis, and physical security evaluation.
Physical security and enclosure testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting physical security and enclosure testing across your vending machine & kiosk testing deployment.
Payment processing security assessment
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting payment processing security assessment across your vending machine & kiosk testing deployment.
Network security and segmentation review
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting network security and segmentation review across your vending machine & kiosk testing deployment.
Touchscreen and UI security testing
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting touchscreen and ui security testing across your vending machine & kiosk testing deployment.
Card reader security evaluation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting card reader security evaluation across your vending machine & kiosk testing deployment.
Software and firmware analysis
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting software and firmware analysis across your vending machine & kiosk testing deployment.
Backend communication security
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting backend communication security across your vending machine & kiosk testing deployment.
PCI DSS compliance validation
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting pci dss compliance validation across your vending machine & kiosk testing deployment.
What you receive
Findings land in your tracker as you go, not only in a PDF at the end. Retest is in scope, not a change order.
- Complete kiosk security assessment
- Payment security vulnerability analysis
- Physical security evaluation
- Network communication security report
- PCI compliance gap analysis
- Touchscreen and UI security findings
- Fraud scenario documentation
- Remediation and hardening recommendations
What we usually find
The issues this engagement surfaces most often. Yours will differ, but this is the shape of it.
Who this is for
Auditor-Ready Compliance Crosswalk
| Framework | Control Section | Testing Evidence & Report Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| PCI DSS v4.0 | Requirement 11.4 & 11.4.3 | Adversary-driven external and internal penetration testing with application-layer validation and vulnerability remediation verification. |
Findings are mapped to PCI-DSS, PCI PTS, EMV, Payment Card Industry Standards, so the report drops into an audit package rather than needing to be translated first. If you need the readiness work behind one of those, that is a separate engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers on scoping, methodology, compliance validation, and deliverables.
Our Vending Machine & Kiosk Testing service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: Complete kiosk security assessment, Payment security vulnerability analysis, Physical security evaluation, Network communication security report, PCI compliance gap analysis. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to PCI-DSS, PCI PTS, EMV, Payment Card Industry Standards control requirements. The resulting report is auditor-ready and formatted for immediate submission to SOC 2 CPAs, PCI QSAs, and enterprise vendor risk assessment teams.
Yes. Every Lorikeet Security engagement includes free retesting within 30 to 60 days to validate that your remediation patches successfully resolve the identified vulnerabilities before your final report is issued.
Typical active testing turnaround is 1-2 weeks, with critical findings reported immediately via your Talon portal so your engineering team can begin remediation without waiting for the final PDF.
Pricing starts from $10,000. We scope the engagement in one call based on your environment's surface area, user roles, and complexity, providing a transparent, fixed-price quote with no hidden change orders.
Scope it in one call
Tell us what is in scope and we come back with a fixed price and a start date. No discovery-call maze, no hourly estimate that moves.
