World View | The Frying Dutchman

Wherein our intrepid CISO columnist wonders about the security mechanisms for self-service checkout at a Dutch grocery store. Warning: not for the faint of heart.

n paar biertjes open!”
(Translation: At least we have something in common! Come on over, and I’ll let you have a beer—if you drink any more, you’ll have to pay for it.)

Well, we got together that night and had a great discussion over a few beers, and it really didn’t cost me that much. What we did discover was that despite our differences, we could all agree on one universal truth. Regardless of the means of verification and audit, grocery scanners were certainly an improvement over ill-tempered, gum-smacking teenage checkout trolls. Now, if they could just do something about the wobbly wheels on the grocery trolleys. ...

Paul Raines, CSOonline.com columnist World View columnist Paul Raines is CISO for a non-profit organization based in The Hague, Netherlands.

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