Systems and methods for flexibly securing data

A method for flexibly securing data, comprising:

• receiving at a data entry device (DED) a security industry whitelist and an originator list, the security industry whitelist referencing types of data not subject to industry-defined security standards, the originator list referencing data originators that produce data requiring non-standard handling;
• acquiring data from a user via the DED, the DED in communication with a computing device;
• analyzing the data from the user at the DED using at least one of the security industry whitelist and the originator list, a result of the analyzing controlling a masking level of the data;
• transmitting the data with the controlled masking level to the computing device;
• examining the data from the user for non-compliance with a pre-defined criteria at the computing device;
• transmitting the data to an external server for authorization after the analyzing;
• receiving, via the DED, a signed shutdown request for the DED that was generated in response to a signed alert generated by the computing device, the signed alert indicating that the received data from the user is possibly non-compliant with a pre-defined criteria;
• verifying, via the DED, the digital signature for the signed shutdown request;
• and
• disabling, via the DED, the DED in response to verification of the signed shutdown request.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing device, the instructions implementing a method for flexibly securing data, execution of the instructions causing the processing device to:

• receive a security industry whitelist and an originator list, the security industry whitelist referencing types of data not subject to industry-defined security standards, the originator list referencing data originators that produce data requiring non-standard handling;
• acquire data from a user via a pin entry device (DED), the DED in communication with a computing device;
• analyze the data from the user using at least one of the security industry whitelist and the originator list, a result of the analyzing controlling a masking level of the data;
• transmit the data with the controlled masking level to the computing device;
• examine the data from the user for non-compliance with a pre-defined criteria at the computing device;
• transmit the data to an external server for authorization after the analyzing;
• receive, via the DED, a signed shutdown request for the DED that was generated in response to a signed alert generated by the computing device, the signed alert indicating that the data acquired from the user is possibly non-compliant with a pre-defined criteria;
• verify, via the DED, the digital signature for the signed shutdown request;
• and
• disable, via the DED, the DED in response to verification of the signed shutdown request.

A system for flexibly securing data, the system comprising:

• a data entry device (DED) in communication with a computing device and configured to:
• receive a security industry whitelist and an originator list, the security industry whitelist referencing data originators that produce data requiring non-standard handling;
• acquire data from a user;
• analyze the data from the user using at least one of the security industry whitelist and the originator list, a result of the analyzing controlling a masking level of the data;
• transmit the data with the controlled masking level to the computing device;
• and
• the computing device configured to:
• transmit the data to an external server for authorization after analysis;
• wherein the DED:
• receives a signed shutdown request for the DED that was generated in response to a signed alert generated by the computing device, the signed alert indicating that the data acquired from the user is possibly non-compliant with a pre-defined criteria;
• verifies the digital signature for the signed shutdown request;
• and
• disables the DED in response to verification of the signed shutdown request.

A system for flexibly securing data, the system comprising:

• a data entry device (DED) in communication with a computing device and configured to:
• receive a security industry whitelist, the security industry whitelist referencing types of data not subject to industry-defined security standards;
• acquire data from a user;
• analyze the data from the user using the security industry whitelist;
• determine that the type of the user data is referenced by the security industry whitelist;
• transmit the data in clear form to the computing device;
• and
• the computing device configured to:
• transmit the data to an external server for authorization after analysis,
• wherein the DED:
• receives a signed shutdown request for the DED that was generated in response to a signed alert generated by the computing device, the signed alert indicating that the data acquired from the user is possibly non-compliant with a pre-defined criteria;
• verifies the digital signature for the signed shutdown request;
• and
• disables the DED in response to verification of the signed shutdown request.

A system for flexibly securing data, the system comprising:

• a data entry device (DED) in communication with a computing device and configured to:
• receive an originator list, the originator list referencing data originators that produce data requiring non-standard handling;
• acquire data from a user;
• analyze the data from the user using the originator list, a result of the analyzing controlling a masking level of the data;
• transmit the data with the controlled masking level to the computing device;
• and
• the computing device configured to:
• transmit the data to an external server for authorization after analysis,
• receive a signed shutdown request for the DED that was generated in response to a signed alert generated by the computing device, the signed alert indicating that the data acquired from the user is possibly non-compliant with a pre-defined criteria;
• verify the digital signature for the signed shutdown request;
• and
• disable the DED in response to verification of the signed shutdown request.