Secure Store Workforce

2026-04-04
Security & ResilienceStore & Workforce
Cloudflare

From POS to Shelf Sensor — Every Device Secured

High-turnover retail workforce + IoT-heavy stores create sprawling, hard-to-secure network perimeters

Threat VectorPhysical StoreDigital Storefront
Device SecurityPOS, IoT sensors, cameras, digital shelf labelsWeb & mobile app endpoints
Workforce AccessHigh-turnover staff on SaaS toolsRemote / contractor access
Bot & ScrapingN/APrice scraping, inventory hoarding
DDoS / OutagesPOS downtime = lost salesStorefront downtime = lost sales

Cloudflare Solution

SASE + Zero Trust replaces store VPNs and secures every device from POS to shelf sensor. Bot Management stops scrapers and inventory hoarding without impacting real shoppers. Browser Isolation protects against phishing.

WARPAccessGatewayTunnelBot ManagementWAFDDoS ProtectionBrowser Isolation

Customer KPIs

Bot block rate> 95%
False positive rate< 0.1%
MTTD / MTTR↓ 80%
Onboarding timeDays → Hours
POS uptime99.99%
DDoS mitigation< 3 sec

VPN Elimination

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console for all locations

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VPN appliances required