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Jul 29, 2026
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Fast service, growing digital footprints, and gaps most restaurants never see. While the front line moves fast, attackers are already placing orders.

80%
80%
were hit by a cyberattack in the past year.
76%
76%
had sensitive customer data exposed.
Restaurant worker checking a tablet, unlocked padlock warning
Four entry points turn up the heat.
#1
Lines move fast. Security gets skipped.
44%
say staff put speed over security.
44%
can't take systems offline to patch–especially during busy shifts.
Customers lined up at a quick-service counter
78%
78%
delay security patches to keep service running–and revenue coming in.

VikingCloud’s

Quick Service & Fast Casual Restaurant Report

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#2
More devices, more ways in.
86%
Digital menu boards.
84%
Cloud POS.
78%
Connected building systems, like HVAC and cameras.
64%
Self-order kiosks.
Self-order kiosk showing a food menu
54%
54%
run 26 – 99 connected devices per location.
Each one is a target.
#3
Third parties open the door.
62%
62%
use six or more vendors per location. 14% use 11 or more.
38%
38%
say that reliance
on third-party partners raises their risk.
In the past year, vendor breaches exposed data at 28%
of chains and knocked out partner systems at 18%.

VikingCloud’s

Quick Service & Fast Casual Restaurant Report

Download the report VikingCloud QSR report bookletsVikingCloud QSR report booklets
#4
More locations, less visibility.
38%
run inconsistent security across locations.
28%
have no real-time, centralized visibility.
14%have on site security specialists.
22%rely on manual checks.
4%wait for something to break to identify issues.
Quick-service restaurant exterior with security alerts
REPORT

Today’s special:
better security for every location.

VikingCloud’s Asgard Platform® gives security and operations teams one view of risk across every restaurant location. Monitored, defended, and managed as one.

The result:
Business Uninterrupted.

Read the full report and talk to our team.

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Fast service, growing digital footprints, and gaps most restaurants never see. While the front line moves fast, attackers are already placing orders.

80%
80%
were hit by a cyberattack in the past year.
76%
76%
had sensitive customer data exposed.
Restaurant worker checking a tablet, unlocked padlock warning
Four entry points turn up the heat.
#1
Lines move fast. Security gets skipped.
44%
say staff put speed over security.
44%
can't take systems offline to patch–especially during busy shifts.
Customers lined up at a quick-service counter
78%
78%
delay security patches to keep service running–and revenue coming in.

VikingCloud’s

Quick Service & Fast Casual Restaurant Report

Download the report VikingCloud QSR report bookletsVikingCloud QSR report booklets
#2
More devices, more ways in.
86%
Digital menu boards.
84%
Cloud POS.
78%
Connected building systems, like HVAC and cameras.
64%
Self-order kiosks.
Self-order kiosk showing a food menu
54%
54%
run 26 – 99 connected devices per location.
Each one is a target.
#3
Third parties open the door.
62%
62%
use six or more vendors per location. 14% use 11 or more.
38%
38%
say that reliance
on third-party partners raises their risk.
In the past year, vendor breaches exposed data at 28%
of chains and knocked out partner systems at 18%.

VikingCloud’s

Quick Service & Fast Casual Restaurant Report

Download the report VikingCloud QSR report bookletsVikingCloud QSR report booklets
#4
More locations, less visibility.
38%
run inconsistent security across locations.
28%
have no real-time, centralized visibility.
14%have on site security specialists.
22%rely on manual checks.
4%wait for something to break to identify issues.
Quick-service restaurant exterior with security alerts
REPORT

Today’s special:
better security for every location.

VikingCloud’s Asgard Platform® gives security and operations teams one view of risk across every restaurant location. Monitored, defended, and managed as one.

The result:
Business Uninterrupted.

Read the full report and talk to our team.

Download the report VikingCloud QSR report coverVikingCloud QSR report cover
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