We live in a world where almost everything we do is online and having a set of strong passwords for our numerous digital accounts and devices is an absolute necessity.…
Cyber attacks that result in data breaches are not that rare in almost every industry. However, some types of businesses are more prone to cyber attacks than others. For instance,…
If we take the time to review certain relevant statistics, roughly 45% of the world’s population has internet access, which means an estimated 3,4 billion people. The endless positive possibilities…
Smartphones seem to be universal nowadays with 3,9 billion users globally, which is about half of the world’s population. The new technology era has brought a time where a large…
The hotel industry has suffered multiple threats in the past couple of years, one of the main being compromised cybersecurity. Hotels seem to be under attack from all angles, as…
Have you heard that a cyber attack happens every minute? There is a good reason to be concerned for your business. Cybercriminals always look for ways to go around security…
Have you ever thought what would be the consequences if financial and personal information of every hotel guest was obtained by some cybercriminal? More than 5 million guests of Marriott…
Hotels, as many other companies, use computers to handle various tasks. The actions hotels perform with the computers include payment transactions, reservations, accounting and room access card-keys. Computer systems are…
Unfortunately, the threat of cyber crimes is extremely relevant these days. In the hotel business, cybersecurity should be taken very seriously. In the last three years there have been thirteen…
In this article you will learn how you can use technology to the advantage of your hospitality business. It is very convenient both for customers and hotels that potential guests…
The need for cyber security in the financial services sector is a hot topic, and rightfully so. Financial institutions (FIs) have been and will continue to be the target for…
What is 5G? 5G is the “Fifth Generation” mobile network, the latest global wireless standard. It will eventually replace or at least augment the 4G LTE existing connection standard. With…
Nowadays, hotels store massive amounts of data. Every hospitality brand needs to take steps to protect itself from hackers. Hotels have customer sensitive information such as credit cards and email…
The hospitality business represents a profitable target for hackers’ cyberattacks: Hotels, casinos, and restaurants are interesting to cyber thieves as they frequently handle large amounts of financial transactions containing client…
In an era in which personal data is worth more than any bank heist, industries processing massive amounts of personal information are the preferred target for cyberattacks. Hackers breaching systems…
Looking ahead to 2020, hospitality industries plan to put more resources into security. There are several reasons why hospitality organizations have a harder time securing their assets than similarly sized…
The Choice Hotel chain does seem to have an unhappy (or very happy – depending on your point of view, of course) relationship with data security as, over the last…
The European Union’s new General Data Protection Legislation, called GDPR, requires businesses to capture and manage customer data in entirely new and intricate ways. It requires that they socialize with…
Organizations in hospitality and tourism have enormous databases of personal data as they request their customers to leave their information to provide the highest service. This might be in hotels,…
When a guest makes the choice to choose your hotel, there’s a high volume of trust involved. At a core level, clients trust that the bed they’ll be sleeping in…
According to statistics from the hospitality industry, the average number of rooms per hotel in Europe in 2019 was sixty-two. With the occupancy rate for the same period at around…
There are now enormous amounts of private data shared online. As a result, client privacy, and data security have become significant issues in industries across the world — including hospitality. …
Even when hotels have powerful security policies and procedures in place, they’re still vulnerable to cyber attacks, fraud, theft, and other crimes. When guests check-in, they are probably more worried…
Data security is among the most challenging tasks for hoteliers. Every year, hotels of all sizes invest a sizable part of the IT security budgets protecting their businesses from hackers…
The vast majority of room bookings in any hotel tend to be for short-stay visitors, who, typically, will use credit cards for the bulk of their charges and use the…
Our cyber attack team was hired by one of the leading hotel chains to simulate an attack on one of their central hotels in Europe. This hotel was a particularly…
Have you ever thought about the security of a hotel room? What devices connect to their network, how secure is the room’s WiFi? From The Room’s Minibar To Full Control…
In late 2018 the Marriott hotel chain breached and hundreds of millions of customers’ records including sensitive information like credit card and passport details were stolen by the hackers. The…
