Wi-Fi security: FBI warns of risks of using wireless hotel networks
Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Wi-Fi networks in hotels typically favor guest convenience over strong security practices, says the FBI.
How to protect your data when using public Wi-Fi
Network World
MAY 3, 2017
Many people are not aware of this, but Wi-Fi hotspots at Starbucks, Barnes & Noble or your local hotel that offers it as a complimentary service are not safe for confidential browsing, performing financial transactions or for viewing your emails. Public Wi-Fi does not offer encryption for individuals using the same password and hotspot.
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IHG maximizes hospitality with multicloud
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
For IHG Hotels and Resorts, the cloud provides just the right accommodation for business success. Moreover, IHG’s cloud backbone enables it to take advantage of emerging SaaS offerings, such as Speakeasy AI conversational chatbots, and deliver its own IHG Voice Cloud AI service to help guests and reception desk clerks at hundreds of hotels.
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HEI Hotels reports point-of-sale terminals breach
Network World
AUGUST 14, 2016
HEI Hotels & Resorts has reported a possible compromise of payment card information at its point-of-sale terminals, the latest in a string of attacks on such systems at hotels, hospitals and retailers. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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Omni Hotels was hit by point-of-sale malware
Network World
JULY 10, 2016
Omni Hotels & Resorts has reported that point-of-sale systems at some of its properties were hit by malware targeting payment card information. The malware was designed to collect certain payment card information, including cardholder name, credit/debit card number, security code and expiration date,” Omni said.
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A Vision of Radical Networking Simplicity
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 5, 2023
In networking today, complexity reigns. Count them: the home Wi-Fi, the ISP, the Internet, a Domain Name System (DNS) provider, a content delivery network (CDN), applications distributed among multiple providers in multiple clouds, credit authentication companies, a private customer information database. The journey is well underway.
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Equinix Acquires Key Frankfurt Network Hub
Data Center Knowledge
OCTOBER 10, 2013
Equinix has acquired the Kleyer 90 carrier hotel in Frankfurt, one of the busiest network nodes in Europe, the company said this week. With more than 7,100 physical cross-connects, "Campus Kleyer" is one of the most densely interconnected Equinix locations in the world. Equinix Frankfurt'
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Kimpton Hotels is investigating a possible payment card breach
Network World
JULY 26, 2016
Kimpton Hotels, operator of boutique hotels across the U.S., If confirmed, it would become the latest in a string of successful attacks on hotel chain operators in the last year. is investigating reports of a possible payment card data breach.
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Ransomware locked hotel out of its electronic key lock system
Network World
JANUARY 29, 2017
A 4-star hotel in the Austrian Alps, the Romantik Seehotel Jaegerwirt , admitted to bowing to extortion after ransomware locked up the computer running the hotel’s electronic key lock system. This was not the first time that cyber thugs attacked the hotel.
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Keezel's wireless device protects hotel Wi-Fi , home IoT connections
Network World
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
In cryptography, the "man in the middle" is usually an attacker -- but when Keezel wants to get between you and the Wi-Fi connection in your hotel or your home, it's for your own good. After a long crowdfunding campaign, the company is getting ready to ship its Wi-Fi security device, also called Keezel, in October.
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66% of hotels and hospitality enterprises considering SaaS models in COVID-19 response
Tech Republic Cloud
AUGUST 12, 2020
According to a new survey, 38% of IT leaders plan to increase their investment in cloud-based networking.
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This tiny device can infect point-of-sale systems and unlock hotel rooms
Network World
AUGUST 2, 2016
Millions of point-of-sale systems and hotel room locks can be hacked by temporarily placing a small, inexpensive device several inches away from their card readers. The device, due to be presented Sunday at the DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, is the creation of Weston Hecker, a senior security engineer at Rapid7.
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CIOs go green, vet IT investments for sustainability
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 13, 2024
In 2023, the cloud, security, and networking service provider announced it will transition its data centers and offices in Michigan to renewable energy sources, Jandron says. Mike Rawson, CIO of citizenM, is also emphasizing green IT as part of the global hotel chain’s IT strategy.
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2015 Brocade Federal Forum: Help break the network status quo
CTOvision
MARCH 28, 2015
Our friends at FedScoop and Brocade are combining efforts to produce an informative event that can help ensure your networks and data centers are optimized. Here is more from the event invite: Federal networks need to modernize. Building blocks of the New IP, an emerging network for innovation. CTO Brocade Data center'
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The Riveter reborn: Amy Nelson and Heather Carter to lead online community and hotel co-working network as co-CEOs
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 16, 2022
The company, which raised about $20 million to launch a national network of women-oriented co-working spaces prior to the pandemic, will partner with high-end hotels to give its members access to underutilized lobbies, conference rooms and other amenities under a new “Riveter Spaces” initiative. The Riveter Photo).
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Travel Safe: Cybersecurity Tips for Your Next Vacation
SecureWorld News
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
Use secure Wi-Fi Do not transmit personal info or make purchases on unsecure or public Wi-Fi networks. Instead, use a virtual private network (VPN) or your phone as a personal hotspot to surf more securely. If you are staying in a hotel, lock them in a safe if possible. You might not want everyone to know you aren't at home.
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Brocade Federal Forum 17 June: The place to be to ensure your networks and datacenters are optimized
CTOvision
MAY 5, 2015
Great champions of federal IT FedScoop and Brocade have combined efforts to produce an informative event that can help ensure your networks and data centers are optimized. Here is more from the event invite: Federal networks need to modernize. Building blocks of the New IP, an emerging network for innovation.
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Broadcom distrust drives sales for VMware competition
Network World
AUGUST 14, 2024
While rip and replace of a virtual environment would seem complex, time-consuming, and impractical, another VMware competitor says that’s happening.
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Breach at MGM Resorts Shuts Down IT Systems, Affects Hotel Room Access
SecureWorld News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
MGM Resorts International, a casino and hotel chain, announced that it had suffered a cybersecurity breach on Monday, September 11. As a result of the breach, some customers were unable to make reservations, use their credit cards, or access their hotel rooms.
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Are you ready for networking in 2025 and beyond?
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Time stands still for no one – and for no network either. If your network can’t adapt quickly and efficiently, you’ll be left by the wayside. Networks that enable immersive, high-definition collaboration will underpin the employee value proposition for organisations fighting over top talent. These trends include: 1.
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147 Avaya Surge protects the Internet of Things
Network World
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
The reason I think we’re at this tipping point is because businesses aren’t referring to these deployments as “IoT” but rather it’s becoming normal operations to connect more and more devices. + Also on Network World: The Internet of Things security threat +.
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FAQ: What to know if you’re attending GeekWire’s Microsoft@50 event
GeekWire
MARCH 20, 2025
Town Hall Seattle also partners with LAZ at the 6th Avenue/Coast Seattle Downtown Hotel for discounted parking. Communications , and silver sponsors, Microsoft Alumni Network and First Tech Federal Credit Union for helping to make the event possible. Seattle, WA 98101) The time: Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Thanks to gold sponsor We.
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Sift Science uses machine learning to help businesses reduce fraud without impacting the user experience
Network World
APRIL 28, 2017
Whether it is renting hotel rooms to travelers, selling books to avid readers, arranging shipping services for hard goods, or any of the thousands of other types of sales and services transacted online, the entity behind the online business needs to know if the end user and transaction can be trusted. Click here to subscribe.
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Why is IR Automation and Orchestration So Hot?
Network World
MARCH 16, 2017
This buzz is driven by the demand side rather than suppliers. In truth, cybersecurity professionals need immediate IR help for several reasons: 1.
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Reimagining the Campus Experience in the World of Hybrid Work
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 10, 2022
Naturally, the network infrastructure plays a big role. As a key business tool and an enabler of a successful hybrid workplace, a modern, flexible network should provide: . This subtle shift changes the requirements for both the office space and the corporate network. Creating a collaborative campus with Wi-Fi 6.
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Open source algorithm helps spot social media shams
Network World
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
More on Network World: Star Trek turns 50! + “Given the rise in popularity of social networks and other web services in recent years, fraudsters have strong incentives to manipulate these services. On several shady websites, anyone can buy fake Facebook page-likes or Twitter followers by the thousands.
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CIOs step up to fill plus-size leadership roles
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 23, 2023
Jonnala stepped in as CIO at network infrastructure provider CommScope two years ago after more than a dozen years spent at the company in various roles leading business and technology transformation. Strickland is also responsible for Wyndham’s Distribution Services, which oversees and governs the Central Reservation Services platform.
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Top 5 VPN services for personal privacy and security
Network World
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Virtual private networks (VPNs) encrypt internet connections between two points, to secure them from casual snoopers and hackers. These VPN services are particularly useful when accessing the internet from an untrusted location, such as a hotel, café or coworking space.
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Future Creative Drinks in Sydney on 31 May – hope to see you there!
Trends in the Living Networks
MAY 23, 2013
A good while ago now I used to run Party Alert Network, a series of events, drinks, and parties that were open to all. White Horse Hotel, upstairs. appeared first on Trends in the Living Networks. Friday 31 May, 6-9pm. 381 Crown Street, Surry Hills. Hope to see you there – it will be fun! Australia General'
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An expanded attack surface: The cybersecurity challenges of managing a hybrid workforce
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
At a recent CIO New Zealand roundtable event in Auckland, supported by Palo Alto Networks and Vodafone New Zealand, senior technology executives from organisations across Aotearoa discussed the challenge of keeping security front of mind when the workforce is dispersed. The other key aspect is implementing zero trust networking.
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Lisbon Bound: NATO Network Enabled Capability Conference 2013
Cloud Musings
APRIL 21, 2013
Lisbon Bound: NATO Network Enabled Capability Conference 2013. This week I will have the honor of attending the 2013 NNEC Conference at the Corinthia Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. Lisbon Bound: NATO Network Enabled Capability Conf. Get "Cloud Musings" by RSS. Sunday, April 21, 2013. ► June. (2). ► May. (3).
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2024 CIO50 Saudi Arabia Awards: Nominations are now open
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 14, 2024
The Awards will take place at the Hotel Fairmont Riyadh on 19th September. For CIOs and technology leaders in Saudi Arabia, the CIO50 Awards offer a unique opportunity to showcase their achievements, share best practices, and network with peers and industry stakeholders.
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Al Murooj Rotana increases guest satisfaction with updated Wi-Fi network
Computer Weekly
JULY 28, 2016
Dubai-based Rotana Hotels sees guest satisfaction rates rise on back of 802.11ac wireless roll-out at its Al Murooj Rotana property
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How to Pick the Right Technology to Enable the Remote Workforce
CIO Business Intelligence
MAY 12, 2022
It combines zero-trust network access (ZTNA) , data loss prevention tools , and remote browser isolation (RBI) to enable advanced threat protection and complete control over data — regardless of how users access and manage it. In both cases, the data never touches the corporate network. Lock the front door.
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What you need to know to accelerate your cloud and data strategy
CIO Business Intelligence
APRIL 5, 2023
At Choice Hotels , cloud is a tool to help the hospitality giant achieve corporate goals. Throughout the summit, sponsors including IBM, CoreStack, VMware , and Palo Alto Networks will offer thought leadership and solutions on subjects such as new models of IT consumption, cloud security, and optimizing hybrid multi-cloud infrastructures.
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Here's how businesses can prevent point-of-sale attacks
Network World
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Retailers, hotels and restaurants have all been victimized through the same Achilles' heel that cybercriminals continue to attack: the point-of-sale system, where customers' payment data is routinely processed. These digital cash registers are often the target of malware designed to steal credit card numbers in the thousands or even millions.
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IDVector Emerges from Stealth with Privacy Focused Secure Public Internet Access Offering
CTOvision
AUGUST 25, 2016
Whether you are traveling on a business trip, meeting at a coffee shop, or in a hotel lobby, Internet access is assumed - security, however, is not”. IDVector creates a secure and private connection from your computer to the Internet through any network - trusted or not.
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Will Influencism supplant Capitalism? The emergence of the influence economy
Trends in the Living Networks
SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
One example given is a hotel that asks guests checking in for their Twitter name, swiftly ascertaining how influential in social media they are, and treating them accordingly. If someone who has real reach is their guest, the hotel might upgrade them or otherwise treat them in a way that they are likely to rave about.
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2024 CSO30 Middle East Awards: Nominations are now open
CIO Business Intelligence
MARCH 25, 2024
The ceremony for the inaugural edition of the CSO30 Awards will take place at the IDC CISO Roundtable on May 15 at Dubai’s Jumeirah Mina A’Salam Hotel, June 4 at Riyadh’s Mövenpick Hotel and June 10 at Doha’s Grand Hyatt Hotel & Villas.
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Forrester IT
JUNE 1, 2016
Access to mobility, social networks, wearable devices, connected cars and hotels managed by robots are rapidly changing the behaviors of how customers engage and purchase. Software-Defined Networking (SDN). Customers today are hyper-connected and their connectivity is rewriting the rules of business. Containers.
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