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Breach at MGM Resorts Shuts Down IT Systems, Affects Hotel Room Access

SecureWorld News

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. So, what can organizations like casinos do to avoid this type of attack?

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Digital Transformation Europe Forum 2016: Q&A With Fergus Boyd, VP, Digital And IT, Yotel

Forrester IT

Myself and Forum co-host Benjamin Ensor are very excited about the program that we have been able to put together across the two days. Fergus is responsible for this start-up affordable luxury hotel brand's digital strategy and services (web, mobile, social), IT innovation, and all back-end and guest-facing technology.

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NIST To Hold Data Science Symposium 4-5 March 2014

CTOvision

The NIST Information Technology Laboratory is forming a cross-cutting data science program focused on driving advancements in data science through system benchmarking and rigorous measurement science. Travel & Hotel Information: The main NIST campus is located in Gaithersburg, MD approximately 20 miles outside of Washington, DC.

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The 10th Cyber & Information Security Research (CISR) Conference at Oak Ridge Tn, 7-9 April 2015

CTOvision

The conference brings together cyber security researchers, program managers, decision makers, security vendors, and practitioners to discuss many challenging tasks and novel solutions pertaining to cyber security. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Conference Reception, DoubleTree Hotel. 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Banquet, DoubleTree Hotel.

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Unification of Expedia Group travel rewards programs signals progress on tech overhaul

GeekWire

Expedia Group says it will unify its loyalty programs, allowing travelers to accumulate rewards across brands including Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Vrbo, Travelocity, Hotwire and others. Expedia Group says it has more than 145 million members across the separate rewards programs currently operated separately by its different brands.

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The 4 October Synergy Forum: Free for government, discounted for CTOvision readers

CTOvision

We really look forward to meeting with CTOvision readers at the Second Annual Synergy Forum which will be held 4 October 2016 at the Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel. Cognitio organizes this event with a focus on decision-makers. Government attendees can register free.

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Ransomware locked hotel out of its electronic key lock system

Network World

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. Arriving guests couldn’t have their reservations confirmed.

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