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Ransomware resilience planning tops the list of key initiatives that chief information security officers are tackling this year at consumer-facing companies.

Hoteliers should talk to their PMS provider about implementing an automated back-up plan with an on-premises deployment, or about options to get hosted in the cloud with managed backups; Being prepared and diligent is key to protection.

LEFCON and VENZA will provide cybersecurity and IT services solutions to Curator's portfolio of more than 80 independent hotels and resorts. VENZA has also been named as the preferred partner for PCI compliance solutions.

When it comes to cyberthreats, 89 percent of polled hospitality IT decision makers said their organizations lack expertise, 83 percent said they lack resources, 71 percent said they lack the time to respond to threats, and 58 percent said they have insufficient training information.

The property implements advanced content casting abilities to meet guest expectations for seamless access to personal content on guestroom televisions.

Hotels are doing more with less, balancing shrinking budgets and enduring pain points with enthusiasm for innovative guest-facing technologies.

Innovations such as off-prem, predictive analytics, AI, IoT, and SD-WAN offer unprecedented opportunities for growth.

Based on UKG’s ongoing investigation, this incident appears limited to four hosted solutions in the Kronos Private Cloud. The systems may be offline for weeks.