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Data Privacy and Security Challenges During Re-Opening
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October 29, 2020 via ConvergeBlog
The COVID-19 crisis and stay-at-home orders drastically changed corporate cybersecurity landscapes within an extremely compressed period of time. Almost every industry, including hospitality, rushed to introduce or increase the use of remote technology tools for work-related communication, including:

  • Video Conferencing
  • File Sharing
  • Virtual Desktops
  • Group Chat
  • VPN
  • Web-Based Applications and Tools

Cyber criminals wasted little time exploiting these rapidly-introduced changes, which produced cyber vulnerabilities from hasty or non-existent policies, training, risk assessments, and systems testing. Remote access controls, including safe login credentials and multi-factor authentication, have not been universally adopted by businesses, and fraudsters have successfully lied or hacked their way into home computers, stealing credentials and accessing sensitive work systems. Clever fraudsters have also capitalized on chaos and fears surrounding the virus outbreak, creating false narratives to entice individuals into clicking on links or attachments promising information on disease transmission, treatments and testing. PPP program frauds, stimulus program fraud and widespread unemployment compensation scams emerged. As a result, news sources have reported an increase in cybercrime ranging from social engineering/credential stealing to ransomware to business e-mail compromise.
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Effective Risk Mitigation Strategies for Restaurants
October 2020 via QSR Magazine

Restaurants in the U.S. grapple with a range of unique risks each day. These risks can be heavily impacted by implementing best practices within their recruiting, screening, onboarding, and training of new team members. The following is a review of daily exposures restaurant operators face and best practices to follow to reduce risk.
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