Data Privacy and Security Challenges During Re-Opening
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.
The Key to Effective Infection Prevention in Hospitality
November 2, 2020 via Lodging Magazine Hotels can optimize cleaning and infection prevention across their brands by getting back to basics, starting with training guestroom attendants (GRAs). No
device can replace well-trained GRAs who understand the importance of what they do and know that cleaning and disinfection are two different processes.
October 20, 2020 via HVS While prior HVS annual lodging tax studies have looked back on tax rates and revenues across the United States, this ninth annual Lodging Tax Study also looks forward and assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Maryland Law Requires Hotels to Provide Lower Beds in Accessible Guestrooms
October 15, 2020 via Conn Maciel Carey This law...requires each accessible guestroom in a Maryland hotel or other place of lodging to be furnished with a bed that measures at least 20 inches but not more than 23 inches from the floor to the top of the mattress, and has at least a 7-inch vertical clearance under the bed for lift access.
US States’ Small Business
Support Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
October 13, 2020 via ConvergeBlog We analyzed and ranked the level of support states offer small businesses. How likely your business is to survive the pandemic can be heavily influenced by where it is located.
October 30, 2020 via Lodging Magazine Earlier [in October], the Small Business Administration ("SBA") published new guidelines targeted to making forgiveness applications easier on borrowers who received Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans of $50,000 or less.
Legal Concerns While Operating During The Pandemic
October 9, 2020 via Hotel News Now During a second online session of the Hospitality Law Conference, medical and legal experts spoke about the challenges employers will face with employees and guests during the coronavirus pandemic.
