Articles tagged “cybersecurity”

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Airport-Like Design Is Coming to Kerala’s Thrissur Railway Station

Besides inking big ticket deals to accelerate the pace of different projects, Indian Railways now wants to satisfy the aspirations and demands of the modern commuter.

Amrita Ghosh | 5 days ago

Skift India Daily: Airport-Like Design Is Coming to Kerala’s Thrissur Railway Station

News Blog

Mastercard to Invest in Fintech Company Conferma Pay

Mastercard is planning to make a minority investment in Conferma Pay, a fintech company acquired earlier this year by Sabre Corporation. The new partnership with Mastercard will allow Conferma Pay to expand the use of virtual cards for business-to-business travel payments. Sabre acquired Conferma Pay for $72.5 million in August 2022, according to a filing…

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Online Travel

U.S. Agency Nudges Hotels to Tighten Their Data Security Against Fraudsters

The U.S. Department of Commerce agency charged with forming voluntary cybersecurity standards for companies has released security guidance to hotels. The new report addresses a need for tighter security for property management systems, a core piece of software for hotels, at a time of reduced hotel staffing.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago

U.S. Agency Nudges Hotels to Tighten Their Data Security Against Fraudsters

Online Travel

Data Breach Affects More Than 2 Million Frequent Flyers Across Airline Alliances

It's easy to feel jaded about data breaches given how often they happen. But it will raise eyebrows that hackers obtained data on loyalty flyers of Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, United, and other carriers by exploiting a SITA tech system not used by most of them.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago

Data Breach Affects More Than 2 Million Frequent Flyers Across Airline Alliances

Online Travel

Ransomware Attacks on Travel Companies Spread, Sparking Complacency Fears

The travel sector should pledge to never pay ransoms to hackers. But it either can't or won't. So the ransom payments will go on, helping to fund the criminal development of evermore spectacular attacks.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Ransomware Attacks on Travel Companies Spread, Sparking Complacency Fears

Hotels

What Have Hotels Done on Cybersecurity Since the Marriott Hack?

Hotels are ripe for data breaches, with all the information guests provide them. The Marriott hack sounded a wake-up call when revealed last year. But hotels have been slow to come up with ways to protect their guests.

Nancy Trejos, Skift | 3 years ago

What Have Hotels Done on Cybersecurity Since the Marriott Hack?