The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

Businesses of all sizes and across all industries cannot afford to take their eye off the ball, just at a moment when cyber criminals are starting to look to make up for profits lost over the past 18 months. These threats are fast evolving and unfamiliar, with many companies being caught on the back-foot when dealing with the risk.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 8, 2021

But one of the less-mentioned cyber risks engendered by COVID are the mass layoffs that have hit companies in sectors like retail, travel and hospitality, where business models have been upended by the pandemic. Since February 2020, employment in leisure and hospitality is down by some 3.9 million jobs, the Department estimates.

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Passwords Cyber Risk Marketing Technology 52

SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Reports of the retail industry’s death have been greatly exaggerated. While COVID-19 ravaged the hospitality, travel and leisure industries, retail has escaped total calamity through plucky entrepreneurialism and the ability to adapt. PhillipPessar CreativeCommons (Credit: CC BY 2.0).

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 19, 2022

While the Conti members’ targeting of Ukrainian hospitality organizations was likely financially motivated, the decision to target Ukrainian government entities was almost certainly influenced by the current Russia-Ukraine war. Activity targeting the industry increased by 33.3% The real loser of this trend is the average citizen.

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