HOSPITALITY
The hospitality sector is one of the most attractive industries for cyber criminals.
This is because there is a lot of sensitive data held by hospitality businesses, including customer credit card details and personal information. Cyber security is therefore essential for businesses in the hospitality sector in order to protect themselves and their customers from cyber threats.
There are a number of different cyber threats that businesses in the hospitality sector need to be aware of. These include (but are not limited to):
In addition, cyber-attacks can damage a construction company's reputation. If a construction company's data is stolen or leaked, it can negatively impact the company's relationship with its clients and suppliers.
- Phishing attacks: This is where criminals send fake emails or messages that appear to be from a legitimate company in order to trick people into revealing sensitive information.
- Malware: This is software that is designed to damage or disable computers. It can be used to steal data or to launch attacks on other computers.
- Denial of service attacks: This is where a website or online service is overwhelmed with traffic from multiple computers, causing it to crash or become unavailable. This can be used as a way to blackmail businesses or to disrupt their operations.
Any of these attacks could cause the loss of sensitive customer data, such as financial information and/or operational downtime and severe damage of reputation.