Cybersecurity for the Hotel Industry
By Michaela Wehrle on 8. June 2021
Do You Know Your Risk in Case of a Phishing Attack?
More than half of all cyberattacks are phishing attacks!
Cybersecurity in the Hotel Industry is a hot topic. Hackers and cyber criminals use a variety of new tactics and primarily use psychological mechanisms to carry out their attacks as efficiently as possible. Technological security measures like anti-virus programs, firewalls, threat defense appliances are already the first step in the right direction. However, cyber criminals can still access relevant data through social engineering by exploiting human behaviour.
Manipulation attempts are based on psychological “leverage”
- Curiosity
- Pressure/fear (time pressure)
- Authority
Phishing emails are becoming more and more professional
- 97% of users cannot recognize a sophisticated phishing e-mail
- only 3% of users report phishing emails to management
Phishing only one of many threats, as numerous headlines in recent history demonstrate. Take action before becoming the new headline.
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