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The RH-ISAC Cyber Intelligence Summit in Dallas, Texas, is right around the corner. From October 2 – 4, cybersecurity practitioners in retail and hospitality will meet at RH-ISAC’s largest conference of the year to explore solutions to pressing issues, expand their skillset, and network. This year, we developed an extensive program featuring a range of…

Last holiday season, the headlines were all about the excess supply and glut of inventory that retailers had to sell off quickly to capture revenue amidst tight competition and waning consumer sentiment. While this year has so far presented new macroeconomic pressures — which some argue might be getting worse — retailers have continued to…

Michael Francess is the senior manager of cybersecurity advanced threat and response at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. We were able to talk with Michael about his fascination with cybersecurity during his youth, role at Wyndham, and how the RH-ISAC community has impacted him. Tell us about yourself and your background. I have been with Wyndham…

The Trustwave SpiderLabs team conducted a multi-month investigation into the cyber threats facing the hospitality industry worldwide and has released a detailed report displaying how threat actors conduct attacks, the methodologies used, and what organizations can do to protect themselves from specific types of attacks. The report, 2023 Hospitality Sector Threat Landscape: Trustwave Threat Intelligence…

Picture this: A French-speaking security researcher finds a critical vulnerability in a major U.S. retailer’s mobile app. They draft an email warning, but they run it by an AI chatbot to fix English language snafus before notifying the company. Now imagine an attacker has been prowling the same large language model app for sensitive information….