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Dear Guest, How Did You Sleep?

by Osvaldo Torres Cruz in Lodging. Posted August 3, 2015

Since prehistoric times human beings have moved towards other geographical areas for commercial purposes and exchange, for which they needed shelters to stay with the primary objective of resting. This need gave rise to establishments which were the precursors of hotels. Rest is a vital human need that replenishes and recharges the human battery. The ...

Security Reminders for the Fall From the Institute for Security Executives

by Tom Winn in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Lodging, Safety & Security. Posted July 31, 2015

Summer is coming to an end, and with that change of season come many things that deserve some security and safety reminders. Primarily, school and work schedules will return to more predictable patterns. Allow a little more time to go to work; school zones and buses will be active again. Watch out for those kids ...

Threats Abroad: Essential Preparations for Security and Risk Personnel

by admin in Travel. Posted July 30, 2015

On Monday, U.S. diplomatic installations across the Middle East reopened in the wake of a precautionary lockdown; two weeks ago, U.S. intelligence learned of a possible attack via communications between two high-ranking al-Qaeda officials. The embassy in Yemen remains closed, however, with a terror watch still in place for that nation. With the geopolitical situation ...

Update: Ebola and Ebola-Related Disruptions in West Africa

by iJET International in Safety & Security. Posted July 29, 2015

Since December 2013, when the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case is believed to have occurred in Guinea, the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have struggled with the region’s first known EVD outbreak. After identifying the outbreak in March 2014, the situation improved during April, when disease activity was contained in ...

Trends in Privacy and Data Security Breaches

by Jeffrey Neuburger in Technology. Posted July 28, 2015

As large-scale security breaches at major companies captured headlines in 2014, lawmakers in the US and abroad remain active on both the regulatory and enforcement fronts.Large-scale security breaches involving national retailers commanded the headlines and spurred private litigation over when an individual has standing to bring a lawsuit following a data breach. Privacy and data ...

Protecting Privacy in Cross-Border Litigation

by Scott Giordano in Legal, Technology. Posted June 8, 2015

The Scope of the Problem For U.S.-based, multinational organizations, privacy statutes in foreign nations have become a minefield that threaten to disrupt the day-to-day operations taken for granted at home. In one case, officers of search engine giant Google were convicted in Italy for criminal privacy violations when a third party uploaded an unauthorized video to the entity’s video-on-demand ...

Global Mobile Consumer Survey: U.S. Edition

by Deloitte in Technology. Posted February 6, 2013

Are U.S. consumers apathetic about apps? When it comes to smartphones, could bigger be better? How do consumers feel about the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend? When choosing a mobile device, how great a consideration is price? The results aren’t what you might think – and keeping abreast of ever-changing consumer preferences is key ...

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