VENZA, the leading provider of data protection and regulatory compliance tools for the hospitality industry, has announced the creation of live demonstrations to assist hoteliers in completing elements of the PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) process. This new informational opportunity adds to a growing library of free resources available to VENZA clients. Beginning in January, VENZA began weekly PCI DSS instructional sessions for hotel General Managers.

By now, the prevalence of ransomware attacks is hardly news. It is well documented that the threat of ransoms has been surging and shows signs of only accelerating in 2023. Ransomware has become so frequent and harmful that top security researchers have referred to it as a “scamdemic.”

Many companies are subject to multiple data privacy laws from different jurisdictions. Each may have varying requirements and can change over time. To provide general guidance about the common types of data privacy rules, VENZA has prepared the following checklist of important items to consider when designing your organization’s data privacy policies.

On October 25, 2022, the International Organization for Standards (ISO) announced revisions to its ISO/IEC 27001 standard, which aims to protect the integrity and confidentiality of an organization’s data through an information security management system (ISMS). 

As the global standards-setting body and one that provides important certifications for many businesses, it is important to stay on top of what has changed and how it can impact you moving forward.

Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, has become a leading cybersecurity tool. By adding an additional log-in requirement from a secondary source, MFA makes traditional password hacking through brute force attacks or social engineering much more difficult. 

Hospitality Cyber Security Risks for 2023 – Infographic

The French hotel group is accused of having carried out “commercial prospecting without the consent of the persons concerned” and of “not having respected the rights of customers and prospects”, indicates the CNIL in a press release.

The Facts and The Consequences Get the “The Facts” and “The Consequences” of cybersecurity threats facing the hospitality industry along with the solutions provided by VENZA and CyberTek in this […]

Here are 5 ways to help employees understand data privacy. Use these steps at your organization to promote privacy and data security.

As Howard Stevenson once said, “Maintaining an effective culture is so important that it, in fact, trumps even strategy.” This quote from Harvard Business School professor makes me wonder: What does it take to create the best hospitality technology company on earth to work for? At Venza, we believe the answer lies in our core values and creating the right company culture.