NEW YORK, NY - One of the world's leading global hotel groups disclosed that a guest reservation database, which covers a number of major hotel brands, suffered a large data breach. An internal investigation showed that unauthorized access had been occuring since 2014. The intrusion went unnoticed for four years by Starwood, which was acquired by Marriott in 2016 for $13.6 billion. It was uncovered in early September, when a security tool alerted Marriott officials to an … [Read more...]
Last Day for ICA Members to Book MERGE Conference at Tremendous Discount
NEW YORK, NY – It looks like my Internet Commerce Association (ICA) membership (individual level) just paid for itself for the entire year. Yep, that’s how good the discount is for ICA members who want to attend the “MERGE” conference next month. MERGE will take place in Orlando from Saturday Oct 14, 2017 to Wednesday Oct 18, 2017 at Marriott's Orlando World Center, 8701 World Center Drive, Orlando, Florida. If you are a member reach out to your contact at ICA for how … [Read more...]