It’s common for people to share their personal information with companies for multiple reasons. Whether you’re checking into a hotel room, using a credit card to make a purchase at your favorite store, or collecting rewards points at your local coffee shop, companies have more access to your data than you may think. While this […]
‘Tis the season for holiday crafted phishes, scams, and a range of cyberattacks. Experts list the hottest holiday hacks for 2018. 1 of 7 It’s the most wonderful time of the year – for holiday cheer, of course, but also for cybercriminals who use the season as leverage to manipulate their victims. Like holiday music […]
Defensive steps for Marriott Starwood guests worried their personal information may have been compromised by the massive data breach If you are into cybersecurity, or data privacy, or staying at hotels, you have probably heard that Marriott International – one of the world’s largest hotel chains – announced a huge data breach today involving the Starwood reservations […]
They’re also honoring unsubscribe requests as soon as they’re made, according to the Online Trust Alliance. A survey of North America’s top 200 retailers released this week by the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance found they have made great progress in managing emails on their websites. In fact, 84% of retailers have clear and conspicuous […]
Among the unknowns: who is behind the breach and how many of the affected records have been sold or used by criminals. This is a developing story. Please check Dark Reading for updates. More than 500 million guests of Starwood Hotels had their personal information exposed in a breach that stretched from 2014 until this […]
A recent survey carried out by ESET has revealed that Americans are worried most about cyberattacks on the financial sector, listing it above attacks against hospitals, voting systems, or energy supply companies A lot has changed over the last decade when it comes to cyberattacks and the threat landscape. We have seen an evolution of […]
On Friday, November 30, 2018, web professionals will celebrate the twelfth Blue Beanie Day. It’s the day when web professionals around the world celebrate web standards by publishing articles, gathering for meetups and team discussions, and adding a blue beanie to their avatar. I’m glad to help spread the word about the importance of web […]
By Robin Rendle On November 30, 2018 For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been building our UI Kit at Gusto, where I work, and this is a Figma document that contains all of our design patterns and components so that designers on our team can hop in, go shopping for a component that they […]
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Hospitality giant Marriott today disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal and financial information on as many as a half billion customers who made reservations at any of its Starwood properties over the past four years. Marriott said the breach involved unauthorized access to a database containing guest information tied to reservations made at […]