ILHA Magazine Q2 2022 V7.0 | Page 120

Keeping Your Data Safe : Ransomware , Crashes , and Backups , Oh

Hoteliers should talk to their PMS provider about implementing an automated backup plan with an onpremises deployment , or about options to get hosted in the cloud with managed backups ; Being prepared and diligent is key to protection

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By Warren Dehan
Is your hotel ’ s data protected ? What if your hotel lost access to its data overnight ? A situation like this would be more than an inconvenience , it would threaten your hotel ’ s operations and negatively impact your business in a myriad of ways . Loss of access to data could be the result of an on-premises system crash , which will be inconvenient , but which can be brought back into operation reasonably quickly with the help of your PMS and IT teams . The more serious threat to hoteliers is ransomware attacks , and unfortunately , thanks to their rising prevalence , should be a real concern to hoteliers .
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