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The hotel industry has seen numerous data breaches in the last few years. While it has been networks and POS systems that were hardest hit, many hotel operators overlook a more common, low-tech threat to their information security: paper documents.
According to Trustwave Global Security Report, the fourth largest share of breach incidents happened to the Hospitality Industry, affecting both the large chains as well as smaller and single properties. When not properly disposed of, discarded paperwork and financial records serve as points of vulnerability for identity theft, fraud, and more. Our secure paper shredding services for the hotel and hospitality industry offer a way to handle your business needs when it comes to secure information and outdated document management.
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Protecting confidential information isn’t just a best practice, it’s the law!
Like most industries that work with private and confidential information, the Hotel industry is no different. And privacy laws designed to protect identities, financial records, and personal privacy come with strict rules and strong fines from any violations. We can help you comply with regulations through our information management solutions and our document shredding services.
Here are a just few of the information security laws that apply to your industry. The Federal Trade Commission and other federal government entities can bring an investigative action against a hotel and impose penalties, if not complied with the law.
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Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards
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Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
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Gramm-Leach Bliley Act
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards
Aims to enhance security for consumers by setting guidelines for any company that accepts, stores, processes, or transmits credit card information. The act focuses on improving payment security throughout the transaction process created by the major payment card brands.
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
Ensures accuracy and privacy of consumers’ financial information and requires effective policies in the workplace to secure destruction of consumer information to prevent identity thefts and unauthorized access to the information.
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act
Protects the privacy of consumer information held by any business that provides financial products or services. It also ensures privacy protections against the sale of any private financial information. Violators can be fined up to $1,000,000.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Is an act set up for publicly traded companies to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate financial disclosures. The act also requires secure document retention and destruction – to better protect against corporate and accounting fraud.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Protects the personal data and privacy of EU citizens and applies to all companies, whether they operate in the EU or outside, that store or use any sensitive information about EU citizens.
Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards
Aims to enhance security for consumers by setting guidelines for any company that accepts, stores, processes, or transmits credit card information. The act focuses on improving payment security throughout the transaction process created by the major payment card brands.
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)
Ensures accuracy and privacy of consumers’ financial information and requires effective policies in the workplace to secure destruction of consumer information to prevent identity thefts and unauthorized access to the information.
Gramm-Leach Bliley Act
Protects the privacy of consumer information held by any business that provides financial products or services. It also ensures privacy protections against the sale of any private financial information. Violators can be fined up to $1,000,000.
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Is an act set up for publicly traded companies to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate financial disclosures. The act also requires secure document retention and destruction – to better protect against corporate and accounting fraud.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Protects the personal data and privacy of EU citizens and applies to all companies, whether they operate in the EU or outside, that store or use any sensitive information about EU citizens.
Learn to recognize the risks.
Most people fail to identify confidential information correctly. While obvious things like photocopies of a guest’s drivers’ license are quickly flagged, equally common items like a booking confirmation or a reward program statement might get missed among your business documents.
If you create, collect, or dispose of these types of important documents or business records, you and your hotel could be at risk for an information breach. Learn to be mindful of document security and comply with federal regulations.
- Booking Information
- Conference Room
- Presentation Leave Behinds
- Credit Card Slips
- Guest Itineraries
- Boarding Passes
- Reward Program Statements
- HR Documents
- Financial Reports
- Guest Personal Records
- Customer Receipts
Why Choose Shred-it as Your Go-to Paper Shredding Service?
Shred-it protects organizations' information for their people, customers and brands through secure shredding. With 30 years of experience, our primary focus on document confidentiality and security helps ensure your confidential information remains confidential. We offer paper, hard drive, and specialty scheduled shredding services for all forms of secure records and important documents. As a leader in the secure data destruction industry, we’re ready for you to provide us with the sensitive documents that you need us to shred or purge.
Service Reliability
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Vulnerable Businesses Risk Losing More than Just Money
73% of small business leaders and 94% of consumers surveyed are concerned about data breaches in the future.
Yet, only 60% say they are proactive when it comes to data and information protection leaving many businesses vulnerable.
1. Stericycle, Shred-it Data Protection Report, 2023.
The 2023 Data Protection Report reveals perceptions of the current regulatory landscape and barriers to compliance, as well as assesses the demand for assistance from external information security partners.
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