Computer hackers who profit from data theft are always on the hunt for a quick and easy meal, and hotels are currently the low-hanging fruit. According to Verizon's "2011 Data Breach Investigations Report," out of 761 surveyed data breaches affecting 3.8 million records, 40% occurred within the hospitality industry. "Over the last five years the industry has experienced a huge uptick in the amount of attacks - both successful attacks and [failed] attempts," says Erin Nealy Cox, executive managing director and deputy general counsel for security firm Stroz Friedberg, New York City.
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