The day before, the practical conference “Security and protection of information”, organized by the Association of Hotels of Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan, ended at the Nogai Hotel (Kazan). TOThe conference was held atwith the support of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism.
Hotel managers, IT specialists, responsible specialists of hotel security services and other accommodation facilities providing hotel services, together with industry experts and government representatives discussed important and controversial issues in terms of information protection, principles of organizing and building a cybersecurity system.
During the round table, representatives of the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications of the Republic of Tatarstan, the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism, the Association of Hotels of Kazan and the Republic of Tatarstan examined the features of protecting the personal data of fans of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the necessary security measures.
Tatyana Rupasova, leading specialist-expert of the department for the protection of rights of subjects of personal data and supervision in the field of information technology of the Office of Roskomnadzor in the Republic of Tatarstan presented an overview of changes in the legislation establishing administrative liability in the field of personal data, and also spoke about the specifics of implementing the requirements of the Federal Law "On Personal Data" for operators collecting personal data using the Internet.
Alexander Palchikov, Head of Development of New Corporate Business Services at PJSC MegaFon, told hoteliers about digital technologies for data protection and business development and protection of Wi-Fi network users' data. Specialists from the Department - National Bank for the Republic of Tatarstan of the Volga-Vyatka Main Administration of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Liliya Shaikhutdinova and Elmira Islamova shared an overview of modern payment systems, told what to look for when paying with cards, and how to distinguish genuine banknotes from counterfeit ones.
Alexander Leferov, Head of Hotel Solutions at Hospitality&Retailsystems, presented the capabilities of modern hotel programs for recording, storing and processing guests' personal data. Alexander talked about how to properly store data in programs and how to delete personal data in accordance with new legislation, if necessary.
The conference speakers noted that the issue of information security in hotels is as acute as in any other modern business. The functioning of any accommodation facility depends on a well-thought-out and reliable data security system to the same extent as in a bank. Any accommodation facility is responsible for the safety of customer data, the loss of which will lead to a bad reputation. It is possible to reduce risks and increase information security only with a comprehensive solution to the issue. Information security must be approached as seriously and responsibly as other security issues, and in the context of rapid technological development, even more carefully.
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Source: trn-news.ru