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Penetration Testing for Hotels & Resorts in North America & The Caribbean
We provide Hotels & Resorts in North America and the Caribbean with state of the art pen testing and cyber security services. We provide network vulnerability mapping, exploitation attempts, social engineering, and real-time cyber threat analysis for Hotel or Resorts in North America and the Caribbean.
What does a pen test for a Hotel or Resort entail?
Hotels have always been very focused on security, but it has usually been a focus on physical security (surveillance, locks, safes, guest security, etc.). Hotel guests usually assume that this focus translates to the cyber world and there is a similar level of protection offered to their digital assets and online privacy while they are resident in the hotel or resort.
Proper cyber security for hotels and resorts extends far beyond the booking, registration and billing systems, which are obviously required to protect a guests’ personal and financial information.
What Type of Pen Test Does Your Hotel or Resort Need?
With centrally connected reservation systems, electronic locks, heating and air conditioning controls, alarms, networked surveillance systems, and even supply chain access, there are a full range of potential vulnerabilities that can be compromised by cybercriminals looking to disrupt normal business operations.
Scenario 1 Pen Testing
Customer-Driven or Compliance-Driven
Example: “We have a web application and one of our biggest clients need us to get a 3rd party pen test performed for their risk team”.
This scenario actually describes a vulnerability assessment, followed by a blend of automated and manual pen testing that looks for obvious configuration flaws or vulnerabilities that can be exploited without too much effort. The main goal is to produce a remediation report on the issues that let you harden your website, application or network. This can also be considered a security audit of sorts, particularly when a specific set of metrics are used for compliance measurement (e.g. PCI-DSS compliance) or if we are looking at analyzing the running configuration of a device. CyberHunter will produce a Penetration Test Report and depending on the needs, couple this with an OWASP report (for web apps), a PCI Compliance report (QSA-Certified or Standard), or an ISO27001/2 report for standard-specific requirements.
Scenario 2 Pen Testing
Breach the Network (Red Team Exercise)
Example: “We are looking to test and improve our overall cybersecurity posture and we need an ethical hacker to try to break into our network.”
This scenario describes a more traditional penetration test. This type of pen test (also called a Red Team exercise) simulates an adversarial role and is a far more realistic way to test the security readiness of an organization. This testing covers exploitation attempts against People, Process, and Technology. It can involve a significant amount of social engineering and usually triggers active security controls and countermeasures inside the operating environment. These tests will additionally assess internal Blue Team (the defensive team) responsiveness and/or process in the event of an intrusion detection.
The right Pen Test can save your Hotel or Resort from being the next headline.
To harden the digital environment of a resort, or hotel complex, we must ensure that the above are properly tested (penetration testing, configuration audits), properly monitored (intrusion detection, logging of alerts, alarms, etc.), digital access to computer systems is controlled with least privilege access (configuration audit), web assets are protected (web application pen test, web application firewalls)….and the list goes on.
CyberHunter is here to help. Consulting, Auditing, Testing, Architecture, Training, Response Planning, Post-Breach Investigation / Threat Hunting, Security Event Logging.
We can help harden your environment and provide you with a properly balanced security stack along with a roadmap to improvement and incident response plans.
Penetration testing Hotel or Resorts – The three Pillars
Looking at the three pillars of cyber security; Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability, the hospitality industry should be concerned about the following:
- Personal guest information (names, addresses, times absent from their homes, etc.)
- Guest financial information (credit cards, unauthorized purchases)
- Wi-Fi security (for example, protected from DNS poisoning)
- Electronic locks / RFID security
- IoT devices (refrigeration for food safety, water safety)
- Availability of surveillance cameras
- Electronic key control systems
- Supply chain access (Who is connected? What are their privileges? Who is monitoring what they do? What is THEIR security like?)
- Computer access to the internet (is it controlled and protected from inviting malware, ransomware, etc.?)
Four Key Cyber Security Principles for Hotels or Resorts
The following four key principles can help guide organizations in taking a more proactive stance in combating malware:
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Accept that malware and APTs will breach existing defences.
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Treat endpoints as untrusted until proven otherwise.
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Trust established in an endpoint is both finite and fleeting.
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Validate endpoints as malware free, anytime, anyplace.
Vulnerability Assessments vs. Penetration Tests for Hotel or Resorts?
Vulnerability assessments and penetration testing are terms that are used interchangeably but are ultimately different services. In plain terms, a vulnerability assessment is like a thief making a note of all your points of entry and identifying the locks you have in place. Penetration testing, on the other hand, is actually picking the lock and getting inside — but with permission.
Why Choose CyberHunter for Your Hotel or Resort Pen Test ?
- The CyberHunter Pen Test 2.0 methodology leverages the most advanced tools, techniques and procedures in the industry to enumerate, identify and report on your existing security posture.
- We are the only threat assessment solution that can perform an advanced Vulnerability Scan and Pen Test while simultaneously hunting for, and identifying Advanced Persistent Threats that are ALREADY embedded in you network.
- CyberHunter gives you the insight and cyber intelligence you need for your Hotel or Resort to be proactive.
BE PROACTIVE.
Trust in a network device is very temporary. Be proactive and ensure you scan, test and hunt on a regular basis.
TRUST NOTHING.
Security teams should NEVER trust an endpoint or server until it can be PROVEN to be trusted.
MALWARE CAN GET IN.
Companies need to prepare and be ready to respond to advanced persistent threats.