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industry unlocked there are so many things you need to get right. Only after we thoroughly understood how it was designed were we able to identify seemingly innocuous shortcomings. We creatively combined these shortcomings to come up with a method for creating master keys.” F-Secure notified Assa Abloy of the findings and has collaborated with the lockmaker over the past year to implement software fixes. Updates have been made available to affected properties. “I would like to personally thank the Assa Abloy Research and Design team for their excellent cooperation in rectifying these issues,” said Tuominen. “Because of their diligence and willingness to address the problems identified by our research, the hospitality world is now a safer place. We urge any www.intelligentciso.com | Issue 03 This strategic relationship with SkyTouch is a large positive step in the right direction for the industry in terms of helping to protect consumers and individual hotel operators from data breaches. establishment using this software to apply the update as soon as possible.” Innovation Meanwhile, two cybersecurity providers have collaborated in a bid to further future-proof the industry. Terra Verde, a leading provider of cybersecurity, risk, compliance and managed security services, and SkyTouch Technology, a provider of cloud-based property management, joined forces to bring an innovative cybersecurity and compliance platform and managed solution to the hospitality industry. Under the agreement, SkyTouch Technology will be the exclusive distribution partner providing hospitality and lodging businesses access to Terra Verde’s Breach Radar, an innovative small business cybersecurity and compliance 45