http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2011/may/12/security-expert-says-casino-databases-tempting-tar/ By Richard N. Velotta Vegas Inc. 12 May 2011 As repositories of the personal information and financial records of hundreds of thousands of guests enrolled in loyalty programs, Las Vegas resorts are an obvious target for terrorists seeking to finance their destructive plots, a security expert told a tourism safety conference Wednesday. David Shepherd, CEO and chief preparedness officer of Las Vegas-based Readiness Resource Group, urged more than 200 security officers attending the International Tourism Safety Conference at the Golden Nugget to develop plans for financial terrorism and cyberterrorism if they haven’t already. Shepherd outlined how terrorists finance their plots in a presentation at the locally produced event that examined how to protect companies from thieves and terrorists and to prepare for natural disasters. The three-day conference concluded Wednesday at the Golden Nugget and was sponsored by the Southern Nevada Tourist Safety Association, the Las Vegas Security Chiefs Association, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and Metropolitan Police. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Fri May 13 2011 - 01:03:01 PDT
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