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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Information Security in Technology Implementation

THM704 · Digital Tourism and Hospitality — Week 10 of 16

CourseTHM704
Week10 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Information Security in Technology Implementation

  1. Cyber threat vectors targeting hospitality networks
  2. Securing Point of Sale (POS) systems and payment gateways
  3. Infrastructure vulnerability management and business continuity
  4. Cyber Threats and Cyber Security
  5. CS50 for Business - Lecture 8 - Securing Systems
  6. Week 5: Lecture 24: Digital data product, Cyber security management, Data Privacy Law
  7. Cyber Risk- for Managers.
  8. TU Delft – Security and privacy interventions

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Analyse the importance of security in the implementation of technology for the tourism and hospitality industry.

Activity

Start with this week’s 5 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the importance of security in the implementation of technology for the tourism and hospitality industry.

Study materials

Videos

  • Cyber Threats and Cyber Security · YouTube · Columbia Business School · 65 min · for registered students
  • CS50 for Business - Lecture 8 - Securing Systems · YouTube · CS50 · 63 min · for registered students
  • Cyber Risk- for Managers. · YouTube · TU Delft · 6 min · for registered students
  • TU Delft – Security and privacy interventions · YouTube · TU Delft · 8 min · for registered students
  • CS50 Business - Lecture 8 - Securing Systems (live, unedited) · YouTube · CS50 · 104 min · for registered students
  • TECHtalk: Cyber security: addressing a key business risk · YouTube · ICAEW · 27 min · for registered students
  • Privacy, Security, Society - Computer Science for Business Leaders - July 2016 · YouTube · CS50 · 76 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Foundations of Information Systems, 5.1: The Importance of Network Security · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 155–167 · for registered students
  • ENISA Threat Landscape 2025, 5.4: Finance · PDF · Enisa, guidance; pp. 24–25 · for registered students
  • NIST SP 800-34 Rev. 1, ch. 3: Information System Contingency Planning Process · PDF · NIST, textbook chapter; pp. 13–33 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Historical Evolution of Technology in Tourism and Hospitali…
  • Week 2: The Emergence of the Digital Tourism Concept
  • Week 3: Internet Marketplace Dynamics and Digital Consumer Behaviour
  • Week 4: Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and Meta-Search Aggregation
  • Week 5: Social Media in International Tourism Marketing
  • Week 6: Destination Marketing and User-Generated Content
  • Week 7: Online Reputation Management and Social Review Platforms
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Contemporary Technologies and Future Sector Growth
  • Week 10: Information Security in Technology Implementation
  • Week 11: Data Protection, Privacy, and Ethical Governance
  • Week 12: Applying Digital Tourism and Hospitality in practice: case …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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