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Hospitality Is Evolving. So Are the Risks

The hospitality industry is rapidly transforming amid shifting consumer expectations, rising operational costs, and growing competition. From expanding menus and digital enablement to workforce management and third-party integrations, hotels and restaurants are embracing innovation to stay ahead. But as businesses adopt AI, IoT, and contactless technologies to enhance service and streamline operations, they also face increased cybersecurity risks and a growing attack surface. Armis helps hospitality organizations manage digital transformation securely, with complete visibility, risk prioritization, and cyber exposure management at scale.

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Overcoming the Cybersecurity Asset Management Challenge

Travel and Hospitality Challenges

The cybersecurity challenges facing the hospitality industry are unique. Armis Centrix™ helps solve those challenges and improve overall security.

Lack of Comprehensive Asset Visibility

Hospitality businesses manage vast networks of connected devices, from POS systems and IoT-
enabled smart devices to reservation platforms and guest Wi-Fi. Without a centralized platform to track these assets, businesses struggle to maintain security and compliance.

Threat Identification, Prioritization and Response

Security teams often lack the ability to quickly identify, contextualize, prioritize and remediate threats. The inability to prioritize vulnerabilities and other security issues leaves systems cyber exposed.

Staying Compliant in a Connected World

From PCI DSS and GDPR to local data privacy and health regulations, the hospitality industry faces increasing pressure to maintain regulatory compliance across digital and physical operations. As hotels, restaurants, and resorts adopt smart technologies and third-party services, ensuring compliance with evolving security and privacy mandates is more critical than ever.

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Typical Hospitality Related Assets

  • Guest-Facing Devices & Systems
  • Back-of-House & Operational Systems
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Connected loT and Smart Devices
  • Third-Party and Cloud-Based Integrations
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Armis Centrix™ for Asset Management and Security

Hospitality businesses operate in a highly connected environment, with a mix of IT, OT, IoT, and third-party devices. Armis Centrix™ delivers continuous visibility into all connected assets, helping businesses track, monitor, and secure their infrastructure. By automatically identifying rogue or unauthorized devices, the platform ensures that every asset is accounted for and protected from cyber threats.

Armis Centrix™ for Vulnerability Prioritization and Remediation

Given the sheer volume of connected devices, hospitality organizations need a way to assess risks efficiently. Armis Centrix™ enables businesses to prioritize vulnerabilities based on their potential impact, ensuring that the most critical threats on the most critical devices are addressed first. Its integration with security workflows allows for streamlined patching and remediation, reducing exposure to known exploits. Additionally, its AI-powered threat intelligence capabilities helps identify when assets are behaving as expected or when they are out of the norm.

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Armis Centrix™ for Early Warning

Empowers the hospitality industry with early warning intelligence to anticipate and mitigate cyber risk effectively. By leveraging AI-driven actionable intelligence, Armis provides insights into the vulnerabilities that threat actors are exploiting in the wild or are about to weaponize, allowing organizations to understand their impact and take preemptive action. With deep monitoring of the dark web, deception technology and human intelligence, Armis Centrix™ for Early Warning ensures unparalleled coverage and accuracy. Automated alerts and predefined security playbooks ensure rapid response, mitigating risks in real-time.

Kalahari Resorts Rely on Armis for Visibility Across their Whole Environment

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Armis is a “Game Changer” for Time-Strapped Kalahari Resorts’ Security Team

Kalahari resorts used Armis to provide a single source of truth for organizational assets, secure customer data, and gain greater guest device visibility. Together with Armis, Kalahari Resorts saved their security team time and resources, allowing them to focus on more important security concerns.

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Additional Resources

Armis Brief: Cyber Exposure Management in Hospitality

This solution brief explores how Armis Centrix™ provides a comprehensive cybersecurity solution tailored to the unique needs of the hospitality industry.

The Saflok Vulnerability: A Wake-Up Call for the Hospitality Industry

Learn about the Saflok vulnerability and why it highlights the need for effective vulnerability prioritization, in environments such as the hospitality industry.

2024 GigaOm Radar for Continuous Vulnerability Management (CVM) Report

Download a complimentary copy of GigaOm’s comprehensive analysis of the Continuous Vulnerability Management market and understand why Armis was identified as a Leader.

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