Expert issues cyber crime warning to industry
Cyber crime is one of the “biggest potential threats” to travel companies, according to an expert.
Alan Pattison, who runs the travel risk professionals division of insurance broker Tasker & Partners, said the company was witnessing an increasing number of cyber crime cases among clients, which include a range of travel agents, tour operators and cruise lines.
Speaking at a seminar, organised for the industry by Prevention of Fraud in Travel (PROFiT), he said: “Cyber crime is one of the biggest potential threats to organisations because they may not be aware of the ability to insure against it.