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Allegion Hospitality Division Appoints New Sales Manager
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ALLEGION , SPECIALIST safety and security manufacturer , has appointed a new area sales manager to join its sales team to deliver superior customer experience to customers in the UK hospitality sector .
Trevor Ball joins Allegion in this role and will oversee sales efforts in the southern UK . He will be responsible for raising awareness of Allegion ’ s CISA eSIGNO and eGO brands , as well as increasing sales of Allegion ’ s growing portfolio of hotel locking systems .
Ball joins Allegion from ESP Leisure Ltd , where he looked after business development and sales to the hospitality and leisure sector ; prior to this , he worked within the golf and leisure industry .
At Allegion , Ball will be working closely with independent hotels , small and large hotel groups and hotel management companies to provide a bespoke , innovative security technology solution that fits their specific requirements .
Peter Romanov , EMEIA commercial director at Allegion , commented on the new appointment : “ Trevor will be working closely with our customers to provide them with specification support of door hardware in their buildings and will be focusing on accelerating growth in new accounts ,
while also developing relationships with our existing accounts . It ’ s an exciting time to join Allegion , and we are pleased to have Trevor on our team .”
The CISA eSIGNO and CISA eGO product ranges combine superior Italian design with practical features and technology that integrate with the day-to-day running of modern hotels . The extensive portfolio includes hotel locking systems , contactless locks , electronic cylinders , energy savers , safes and mini bars .
Allegion CISA hotel locking systems - visit www . cisahotels . com
LINKEDIN - NOTICE OF DATA BREACH
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YOU MAY HAVE HEARD reports recently about a security issue involving LinkedIn . The organisation would like to make sure you have the facts about what happened , what information was involved , and the steps they are taking to help protect you .
WHAT HAPPENED ? On May 17 , 2016 , Linkedin became aware that data stolen from LinkedIn in 2012 was being made available online . This was not a new security breach or hack . The company took immediate steps to invalidate the passwords of all LinkedIn accounts that we believed might be at risk . These were accounts created prior to the 2012 breach that had not reset their passwords since that breach .
WHAT INFORMATION WAS INVOLVED ?
Member email addresses , hashed passwords , and LinkedIn member IDs ( an internal identifier LinkedIn assigns to each member profile ) from 2012 .
WHAT LINKEDIN ARE DOING ?
They have invalidated passwords of all LinkedIn accounts created prior to the 2012 breach that had not reset their passwords since that breach . In addition , they are using automated tools to attempt to identify and block any suspicious activity that might occur on LinkedIn accounts . They are also actively engaging with law enforcement authorities .
LinkedIn has taken significant steps to strengthen account security since 2012 . For example , they now use salted hashes to store passwords and enable additional account security by offering our members the option to use two-step verification .
WHAT CAN YOU DO ?
Linkedin have several dedicated teams working diligently to ensure that the information members entrust to LinkedIn remains secure . While they are doing all they can , it is suggested that our members visit the Safety Center to learn about enabling two-step verification , and implementing strong passwords in order to keep their accounts as safe as possible . They recommend that you regularly change your LinkedIn password and if you use the same or similar passwords on other online .
Contact Trust & Safety team at tns-help @ linkedin . com
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