Trexpedition was founded in 1998 during the dot-com boom by Jane and June Junket, two adventurous...

 

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Trexpedition was founded in 1998 during the dot-com boom by Jane and June Junket, two adventurous but struggling entrepreneurs who were fed up with the lack of versatile, convenient online travel-booking options. Out of that necessity. Trexpedition was born! What started as a simple website that allowed users to book hotels in selected regions around the United States has expanded to one of the largest international online booking websites in the world. Today, it offers consolidated booking of all aspects of travel, including flights, hotels, rental cars, attractions/things to do, and cruises. Its motto is "What are you waiting for?" and its mission statement is "At Trexpedition, we are passionate about adventure. We want to make planning your next adventure as convenient and stress-free as possible." You are the director of customer service at Trexpedition and recently began to hear from your employees that there has been an influx of phone calls and emails from customers about their itineraries being visible on the internet. Unfortunately. Trexpedition was not prepared for this communications crisis, and you've done a little digging to uncover the problem. It appears that the information technology department was not appropriately staffed with cybersecurity specialists, and there was a data breach. This breach has made it possible for complete strangers to view the travel itineraries of many of your customers. Founders Jane and June Junket have turned to you for your help managing this unexpected crisis. As the director of customer service, your primary role will be to efficiently and effectively communicate to your customers about this data breach. Trexpedition was founded in 1998 during the dot-com boom by Jane and June Junket, two adventurous but struggling entrepreneurs who were fed up with the lack of versatile, convenient online travel-booking options. Out of that necessity. Trexpedition was born! What started as a simple website that allowed users to book hotels in selected regions around the United States has expanded to one of the largest international online booking websites in the world. Today, it offers consolidated booking of all aspects of travel, including flights, hotels, rental cars, attractions/things to do, and cruises. Its motto is "What are you waiting for?" and its mission statement is "At Trexpedition, we are passionate about adventure. We want to make planning your next adventure as convenient and stress-free as possible." You are the director of customer service at Trexpedition and recently began to hear from your employees that there has been an influx of phone calls and emails from customers about their itineraries being visible on the internet. Unfortunately. Trexpedition was not prepared for this communications crisis, and you've done a little digging to uncover the problem. It appears that the information technology department was not appropriately staffed with cybersecurity specialists, and there was a data breach. This breach has made it possible for complete strangers to view the travel itineraries of many of your customers. Founders Jane and June Junket have turned to you for your help managing this unexpected crisis. As the director of customer service, your primary role will be to efficiently and effectively communicate to your customers about this data breach.

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