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Marriott makes the internet safer with Cisco

In nearly 5000 properties in its portfolio throughout the U.S. and Canada, Marriott uses Cisco Umbrella in a first-of-its-kind initiative to block guest network access to online child sexual abuse materials (CSAM).

Blocking abuse materials requires innovative partnership

Cisco and Marriott have partnered with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a U.K.‒based nonprofit, to detect and block websites sharing CSAM from being accessed.

About Marriott International

Marriott International is the world's largest hospitality company. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, it has nearly 8800 properties across more than 30 leading brands in 139 countries and territories.

Outcomes

Protecting human rights through security solutions with Cisco

Marriott's Abbe Horswill believes that stopping human trafficking is everyone's responsibility. Marriott relies on Cisco's security products to manage guest network access, blocking access to any CSAM.

Testimonials

"Marriott has long championed human rights and human trafficking awareness. Combating CSAM is an important extension of that work. The IWF provided the level of rigor we needed in a URL list, and Cisco's security technology provided the means to easily apply it."

Abbe Horswill, Director, Human Rights and Social Impact

Marriott International

"Marriott is proud to be the first hospitality company to join the IWF and is utilizing Cisco's security technology to restrict access to exploitative materials through hotel networks. As a leader in the hospitality industry and a company that believes in putting people first, Marriott has committed to fighting human trafficking and other pressing human rights issues."

Anthony Capuano, President and Chief Executive Officer

Marriott International

"Every company that takes trust and safety seriously — and blocks and disrupts the sharing of child sexual abuse — helps us achieve our vision of an internet free from child sexual abuse."

Neil Prowse, Development Manager

Internet Watch Foundation

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