Being an IT guy, I found this amusing:

"The Radisson Hotel building is hard-wired and an impenetrable wireless internet system with firewalls in place for guests who wish to use laptops, which is entirely separate from the operating system at the hotel, according to Ogren."

There is no such thing as an impenetrable system, especially a wireless one. If I really wanted to hack someone at the hotel and I was in the area, I'd go to the hotel ... on THEIR side of the "impenetrable" network.

In computer networking and software, there is no such thing as impenetrable. There is always another hole, vulnerability, or exploit that can and will be used if someone wants in. There are steps that can be taken to make a network more secure, and keep the casual scriptkiddie out. Keeping the corporate network separate from the guest network is a step in the right direction. Keep the determined and savvy hacker out is another story.

Just like airport security, there is a such thing as too much security and kabuki security. Try to lock things down too much and the system becomes unusable or too cumbersome for normal use. Apply kabuki computer security and you have a false sense of security. One again, operative word is risk management.

On another note, I agree that there is too much paranoia out there. If I felt threatened staying at a particular hotel, I'd reserve somewhere else and not bother. I'm not worried about getting bombed in Athens, Ga, nor at the Hampton Inn in my hometown. Likewise, I think it's good that they have a fire and tornado plan, as I'd be more worried about those happening than a terrorist attack.

I'm also surprised to learn that someone actually pays attention to the color codes.

It also reminds me of some idio ... er "expert" I saw on TV earlier this year saying we should have WTMD's and xrays at hotel entrances as they were prime targets.