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Changing DMS: The Cyber Risk No One Likes to Talk About
Changing DMS. Rolling out a new CRM. Migrating email, networks, or core business systems. From a business perspective, these are all good problems to have. They signal growth, modernization, and [...]
Dealerships Using AI: How Smart Auto and Truck Dealers Are Gaining an Edge – Without Creating New Cyber Risk
Dealerships using AI are responding faster to customers, booking more appointments, and handling more work with fewer people. From AI-powered chat on your website to voice bots answering phones [...]
When “Checking the Box” Isn’t Enough: Why Automakers Are Raising the Dealership Cybersecurity Bar
For years, dealership cybersecurity has lived in a familiar place: a checklist. ✔️ MFA? ✔️ Antivirus? ✔️ Security policy? Boxes checked. Everyone feels better. Back to selling cars and [...]
Dealership Cybersecurity 2026
There’s no longer any debate: cybersecurity is a dealership survival issue. According to The State of Dealership Cybersecurity 2025, published by CDK Global, 90% of dealership leaders say cybersecurity [...]
Why Microsoft 365 Security Isn’t Just a Dealership IT Concern – It’s a Dealership Survival Strategy
For most modern auto and truck dealerships, Microsoft 365 isn’t just a productivity suite — it’s the backbone of daily operations. Email, calendars, financial reporting, HR systems, customer records, [...]
Dealership Cybersecurity: Why CDK Wasn’t a One-Time Wake-Up Call
The shock of the 2024 CDK ransomware attack may be fading, but its impact is still shaping dealership cybersecurity. Frozen titles, dead sales systems, handwritten forms, and millions in lost [...]
Is Your Dealership Ready for the New Era of AI-Powered Cyberattacks?
Auto and truck dealerships are facing a new wave of AI-powered cyberattacks — threats that don’t sleep, don’t take days off, and don’t wait for an IT ticket before [...]
Dealership IT vs. Dealership Cybersecurity: Why Your Dealership Needs Both
If you’ve ever said, “Our IT team handles cybersecurity,” this blog is for you. In dealerships, it’s easy to lump “technology stuff” into one big bucket. Computers, networks, passwords, [...]
Why Cisco Meraki is a Game-Changer for Dealership IT (and Why You Don’t Need to Become a Meraki Expert)
If you manage IT for a dealership group, you already know the pressure: multiple rooftops, demanding sales teams, guests streaming videos on your Wi-Fi, OEM digital tools multiplying by [...]