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5 Cybercrime Statistics That Dealers Should Know
It seems like every year there is more cybercrime than the year before. And today - by taking advantage of Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) – more and more [...]
What is Advanced Endpoint Threat Protection?
Let’s start by describing an endpoint. Endpoints are the devices used by employees to access organizational resources like applications, files, email, etc. For most dealers, endpoints are workstations (i.e., [...]
Banning Payments To Ransomware Attackers Gaining Momentum
Unfortunately, many businesses have not properly invested in the cybersecurity best practices that are required to effectively defend against a cyberattack. For many businesses, their defense of choice has [...]
Should You Make A Ransomware Payment?
According to the Harvard Business Review, in 2020 ransomware attacks grew 150% from 2019 and the amount that victims paid increased by more than 300%! As a result of [...]
Can Cybercriminals Transform A Dealership Into An Infectious Hotspot?
IMPORTANT: THIS IS NOT ABOUT COVID! THIS IS ABOUT THE SPREADING OF MALWARE. And, yes, a cybercriminal can transform a dealership into an infectious hotspot for malware if the [...]
Dealer Cyber Insurance & The Tightening of Underwriting Guidelines
A recent Marsh & McLennan report states that cyber insurance rates could rise as much as 50% in the next 3-4 years. They also report that since 2018 the [...]
A Growing Issue – Cybersecurity Fatigue
It seems like every day there is another news story about a cyber-attack. The story is almost always the same - a company is forced to inform the public, [...]
Internal IT Working With External IT – Does This Work?
Well, the short answer is yes, it can. In fact - if it is done correctly - it is an optimal approach to maximizing the performance of a dealership’s [...]
Does Outsourcing Your IT Make Sense?
There was a time, long ago, when you could sell and service a car or a truck without the need for technology. Those days are long gone. Today, technology [...]