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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 [...]
Using Approvals in Microsoft Teams to Boost Dealer Productivity
Dealing with the process of requesting and providing approvals is a common part of every business. Whether you are seeking approval for something or others are seeking your approval [...]
Protecting Against Insider Threats
Often, when a dealership employee resigns or is terminated, the process of off-boarding the employee is left to someone in human resources and/or the employee’s manager. Unfortunately, in many [...]
The Democratization of Cybercrime
In the old days, to be a cybercriminal you had to have some technical skill. This requirement limited the number of people that could get in on this lucrative [...]