Update, October 2026: Windows 10 support ended on October 14, 2025, and paid Extended Security Updates Year 1 for business PCs ends October 13, 2026. For current dates, costs, and a store-by-store plan, read our Windows 10 Extended Security Updates action plan for dealerships. Microsoft has announced that support for Windows 10 will end on … Read more
As the incidence, severity, and sophistication of today’s cyber threats continues to grow, the appropriate use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) is becoming increasingly important. Add to this that new government regulations – like the FTC Safeguards Rule – now requires that businesses implement MFA. The result is a lot of confusion, inefficiency, and quite frankly … Read more
Many dealerships are under the impression that simply having a firewall and antivirus software deployed is a solid cyber defense – they’re incorrect. Cybercrime is now big, big business and it’s rare that the cybercriminal is ever caught and prosecuted. As a result, cybercrime has attracted highly sophisticated and well-funded criminals into this lucrative industry. … Read more
The cyber liability insurance market is in turmoil. Insurers found themselves exposed to a significant increase in the volume and severity of ransomware attacks that they didn’t foresee. As a result, cyber insurers have experienced record losses. This has led to a hardening of the cyber liability insurance market where insurers are now providing less … Read more
For businesses of all sizes, the threat and financial impact of a cyberattack is rising. Many businesses are looking to cyber liability insurance to help. But the increasing demand for cyber liability insurance, and a tightening supply, has resulted in soaring premiums and a stricter approval/renewal process. For instance, according to Marsh’s November 2021 Cyber … Read more
The point at which the cybercriminal emerges and demands ransom is the endgame of a cyber-attack – not the beginning. The key to minimizing – or even eliminating – the impact that a cyber-attack can have on your dealership is to detect the attack early in its lifecycle. To do this you need the right … Read more
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 been either to: Bury their heads in the sand and hope the cybercriminal stays away. Get cyber insurance and just pass the risk onto the insurer. … Read more
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 the ransomware onslaught, we are all exposed to what feels like a constant stream of ransomware related horror stories. And, unfortunately, the reality is that for … Read more
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 number of cyber events has grown 150% and there have been more than $20 billion in ransomware claims. Ransomware frequency and severity is leading to an … Read more