Is Your Customer Data Safe?

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Consumer data privacy concerns are constantly in the news. Growing pressure on lawmakers to do something has resulted in a wave of new consumer privacy legislation being passed in many states. California has passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). A similar law is expected to soon pass in Washington state. Alabama, Louisiana, Colorado, Nebraska, … Read more

Helion Technologies Partners with California New Car Dealers Association to Educate Dealers on Privacy Act Compliance

Timonium, MD –­ April 30, 2019 –­ Helion Technologies has partnered with the California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) to educate dealers on how to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The sweeping new privacy law takes effect in January 2020, imposing new data security standards on dealerships located in California, as well … Read more

When California’s New Consumer Privacy Law Goes into Effect (and What Auto Dealerships Can Do About It)

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Note: This post was created prior to the implementation of the CCPA. The law is now in effect as of January 1, 2020. Keep reading to learn more about CCPA compliance and how your dealership may be affected. The passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will usher in changes in how businesses collect … Read more

The California Consumer Privacy Act: What Dealerships Need to Know

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Note: This post was created prior to the implementation of the CCPA. The law is now in effect as of January 1, 2020. Keep reading to learn more about CCPA compliance and how your dealership may be affected. Last year, in response to several data privacy scandals including the Facebook/Cambridge Analytic controversy, the California state … Read more

Instagram Phishing: How to Prevent It and What to Do If It Happens to You

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Instagram Phishing Phishing is the most popular way to hack Instagram accounts, because, according to the hackers themselves, it’s the easiest! Phishers simply create a fake login page that looks just like the one on the “real” Instagram. Hackers create this spoofed login page through fake apps promising to help manage Instagram users’ accounts and … Read more

Helion Issues New Warning to Auto Dealerships: Hackers Targeting Social Media Posts, Don’t Click!

Timonium, MD June 12th, 2016 Helion Automotive Technologies, a leading provider of information technology (IT) solutions for auto and truck dealers, today issued a new data security warning for auto dealerships. Hackers are now planting malware inside of social media posts designed to lure employees of organizations to click on the post. If an employee takes the bait and clicks on the social media post, e.g. Facebook and … Read more