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Automotive News Article: AI Tools in Dealerships Create New Attack Vectors for Cybercriminals

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Auto dealerships are embracing artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, automate workflows, and enhance customer service — but a new report from Automotive News warns that AI adoption is also creating serious new cybersecurity risks for dealerships.  The article highlights how AI-powered tools are now being used across dealership operations, including finance and insurance, customer communications, and service … Read more

FBI Warning: Dealership Cybersecurity Risks Are Rising

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There’s a dangerous assumption that still exists in many dealerships: “We have cybersecurity tools in place — we’re probably fine.” The latest data suggests otherwise. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) just released its annual report, and the numbers are hard to ignore. Cybercrime losses jumped 26% year-over-year, reaching a staggering $20.88 billion in … Read more

Comfortable Doesn’t Mean Secure: The Dangerous Reality of Dealership Cybersecurity

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Most dealership leaders we speak with feel pretty good about their dealership cybersecurity.  And that’s understandable. You’ve invested in tools. Firewalls are in place. Endpoint protection is deployed. Maybe there’s MFA, email security, and even advanced solutions layered in. From a distance, it looks like a strong defense. But that confidence… is often misplaced. Because … Read more

Dealership Cybersecurity: Why AI-Powered Attacks Are About to Flood the Zone

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If you think cybersecurity threats targeting dealerships are already intense… brace yourself. A recent report highlighted a critical shift in the threat landscape: AI isn’t just making cyberattacks more sophisticated—it’s making them more frequent, more accessible, and dramatically more scalable. And that changes everything for dealership cybersecurity. The Real AI Threat: Volume, Not Complexity When … Read more

When Your Dealership Cybersecurity Compliance Solution Becomes a Liability

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Most executives understand that dealership cybersecurity compliance is important. You’ve likely invested in tools, policies, and maybe even completed an audit or two. On paper, everything looks good. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: many dealerships are approaching dealership cybersecurity in a way that looks right—but leaves them exposed. The Problem: Compliance Has Become the Goal … Read more

Risk-Based Compliance: A Smarter Approach to Dealership Cybersecurity

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Why Dealership Cybersecurity Requires a Risk-Based Approach Auto and truck dealerships rely heavily on technology and dealership cybersecurity to run their operations. Dealer Management Systems (DMS), CRM platforms, lender integrations, digital retail tools, and growing use of AI all rely on sensitive data and interconnected systems. At the same time, regulations such as the FTC … Read more

CarGurus Data Breach: A Warning Shot for Dealerships

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Automotive News Article

A recent Automotive News article detailed a cybersecurity incident involving CarGurus in which a hacking group exposed more than 1.7 million corporate records, along with over 400,000 customer email addresses, phone numbers and physical addresses in a separate CarMax-related data breach incident. According to reporting, the CarGurus data breach may include dealership account information and … Read more

Dealerships Using AI in 2026: A Smarter Future—And a Smarter Security Strategy

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If 2024 was the year of AI curiosity and 2025 was the year of experimentation, many industry observers believe 2026 may become the first true operations year for dealerships using AI. Conversations across the industry point to full AI integration moving from “nice to have” to “strategic priority.” And it makes sense. Dealerships using AI … Read more

Why Microsoft 365 Security Isn’t Just a Dealership IT Concern – It’s a Dealership Survival Strategy

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Microsoft 365 Security Isn’t Just an IT Concern

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, collaboration tools, and even service workflows live inside this cloud tenant. But here’s the hard truth: just because your data lives in Microsoft 365 doesn’t mean … Read more