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Why Maryland’s New Data Privacy Law Matters for Dealers Everywhere

Erik Nachbahr2026-06-16T15:41:07-04:00Tags: best practices, compliance, consumer privacy, customer personal information, data, data breach, data privacy, data security, dealerships, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), privacy|

The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA) became law [...]

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Automotive News: FAQ published on Dealership FTC Safeguards

Erik Nachbahr2026-06-16T16:24:52-04:00Tags: automotive news, best practices, compliance, comprehensive information security program, cyber threats, cybersecurity, data, data privacy, data security, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, dealerships, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, FTC guidelines, privacy, security audit, updates|

In a recent Automotive News article titled “FTC publishes [...]

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Still Not Taking Cybersecurity Seriously? The CDK Hackers Just Proved You Haven’t Learned a Thing

Erik Nachbahr2026-06-16T16:14:27-04:00Tags: best practices, CDK, comprehensive information security program, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyber threats, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, cybersecurity audit, data, data breach, data encryption, data privacy, data security, dealership cybersecurity, DMS (Dealer Management System), hackers, hacking, information security, risk, risk exposure, security audit|

It’s been nearly a year since the devastating CDK [...]

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A Year After CDK Cyberattacks, Some Dealers Haven’t Learned Their Lesson

Erik Nachbahr2026-06-16T16:23:55-04:00Tags: automotive news, CDK, customer personal information, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyberattack, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, data, data breach, data security, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, dealerships, DMS (Dealer Management System), hackers, vulnerability|

A June 26, 2025 Automotive News article revisits the [...]

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What is a Comprehensive Information Security Program?

Erik Nachbahr2026-06-16T16:42:23-04:00Tags: audit, compliance, comprehensive information security program, consumer privacy, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyber threats, cyberattack, cybersecurity, cybersecurity audit, data, data breach, data privacy, data security, dealership cybersecurity, hackers, information security, policies, policy, privacy, security audit, software, strategy, technology, threat detection, updates, vulnerability|

A comprehensive information security program encompasses policies, procedures, and [...]

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Will Dealerships Heed The Lessons Learned From 2024 Cyber Attacks?

Erik Nachbahr2026-06-16T18:36:37-04:00Tags: customer personal information, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyber threats, cyberattack, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, data, data breach, data privacy, data security, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it|

The Automotive News article “Will dealerships heed the lessons [...]