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

Josef Milton2026-06-15T10:11:47-04:00Tags: AI, ai tools, customer personal information, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, data, data breach, data privacy, data security, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, dealerships, hackers, technology, vulnerability|

Auto dealerships are embracing artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, [...]

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CarGurus Data Breach: A Warning Shot for Dealerships

Josef Milton2026-06-15T10:53:03-04:00Tags: CarGurus, customer personal information, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, data, data breach, data privacy, data security, dealership cybersecurity, dealerships, hackers, vulnerability|

A recent Automotive News article detailed a cybersecurity incident [...]

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Dealership IT vs. Dealership Cybersecurity: Why Your Dealership Needs Both

Jeff Mason2026-06-16T15:09:07-04:00Tags: audit, best practices, compliance, comprehensive information security program, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyber threats, cybersecurity, data privacy, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, hardware, information technology, risk, risk exposure, security audit, software, software deployment, technology, threat detection, updates, vulnerability|

If you’ve ever said, “Our IT team handles cybersecurity,” [...]

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

Jeff Mason2026-06-16T15:41:07-04:00Tags: 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

Jeff Mason2026-06-16T16:24:52-04:00Tags: 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

Jeff Mason2026-06-16T16:14:27-04:00Tags: 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 [...]