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CDK Cyber attack Lessons Help Dealerships Thwart New Threat — Automotive News

Jeff Mason2026-06-16T17:21:12-04:00Tags: automotive news, best practices, CDK, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber risk, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, data breach, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, DMS (Dealer Management System), hackers, hacking|

A recent Automotive News opinion piece titled "In our [...]

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Initial Access Brokers: The Key to Fast-Tracking Ransomware Attacks

Jeff Mason2026-06-16T18:37:09-04:00Tags: best practices, comprehensive information security program, customer personal information, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyber threats, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, data, data breach, data security, hackers, hacking, ransomware, threat detection, vulnerability|

Cybercriminals have found a lucrative way to streamline their [...]

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EDR Killers: The New Cyber Threat Targeting Dealerships

Jeff Mason2026-06-16T19:03:52-04:00Tags: comprehensive information security program, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber risk, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, dealerships, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), hackers, hacking, information technology|

Dealerships are under attack, and the new cyber threat [...]

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Cybersecurity for Car Dealerships: An Unsolved Mystery… Until Now

Jeff Mason2026-06-16T19:08:56-04:00Tags: audit, best practices, comprehensive information security program, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyber threats, cybercriminals, cybersecurity, cybersecurity audit, data security, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, dealerships, hackers, hacking, hardware, helion, helion technologies, managed service provider, risk, risk exposure, security audit, software, technology, threat detection|

Let’s be real. Cybercriminals aren’t the shady figures we [...]

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The Real Cost of a Cybersecurity Incident: How It Can Wreck an Auto Dealership’s Reputation

Jeff Mason2026-06-17T14:01:53-04:00Tags: best practices, compliance, comprehensive information security program, consumer privacy, customer experience, customer personal information, cyber attack, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyber threats, cybersecurity, data, data breach, data privacy, data security, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, dealerships, Endpoint Detection & Response, FTC guidelines, hackers, hacking, incident response plan, information technology, Personally Identifiable Information (PII), privacy, reputation, risk, risk exposure, technology, threat detection, vulnerability|

The reputation of a dealership can be shattered in [...]

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The Right Way To Do MFA

Jeff Mason2026-06-12T17:32:14-04:00Tags: best practices, compliance, comprehensive information security program, cyber defense, cyber risk, cyber threats, cybersecurity, cybersecurity audit, data, data breach, data privacy, data security, dealership cybersecurity, dealership it, dealerships, hackers, hacking, information technology, mfa, multi-factor authentication, privacy, risk exposure, security audit, technology, vulnerability|

As the incidence, severity, and sophistication of today’s cyber [...]