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ArticlesMarch 11, 2022

With Cyberattacks, It’s No Longer a Question of ‘If,’ But ‘When’

With automotive industry firms listed as the eighth most likely target of cybercriminals, what steps should you take to protect your business from cyberattack?

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NewsAugust 1, 2017

Authenticom's 'Stunning Victory' in Antitrust Suit on Hold

Five days after announcing a ‘stunning victory’ in its antitrust suit against CDK and Reynolds, Authenticom today learned it will have to wait seven days to see if the Seventh Circuit will hear the DMS providers’ appeal of the preliminary injunction confirmed on Friday by the federal court judge hearing its suit.

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ArticlesJuly 17, 2017

Change Your Vision

Dealers must rethink their short- and long-term plans to keep up with a rapidly changing industry.

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ArticlesJanuary 23, 2017

Set Your Cybersecurity Fears Aside

Have you received letters from your providers that were full of intimidating technical phrasings — things like 'unacceptable levels of risk/control' and 'data integrity issues'? Those terms certainly sound scary, but as Franklin D. Roosevelt once opined, 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.'

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Articlesby JimNovember 21, 2016

The Lawsuit Ticking Behind You

Unguarded customer data is a reliable source of income for identity thieves and a largely underestimated threat to auto dealers.

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ArticlesOctober 10, 2016

Don’t Let Ex-Employees Steal Your Data

IT expert explains how data theft happens, the possible implications, and five ways to prevent it at your store.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2016

5,519 Dealers Now Using DealerVault to Control Their Data

Aside from its customer count, the provider of a cloud-based system designed to put dealers in control of their data announced it now has 450 vendor partners.

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NewsMarch 22, 2016

Hackers Targeting Dealerships, Firm Warns

According to Helion Automotive Technologies, Hackers are tricking dealership employees into clicking on malicious emails to gain access to F&I and accounting departments.

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NewsOctober 22, 2015

KAR Auction Services IT Leader Wins Security Award

KAR Auction Services’ security architecture program manager and enterprise security strategist, Noah Jaehnert, was honored by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium.

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NewsOctober 6, 2015

Hacked Cars Could Spread Malware Via Dealers, WIRED Reports

At a hacker conference last month, security consultant Craig Smith said a malware-infected vehicle coming in for service could potentially infect a dealership’s testing equipment, which would in turn spread the virus to every vehicle a dealership services.

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