Your employees aren’t just people at your dealership — they’re your first line of defense against cyber threats. Every day, they handle sensitive data like customer records, financial details, and vendor information. It’s exactly the kind of information that’s so sought after by the bad guys. Yet, for many dealerships, cybersecurity training remains an afterthought. [...]
Operating a dealership is no small feat. Even before you factor in regulations, cyber threats, and vendor risks, your plate is already full. Your job is to make your customers happy. Shouldn’t it be easier to focus on just them? That’s why we’re excited to announce a major evolution for Proton. The Compliance Portal is [...]
Dealerships collect a staggering amount of personal data. From just a single interaction (like an online form or in-person visit), you’re holding onto names, addresses, driver’s licenses, bank info, employment history, and credit scores. That’s before you even talk about service records or connected vehicle data. From financial information to identification records, the data you [...]
Cybercriminals want the same things as everyone else — private yachts, a few tropical vacation homes, and a platform to spread cybersecurity awareness. Is that last one just us? Shared dreams or not, the point remains: it’s all about the money. But what’s different about dealerships? Why are they being targeted by cybercriminals? Your organization [...]
Why are dealerships facing more cyberattacks than ever before? We’re living in a world that runs on data — a whole lot of it. Every day, more than 400 billion gigabytes are created online. That’s roughly 1.7 megabytes per second, per person. Amazing? Yes. Dangerous? Also, yes. While we’re enjoying immediate access to pretty much [...]
Accounting just emailed you an invoice. You click the link, and your computer acts a little strange. It was probably nothing, just a random glitch… right? Two days later, your entire dealership network is down. It sounds like a nightmare, but it’s also just another Tuesday in auto retail cybersecurity. With nonstop emails, employees bouncing [...]
Navigating compliance requirements can be overwhelming at times, especially when certain areas feel like they’re written in unfamiliar technical language or legal jargon. We’ve found that breaking things down to the fundamentals helps make everything more digestible. The truth is, compliance becomes less of a burden and more of a blueprint once you have real, [...]
Whether you work in the front end, back end, or some combination of both, you’re no stranger to the long workday. Take a moment to consider everything that needs to be completed before today is over. Do you have tasks to complete? Customers to assist? Take another moment, but now think about how much more [...]
Over 90 percent of all successful cyberattacks begin with a phishing scam. That means your biggest cybersecurity risk isn’t an elite hacker breaking through your defenses — it’s someone at your dealership clicking the wrong link. One moment of panic or curiosity can open the door to ransomware, data theft, or a complete system shutdown. [...]
Have you ever caught yourself telling a story only to realize that about halfway through, you forgot to give all the context upfront? Sure, the story still makes sense, but it would have been much better had you given it the proper start. Long story short, we just had one of those moments. Being so [...]
