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What Can VTech IT Dealer Do For Your Dealership
Are you looking for reliable IT support for your dealership? Look no further than VTech Dealer IT! Our team of experts specializes in providing top-notch IT solutions for automotive dealerships in the USA. At VTech Dealer IT, we understand the specific needs and challenges that dealerships face when it comes to managing and protecting sensitive…
Monthly Employee Spotlight: Kristoffer Burgos and Katrina Langreo
VTech is excited to spotlight two of our very own this month, Kristoffer Burgos our Executive Assistant, and Katrina Langreo our Client Support Operations Team Lead. VTech is a full-service IT provider specializing in auto dealer IT support and management. We know firsthand what matters in car dealerships, which is why our executive team decided…
FANCY BEAR Continues Credential-Phishing Campaigns Against Ukrainian Targets
On 15 March 2022, CrowdStrike Intelligence provided an update on FANCY BEAR credential phishing campaigns designed to target Ukr[.]net webmail service users (CSA-220282). After the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) disclosed FANCY BEAR’s infrastructure on 7 March 2022, the adversary updated its credential-phishing Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) by discarding the spoofed landing…
Anonymous declared a ‘cyber war’ against Russia. Here are the results
More than three weeks ago, a popular Twitter account named “Anonymous” declared that the shadowy activist group was waging a “cyber war” against Russia. Since then, the account — which has more than 7.9 million followers, with some 500,000 gained since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — has claimed responsibility for disabling prominent Russian government, news,…
CISA, FBI TO US FIRMS: PREPARE FOR UKRAINE WIPERS
The CISA and the FBI issued a joint alert Saturday warning that the two “wiper” strains that attacked Ukrainian enterprises could affect US businesses. Wipers are akin to Ransomware attacks, but the goal is not to obtain money as random but to erase critical data and disrupt systems.
GAMING, BANKING TROJANS DOMINATE MOBILE MALWARE SCENE
ThreatFabric researchers recently sniffed out 300,000 banking trojan infections in Google Play during a four-month period. Overall cyberattacks against mobile users have declined drastically in 2022, but the level of sophistication of each has significantly increased. Be sure all mobile applications downloaded are legitimate and verified, especially on devices that join corporate networks.
John Acosta of VTech Dealer IT speaks w/ Stephen Heath of Torchlight (NEW GLBA RULES FOR DEALERS)
John Acosta CEO of VTech Dealer IT speaks with Stephen Heath CTO at Torchlight about the new FTC safeguard rules for dealers and vendors. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently revised the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) Safeguards Rule, in response to years of widespread data breaches and cyberattacks that have significantly harmed consumers (e.g., monetary…
John Acosta and Paul Jensen joins TimTalks (FTC GLBA Safeguard Rules for Dealerships)
CarNow’s Tim Cox is joined by John Acosta, CEO at VTech Dealer I.T., and Paul Jensen, Operations Manager at Qvale Auto Group, for an exciting and informative conversation. They discuss the new safeguards put out by the FTC, how dealerships can remain compliant with recent updates to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and other ways to…
DDOS PROTECTION MEASURES MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER
This past week, hundreds of DDoS attacks were carried out against a slew of nation-state targets, highlighting the necessity of DDoS protection on critical infrastructure and applications.
New Chrome 0-Day Bug Under Active Attack – Update Your Browser ASAP!
Google on Monday, February 14, 2022, rolled out fixes for eight security issues in the Chrome web browser, including a high-severity vulnerability that’s being actively exploited in real-world attacks, marking the first zero-day patched by the internet giant in 2022. Click to read the full article.