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It Only Takes 1 Phish: Wichita State University Employees Get Fooled Into Losing Their Paychecks

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Right?!?! @Alexander Lau, always appreciative of your protection of the DR community. WIth that being said, @Diana Eidson is legit and is quite active across the industry forums. She's also bringing about some discussion points that are too often overlooked at the dealership level - IT infrastructure, online security, cloud hosted services, telecom...

Throughout the years I've asked more than several companies that provide IT Services and technology to dealers to join our community, while providing best practices & tip and tricks, BUT for whatever reason they fail to stick around. Maybe we can give Diana the opportunity to help fill this void and provide dealers some ideas around their IT infrastructure versus relying on the "internet sales rep" to be Mr./Mrs. Technology & IT for the dealership...
 

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The thread begins with a cautionary post about phishing scams targeting Wichita State University employees, but quickly pivots when members suspect the original poster of cross-posting promotional content from LinkedIn without disclosing a product pitch. Discussion reveals skepticism about the relevance to the automotive industry and concerns that the content may be part of a broader spam strategy rather than genuine community education. The thread ultimately reflects the community's vigilance against marketing disguised as security awareness.

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