Should CDK Pay the Cyber Ransom?

[Tallcool1]

This might be a stupid question. Is there any way for vendors like CDK to separate their different programs so this doesn't happen again where dealers lose multiple platforms?

Depending upon the technology that exists within their platform....maybe not.

Today, absolutely there is a way to do that.

 

[BillKVMotorCo]

Depending upon the technology that exists within their platform....maybe not.

Today, absolutely there is a way to do that.

Vendors might have to figure that out to avoid people diversifying.

 

[DealerITperson]

This might be a stupid question. Is there any way for vendors like CDK to separate their different programs so this doesn't happen again where dealers lose multiple platforms?

They could but would they?

 

[Tallcool1]

They could but would they?

Probably too late now.

 

[BillKVMotorCo]

Probably too late now.

Too late now, but I'm talking more about in the future so that people have less reason to diversify. For instance, my appraisal tool and my inventory provider are the same. I'm thinking about switching inventory providers so that I don't have two things down at once if this happens again.

 

[Tallcool1]

Too late now, but I'm talking more about in the future so that people have less reason to diversify. For instance, my appraisal tool and my inventory provider are the same. I'm thinking about switching inventory providers so that I don't have two things down at once if this happens again.

Oh I get what you are saying Bill and I agree.

Depending upon the architecture of their system, it might not be a simple process to segregate those components. It likely will NOT be a simple process.

 

[BillKVMotorCo]

Oh I get what you are saying Bill and I agree.

Depending upon the architecture of their system, it might not be a simple process to segregate those components. It likely will NOT be a simple process.

Ok. That's what I thought you might have been saying. Totally get it.

 

[Tallcool1]

Ok. That's what I thought you might have been saying. Totally get it.

Absolutely. I am in a couple of Facebook Groups that this is being discussed within. Many feel that CDK is done dealing to the degree that they will be no more. I guess we will find out. I am certain that nobody will ever tell exactly what happened here.

It's ironic that we as dealers are required to file reports per the Safeguards Rule. Within those reports, we are supposed to identify where the breach took place and what was done to fix it. It is going to be really hard to complete these reports if CDK won't tell anyone how it happened.