AI Driven Threats: Dealership Cybersecurity Lessons From 2025 and Advice for 2026

Featuring: Erik Nachbahr - Helion Technologies
Air Date: February 12, 2026
1pm Eastern/ 12pm Central / 11am Mountain / 10am Pacific
Program Length: 40 minutes 
SKU DVB2

In this executive briefing, we’ll unpack what 2025 made painfully clear: cybercriminals are more organized, more automated, and increasingly using AI to outpace traditional defenses. We’ll explain why dealerships remain prime targets, how attackers now exploit identity, cloud platforms like Microsoft 365, and trusted vendor connections - and why these attacks often succeed quietly before anyone realizes there’s a problem.

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You’ll also learn why “having IT handle cybersecurity” is no longer a viable strategy. IT keeps the dealership running. Cybersecurity is a 24x7 defensive discipline that requires different skills, tools, and priorities - especially as AI-driven threats accelerate.

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This session delivers practical guidance for dealership executives on what must change in 2026 to reduce risk, improve resilience, and stay operational when, not if,  the next attack occurs.​

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What You’ll Learn by Attending

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• Why 2025 proved CDK wasn’t an isolated incident - and what recent attacks reveal about how dealerships are being targeted today

• How cybercriminals are using AI to automate phishing, credential theft, and network reconnaissance - and why traditional defenses struggle to keep up

• Why Microsoft 365 and identity security are now dealership survival issues, not just IT configuration tasks

• The critical difference between IT and cybersecurity, and why expecting one team to do both increases risk

• What dealership executives should prioritize in 2026 to improve resilience, limit business disruption, and protect revenue and reputation