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Single point of software failure could hamstring 15K car dealerships for days

Enlarge / Ford Mustang Mach E electric vehicles are offered for sale at a dealership on June 5, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson / Getty Images reader comments 97 CDK Global touts itself as an all-in-one software-as-a-service solution that is “trusted by nearly 15,000 dealer locations.” One connection, over an always-on VPN to CDK’s… Read More »

Meet Thistle, the startup that wants to secure billions of IoT devices

Getty Images reader comments 35 with 31 posters participating Share this story For more than two decades, Window Snyder has built security into products at some of the biggest companies in the world. Now, she’s unveiling her own company that aims to bake security into billions of connected devices made by other companies. San Francisco-based… Read More »