Industries · Auto Dealerships

IT & cybersecurity for Utah auto dealerships.

From the showroom to the service drive, your store runs on technology — and on staying compliant. JCIT keeps your DMS online, your customer data protected, and your dealership audit-ready under the FTC Safeguards Rule.

A prime target — and a federal obligation

Your F&I department holds exactly what attackers want: Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, credit applications, and bank details. That makes dealerships one of the most-targeted small-business sectors — and it's why the federal FTC Safeguards Rule specifically covers you, with enforcement ramping up and multi-factor authentication now a top audit focus.

  • A designated Qualified Individual and written security program
  • MFA on every system that touches customer financial data
  • Encryption, access controls, and a real risk assessment
  • Breach notification to the FTC within 30 days
~15,000U.S. dealers knocked offline when a major DMS outage hit in 2024
The lesson from 2024: When the CDK Global outage took dealer management systems down for nearly two weeks, stores without local backups and a manual-deal plan couldn't write deals or service cars. The dealerships that had them were running again in hours, not weeks. We make sure you're in the second group.
What We Do

Built for how a dealership actually runs

Sales, F&I, service, and parts — one partner keeping all of it online, secure, and compliant.

FTC Safeguards Compliance

We build and maintain the written information security program the rule requires — Qualified Individual, MFA, encryption, risk assessments, and breach reporting.

DMS Uptime & Support

We keep CDK, Reynolds & Reynolds, or DealerSocket and their integrations healthy — and make sure you have local backups so an outage doesn't stop deals.

Cybersecurity & Ransomware Defense

Endpoint protection, email and phishing defense, and 24/7 monitoring across the store to stop attacks before they spread.

Backup & Business Continuity

Tested backups plus a documented manual-deal workflow, so you keep selling and servicing through any outage.

Store-Wide Networking

Reliable, secure, segmented networks spanning the showroom, F&I offices, service drive, and parts department.

Access & Identity

MFA and least-privilege access so one compromised login — a common dealer attack path — can't expose everything.

Compliance

Not sure if your store is compliant?

The FTC Safeguards Rule applies to every dealership, and 2026 enforcement is targeting stores that never implemented the required controls. We'll assess where you stand and close the gaps.

Read the FTC Safeguards guide Explore Cybersecurity
FAQ

Dealership questions, answered

Do you support CDK, Reynolds & Reynolds, or DealerSocket?

Yes. We keep your DMS and its integrations healthy, and make sure you have local backups and a documented manual-deal plan so an outage never stops your store.

Are we really covered by the FTC Safeguards Rule?

Yes. Auto dealers are considered 'financial institutions' under the rule and must maintain a written information security program with MFA, encryption, access controls, and breach reporting.

What happens to our store if the DMS goes down?

With our tested backups and documented workflows, you keep writing deals and servicing vehicles while it's restored — hours, not the weeks some dealers faced in 2024.

Do you work with dealerships outside Salt Lake City?

Yes. We're based in Murray and serve dealerships across the Wasatch Front, with both remote and on-site support.

Keep your dealership selling — no matter what.

Get a free IT and FTC-compliance assessment. We'll show you exactly where your store stands and what to shore up.

4550 S Main St Ste 300, Murray, UT 84107
Mon–Fri: 9am – 6pm

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