FTC-Safeguards Cybersecurity for Minority-Owned Dealerships
The same WISP, MFA, EDR, and 24/7 monitoring our other dealer clients run — built to be reachable for single-rooftop and independent stores that carry the full compliance burden without the OEM-funded support larger groups receive.
Why This Page Exists
Same threats, same rules — often less of the support.
There are roughly 1,200 minority-owned franchised dealershipsin the US, plus a large independent dealer community, and they face every cyber threat the rest of the dealer body faces — ransomware on the DMS, F&I wire-fraud BEC, customer PII exposure, stolen DMS credentials, and the FTC Safeguards Rule enforcement that began in June 2024.
What's often missing is the support layer. Larger dealer groups frequently access OEM-funded compliance programmes, captive-finance technology subsidies, and dedicated security consultants attached to their group structure. Many smaller, single-rooftop, and independent dealers — minority-owned or otherwise — don't. The compliance bill arrives anyway.
Our position is straightforward: build the same enterprise-grade security operation the larger groups buy, price it so single-rooftop stores can actually run it, and put it in front of dealer associations and trade bodies that serve this audience — including NAMAD (the National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers) and state-level dealer associations.
What This Means In Practice
Three realities we build the engagement around.
Same compliance burden.
The FTC Safeguards Rule applies to every dealer that arranges financing, regardless of ownership or size. There is no minority exemption, no small-dealer exemption, and no grace period — penalties run up to $43,792 per violation per day under the FTC Act.
Often less of the OEM-funded support.
Larger dealer groups frequently access OEM-funded compliance consulting, technology subsidies, and cyber programmes. Many minority-owned dealers — particularly single-rooftop and independent stores — don't get the same level of vendor-sponsored support and end up carrying the full cost themselves.
Procurement pressure runs both ways.
Minority dealers serving fleet, government, or corporate buyers often face supplier-diversity cyber questionnaires. Demonstrating a documented WISP and ongoing monitoring isn't just about FTC compliance — it's also about keeping commercial accounts that increasingly require cyber attestation.
What You Get
The full dealer security programme — no shortcuts.
This is the same offering documented on our main auto dealerships page. Identical WISP build, identical control stack, identical monitoring. We list it here so there's no question that the same standard of service is on the table.
Read the full dealer guideIncluded in Every Engagement
- Written Information Security Programme aligned to all 9 FTC Safeguards elements
- MFA enforcement on DMS, email, RDP, VPN, and back-office systems
- Endpoint Detection & Response on every device from showroom to service drive
- 24/7 SOC monitoring and incident response
- Dealership-specific phishing simulations and awareness training
- Quarterly plain-English reporting to ownership
- Supplier-diversity vendor-questionnaire support
Pricing
Same prices as every other dealer.
Independent dealers from $799/mo, single franchised rooftops from $1,400/mo, multi-rooftop groups from $3,500/mo. No diversity discount, no diversity premium, no minimum-term lock-in. Final figures depend on your rooftop count, headcount, and existing controls.
See Full PricingHonest Answers
The questions we're asked first.
Does Kapacyber serve only minority-owned dealerships?+
No. We serve dealerships generally. This page exists because minority-owned dealers often face the same FTC Safeguards obligations with less OEM-funded compliance support, and we want it to be obvious that the same offering — same plans, same pricing, same controls — is built to meet their needs as well.
Is there special pricing for minority-owned businesses?+
No. Pricing is the same for every dealership at the same plan tier. We don't price-discriminate by ownership — that's both a legal and a values position. What we do offer is the same transparent plan structure published on our pricing page, with no minimums and no long-term lock-in.
Is Kapacyber certified as a minority-owned business?+
No. We're not currently certified as an MBE, WBE, or any other diversity-certified business. We don't use those terms about ourselves anywhere on the site. If you require a diversity-certified vendor for procurement reasons, we're happy to be transparent about our status and to refer you to certified partners where appropriate.
How is this different from your main auto-dealership offering?+
Operationally it isn't — same WISP build, same MFA enforcement, same 24/7 monitoring, same plain-English reporting. The difference is what we focus on in conversation: the OEM minority-dealer programmes, the supplier-diversity cyber questionnaires, the procurement realities, and the trade associations where dealer principals in this audience tend to meet.
Dig Deeper
Dealership-specific reading.
Full Auto Dealerships Solution
All 9 WISP elements, threat detail, onboarding timeline, and DMS-specific guidance.
The FTC Safeguards Rule for Auto Dealers
Plain-English walkthrough of all 9 required WISP elements with dealership examples.
Lessons from the CDK Global ransomware attack
What dealers actually lost and the 7 controls that would have changed the outcome.
FTC Safeguards WISP template for dealerships
All 9 FTC elements, template language to adapt and sign, plus an evidence checklist.
See where your dealership stands.
Free WISP-readiness assessment, mapped to the 9 FTC elements. One page, no jargon, no sales pressure. Whether you engage us or not, you walk away with clarity.
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