Four departments, one network, one plan
A dealership on US-41 in Port Charlotte runs four businesses on one network: sales on the CRM and desking tools, F&I on credit portals and lender integrations holding the most sensitive data in the building, service on the DMS, shop tablets, and diagnostic equipment, and parts on lookup and inventory systems. When any of them stops, deals stop closing and repair orders stop moving.
We manage the whole lot from one plan: the network, the workstations, the Wi-Fi that reaches the back of the service bays, the phones with sales and service queues, and the security that keeps customer financial data where it belongs.
FTC Safeguards, handled
Every dealership that arranges financing is covered by the FTC Safeguards Rule. It requires enforced MFA on anything that reaches customer data, encryption, access controls, continuous monitoring, a written risk assessment, vendor oversight, staff training, an incident response plan, and annual reporting. The technical controls are part of our managed plan. The assessment, documentation, and evidence file come through the Compliance add-on. What the rule means for your store, in plain language.
What's included for Charlotte County dealerships
- Showroom, office, and service-bay network with Wi-Fi coverage to the lot
- A segmented network so F&I, customer Wi-Fi, and shop equipment never share a wire
- Workstations configured for the DMS and CRM, patched on your schedule
- Endpoint detection, email security, and MFA on every account that reaches customer data
- Vendor access control and logging for DMS, CRM, and lender integrations
- Phone systems with sales and service queues, recording, and BDC routing
- Tested backups of local servers and DMS exports
- Quarterly planning across every department
Common gaps we find on Charlotte County lots
- A shared F&I login or a password taped to the monitor
- Credit applications scanned into a folder anyone can open
- Customer Wi-Fi on the same network as the DMS
- Former salespeople with live CRM and email access
- No one named as the Safeguards Rule's qualified individual
- A cyber insurance questionnaire nobody knows how to answer
Close to the store
Our office is on Manasota Beach Road in Englewood, a short drive from Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda, and North Port. Technicians route through Charlotte County regularly, and an active outage on the lot comes first. Before a hurricane, we verify backups and check in with every managed store. Afterward, we're on the road the moment it's safe.
Getting started
A free IT and compliance assessment maps your dealership against the Safeguards Rule's technical requirements, department by department, and gives you a written gap list. No cost, no obligation.