On June 16, 2025, the FTC released updated FAQs which clarify how auto dealers are impacted by the FTC Safeguards Rule.
Still need to get compliant? Virtru's easy-to-use encryption is quick to deploy and can get you well on your way.
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Per the FTC's FAQs updated June 16, 2025, "automobile dealers who finance (or facilitate the financing of) automobiles for consumers are financial institutions for purposes of the Safeguards Rule." The Safeguards Rule requires covered financial institutions to develop, implement, and maintain an information security program with administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect customer information.
The FTC outlines multiple information security priorities, including access control and end-to-end encryption, which Virtru can help you implement.
With Virtru, you can quickly deploy easy encryption that incorporates directly into the apps your team uses every day, including Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 Office.
Security doesn't have to slow you down: Virtru's data protection for Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 integrate directly within the email interface, so your employees don't have to change their workflows.
Securely send and receive files with customers, with the confidence that their personal information remains protected with encryption.
Once data enters your network, it's your responsibility to protect it. With Virtru, you can automatically encrypt sensitive data to ensure it remains protected at all times.
"To have a tool like Virtru that we could roll out ourselves, that didn’t require a lot of work to put it in the hands of our users, was an advantage."
Brett Henry
Senior Security Engineer
TrueCar
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“For me, [Virtru] just gives some peace of mind. The concern is, if offered a choice to send it encrypted or not, many people are going to choose ‘not.' So I like knowing that no matter what the human does, it’s still going to get encrypted.”
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Kunes Auto Group
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“When we talk about the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act and the financial repercussions of the final Safeguards Rule, we use Virtru to stay compliant and stay secure, which are not always the same thing, but in this case, Virtru is giving us a delivered solution for both."
Andy Powell
Director of Information Security
Williams College
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"To have a tool like Virtru that we could roll out ourselves, that didn’t require a lot of work to put it in the hands of our users, was an advantage."
Brett Henry
Senior Security Engineer
TrueCar
Read the Case Study
“For me, [Virtru] just gives some peace of mind. The concern is, if offered a choice to send it encrypted or not, many people are going to choose ‘not.' So I like knowing that no matter what the human does, it’s still going to get encrypted.”
Customer Name
Customer Title
Kunes Auto Group
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“When we talk about the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act and the financial repercussions of the final Safeguards Rule, we use Virtru to stay compliant and stay secure, which are not always the same thing, but in this case, Virtru is giving us a delivered solution for both."
Andy Powell
Director of Information Security
Williams College
Read the Case Study