ISO 27001 / TISAX for Auto Dealers

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Your OEM just made cyber compliance mandatory.

Are you ready by September 30, 2026?

Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, and more now require dealers to prove a real information-security program — ISO 27001 or TISAX Level 2. Most dealers need 8–12 months to get there. We build the plan that gets you there.

Get a Fixed-Scope Gap Assessment → · Book a 15-min readiness call

Why now

The OEM mandates are dated and they’re not optional:

  • Mercedes-Benz USA — ISO 27001 or TISAX Level 2 by September 30, 2026
  • PACCAR — TISAX AL3 for suppliers affecting production
  • Stellantis — supplier TISAX recertification by September 30, 2026
  • VW, BMW, Audi, Porsche — valid TISAX labels increasingly required
  • FTC Safeguards Rule — applies to every dealership holding customer financial data

And the math is unforgiving: gap assessment + 4–6 months of remediation + evidence collection + mock audit + the assessor’s calendar ≈ 8–12 months. The deadline means the clock is already running.

Why Ambit Security

  • TISAX-proven. We’ve achieved TISAX compliance ourselves and know AL2 vs AL3 cold — we speak the exact bar OEMs are forcing onto dealers, because we’ve cleared it.
  • Independent of the assessor. We prepare you and coordinate with your chosen assessor. We don’t grade the exam — the preparer and the grader stay separate.
  • Deadline-fluent. We know the 8–12 month clock and the OEM dates, so we sequence for what unblocks your business first — not a big-bang project.
  • No lock-in. Optional: TinyGRC, our Confluence compliance app, tracks your evidence where your team already works. Use it if it helps; it’s not the product.

How it works

  1. Scope — what your OEM and assessor actually require, right-sized to your footprint (single rooftop or group).
  2. Gap analysis — fixed-scope readiness assessment: current state vs. requirement, prioritized gaps, effort and timeline.
  3. Remediation — ISMS design, policies, risk treatment, controls, evidence collection, mock audit.
  4. Assessor coordination — we run the prep and coordinate with your chosen assessor to certification.

The Gap Assessment

(the fastest way to know where you stand)

  • Current state vs. ISO 27001 / TISAX AL2 / FTC Safeguards requirements
  • Prioritized gap list with effort and timeline estimates
  • A certifiable roadmap to your OEM deadline
  • A “what the assessor will ask” prep sheet
  • Fixed price, 2–4 weeks

Questions dealers ask us

Do you replace my MSP or IT team? No — it’s additive. They run day-to-day. We own the compliance program and the assessor relationship.

Isn’t a self-assessment or questionnaire tool enough? Assessors want evidence and a real ISMS — not a self-reported checklist. We turn the checklist into a certifiable program.

You’re not an auditor — why does that help? That’s the point. The preparer should be independent from the grader. We coordinate with your assessor of choice.

We’re a single rooftop, not a group. The OEM mandate hits every roof it touches. We scale the program to your footprint — smaller footprint, leaner program.

Get started

Book a 15-minute readiness call — or start with the fixed-scope gap assessment.

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Ambit Security — independent security & compliance preparation. We prepare you; your assessor grades.