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How Can a Vulnerability Assessment Benefit Those Working in Construction?
Construction remains to be a target sector for cyber criminals. The UK Government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey for 2023 found that...
Jul 12, 20245 min read


How can an FSWA be beneficial to those working in construction?
In recent years, several high-profile cyber-attacks and data breaches have hit UK- based construction companies, proving cyber incidents...
Apr 9, 20244 min read


Should I Invest in Security Awareness Training (SAT) for my Construction Company?
Experiencing a cyber-attack can be devastating for any company, both reputationally and financially, and the statistics demonstrate that...
Jan 5, 20244 min read


How Can Cyber Essentials Help My Construction Company?
The impacts of a successful cyber-attack can be wide-reaching and long-lasting, wreaking havoc to emails, systems and accounts. For a...
Dec 4, 20234 min read


Free Cyber Tools for Construction Firms
Are there any free cyber tools that my construction firm can use? Fifty percent of the construction companies on mainland UK are in the...
Oct 17, 20234 min read


Why does my building firm need to know about passwords?
Fifty percent of the construction companies on mainland UK are in the East and Southeast of England. Construction is big business in The...
Aug 14, 20234 min read


How can my construction company benefit from a Vulnerability Assessment?
It is a common misconception that because the construction industry doesn't regularly deal with personal data that it is not a target for...
Jul 26, 20233 min read


Are cyber-attacks a genuine concern for the construction industry?
It is a common misconception that because the industry doesn't regularly deal with personal data that it is not a target for cyber...
Jun 9, 20234 min read


Are Construction Companies likely to be a victim of a phishing attack?
Fifty percent of the construction companies on mainland UK are in the East and Southeast of England. Construction is big business in The...
Feb 7, 20234 min read


Does your construction company have a website? And is it secure from cyber criminals?
A common misconception is that because the industry's focus is on physical work with bricks and mortar that their digital footprint is...
Jan 4, 20233 min read


Cyber Crime Update - Are construction companies at risk from their own employees?
After all, the industry's focus is on physical work with bricks and mortar. Surely digital activity is fairly minimal and unlikely to...
Dec 15, 20225 min read


Top Tips for the Construction Industry to increase their Cyber Resilience
The construction sector might not be the first industry which comes to mind in relation to digital threats, however with the low margins...
Nov 10, 20222 min read


Are building companies really at risk from cyber-attacks?
After all, the industry's focus is on physical work with bricks and mortar. Surely digital activity is fairly minimal and unlikely to...
Oct 13, 20224 min read


Building security from the start
Construction firms know about solid foundations and solid foundations are required within cyber security as well. Stolen or lost...
Sep 2, 20222 min read


Why would criminals be interested in construction company websites?
After all, the industry's focus is on physical work with bricks and mortar. Surely digital activity is fairly minimal and unlikely to...
Aug 3, 20224 min read


The remote working risk for Construction firms
Construction has always had an element of remote working, however with the pandemic this has expanded to all areas of the business and...
Jul 6, 20223 min read


Construction industry - build your resilience for free
The construction industry is a key target for cybercriminals, not just because of the valuable data that they hold but also because of...
May 4, 20225 min read


What are the cyber threats for the construction industry in the East of England?
Historically, the construction industry is reported as the second lowest sector to have adopted information technology. Although slow to...
Feb 3, 20224 min read

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