Cybersecurity

Climate change is a pressing reality impacting today’s construction industry. Builders and construction companies, especially those focusing on custom luxury multifamily housing, are increasingly aware of the need to adapt their practices to meet environmental challenges. This ad...

Smart buildings are rising—and changing how businesses and people interact with their physical spaces. They offer more efficiency and convenience, making cities more livable and sustainable. However, smart-building technology introduces vulnerabilities that expose them to cyber ...

Culture seems to be becoming a buzz word in the construction industry: company culture, safety culture, a culture of caring. But what about a technology culture? That was the overall message at the 2024 ABC Join Tech Summit. Held at the lush Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, ...

An IT team is typically expected to make decisions about which software to purchase, or conversely, to be responsible for technology that someone else purchased. Yet they are not necessarily expected to have a strategic outlook that aligns with the business(es) they are working f...

Construction companies face numerous issues in the current environment, especially with increased material costs and labor shortages. Cyberattacks are another area these companies need to pay particular attention to, but they often fly under the radar. Construction companies make...

One of the most publicized security breaches was the 2013 hack of Target’s payment and security system. What's not as well known is that access credentials were stolen from an HVAC contractor that was working with Target. The data connection that was accessed was being used for e...

While vehicles have become safer to drive, the evolution of digital technology installed in these cars has left them open to privacy infringement and vulnerable to cyberattack. When it comes to trucks that run in a fleet, these vehicles can be considered mobile data factories and...

In its “2021 Internet Crime Report” released this past March, the FBI identifies phishing as the top cybercrime facing the United States, with nearly 325,000 incidents reported last year—up from 241,000 in 2020 and 115,000 in 2019. That’s a concern for every construction business...

Cybercriminals are now branching out to what they consider softer targets—construction companies. The construction industry was the most frequently hit by ransomware in 2021, as hackers held hostage key information that affected project timelines. Through schemes such as business...

Over the past decade, the construction industry has become more and more reliant on technology, in particular to help manage a widely distributed workforce. Using laptops, tablets and smartphones as a digital network, along with Wi-Fi use at field offices, home offices and elsewh...