In 2020, the first year that Verizon examined the
construction industry while building its Data Breach
Investigation Report, it was revealed there were 57 total
attempted breaches within construction companies,
with 30 of those being successful. The report also
shared that breach attempts occurred equally in small
and large companies. A company's size does not exempt
it from being attacked.
Why would anyone want to steal construction data? For
the simple reason that it houses sensitive information
such as bid prices, cost estimates and intellectual
property. Info at the individual level – such as payroll
and timecard data – are also coveted details. These
systems house social security numbers, bank details,
dates of birth and addresses, all which hackers could
use to wreak havoc on a person's life.
Kahua's project management information system (PMIS)
is a secure platform that includes security measures, so
owners can have confidence that all security protocols
have been addressed. Utilizing encryption technology
and employing a hardware security module, Kahua
has unrivaled security and reliability to protect data so
organizations can operate at peak efficiency.
So how can data be protected, especially when the
industry is embarking on a journey of implementing
modern online systems? Organizations should focus on
two things:
