Top 10: Construction Cybersecurity Solutions

Physical safety is often a main security concern within construction sites, meaning the threat of cyber risks goes unnoticed. As a result, vital data breaches can mean business disruption, unplanned costs and reputational damage. 

As digital tools become more integral to everyday operations, cybersecurity is rearing its head as a critical concern, particularly as file sharing between architects and contractors is so prevalent. 

To maintain business resilience and satisfied clients, construction companies should invest in cybersecurity platforms in order to protect their assets.

Construction Digital takes a look at the Top 10 platforms offering tailored cybersecurity solutions to construction companies.

10. Trimble Viewpoint

Employees: ~700
CEO: Robert G. Painter
Founded: 1976

Trimble focuses on providing high quality construction solutions alongside ensuring its clients receive secure software aid. The company offers peace of mind to its customers due to its security certifications and regular infrastructure investments, keeping up to date with cyber updates.

It regularly performs security scans to maintain security for itself and those who trust it to help them. Through this, it offers thorough defense to its construction clients to ensure all cyber risk is taken care of.

9. UNCOMN

Employees: ~200
CEO: Jason Carter
Founded: 2011

UNCOMN provides B2B management and technology consulting services to its clients, with strong expertise in cyber solutions. Its solutions analyse a client’s business in order to best protect it from evolving threats.

Its industry-specific solutions ensure operations remain resilient and secure, maintaining the confidentiality and integrity of the business. It enhances the client’s systems and networks in order to find their specific risk tolerance levels and strengthen the client’s cybersecurity standing.

8. Cloudflare

Employees: ~4,200
Co-Founder & CEO: Matthew Prince
Founded: 2009

Cloudflare offers a selection of cloud-native cybersecurity to protect construction firms against digital threats. Cloudflare One secures in-office staff and remote job site workers for entire network security, without the need for legacy applications. For construction teams working on-site, they can have the confidence that their information will be secure wherever they work. 

Through a single cloud-native platform, construction teams can maintain several security tools without the added complexities, with assurance that it is reliable.

7. Logixal

Employees: ~200
CEO: Deepak Gala
Founded: 2006

Logixal has a selection of cyber bundles to address the specific needs of on-site and remote teams, making sure that projects remain secure throughout the process. It provides cloud-based solutions with end-to-end encryption to ensure that all important documents are protected.

It also has secure mobile networks and VPN services to allow teams to safely connect to company systems. Logixal employs multi-factor authentication (MFA) across all access points, making sure that only authorised personnel can access company data.

6. eSentire

Employees: ~600
CEO: Kerry Bailey
Founded: 2001

As the construction industry begins to rely more on technology, the risk of attacks increases. eSentire offers a thorough cybersecurity plan with the capabilities to proactively detect and prevent cyber threats.

The company offers 24/7 Elite Threat Hunters and SOC Cyber Analysts to constantly look for threats across the company’s environment, detecting any break-ins before any data can be stolen. It can detect and respond to attacks in less than 15 minutes, with capabilities to advance a client’s security program.

5. Amicis Group

Employees: ~11
CEO: Robert Wilson
Founded: 2021

Amicis Group offers advanced protection which adapts to a business and grows alongside its operations. It has 24/7 visibility across the client’s systems, with alerts set for suspicious activity. It runs supply chain security audits to ensure partners or subcontractors are not bringing any risk forward.

It provides training for staff to help them identify and avoid phishing incidents and it has rapid containment capabilities to ensure the risk is minimised.

4. Hughes Network

Employees: 2,000+
COO: Paul Gaske (of parent company EchoStar)
Founded: 1971

Hughes Network’s cybersecurity services are tailored to meet unique and evolving network requirements across sites, keeping businesses safe from attacks. Using cutting-edge security operation centres (SOC) functions, Hughes analyses all of its clients information to develop bespoke strategies for optimal resilience.

It operates as an extension of a client’s in-house IT team and monitors IT assets 24/7. Its selection of construction-specific solutions includes Endpoint Detection and Response, which protects devices through AI to block malicious activity across laptops or POS terminals.

3. Armis

Employees: ~1,000
Co-Founder & CEO: Yevgeny Dibrov
Founded: 2015

With Armis Centrix, it offers real-time visibility, risk assessment and proactive protection across an entire digital asset zone. It continuously discovers, monitors and secures each asset across complex environments. 

Through the monitoring, it generates automated risk scoring, vulnerability detection and network segmentation, in order to minimise cyber risk and reverse threats before they affect operations. 

These solutions reduce cyber exposure, streamline compliance reporting and increase incident response times through AI-powered help.

2. Arctic Wolf

Employees: 1K-5K
President & CEO: Nick Schneider
Founded: 2012

Arctic Wolf offers a range of advice and solutions to the construction industry in regards to its cybersecurity. It analyses trillions of security events every week in order to best react to potential attacks. The platform delivers automated threat detection and response at scale in order to empower businesses around the world.

Arctic Wold has a series of AI-powered solutions to ensure resilience and protection across the industry, with transformative capabilities for endpoint protection and can autonomously prevent attacks from occurring. 

Its solutions can reduce attack frequency or limit attack severity, depending on the client’s priorities. Through managed security awareness solutions and managed response solutions, Arctic Wolf ensures every base is covered.

1. Crowdstrike Falcon

Employees: 10,000+
Founder & CEO: George Kurtz
Founded: 2011