68% of construction firms have no cybersecurity measures in place. IBM report: Average cost of a data breach in the industrial sector was $4.99 million. Industry’s vulnerabilities exposed on both digital and operational levels recently, as cybercriminals attempted to compromise water treatment plant networks and poison the water supply in Florida. The construction industry is heavily interconnected, with many end-point devices, with architects, engineers, and sub-contractors contributing online. A business VPN puts workers and building sites within a secure software-defined perimeter and safely protected from outside threats.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/04/08/construction-executives-cybersecurity-measures/