Industry · Construction & trades

Cybersecurity for Canadian construction & trades

Construction runs on tight margins, big payments, and a web of subcontractors — exactly what fraudsters and ransomware crews exploit. We help Canadian builders protect project data, payments, and operations without slowing the job down.

Context

Why construction and trades is different

Construction firms move large sums between owners, contractors, and subcontractors, often over email and on lean IT — a perfect setup for payment-redirection fraud and ransomware. Add bid data, drawings, and a sprawling supply chain, and the attack surface is wide. Our managed detection and response protects the office and the field.

Threats

What we see hitting construction and trades hardest

Payment-redirection fraud (BEC)

A spoofed email changing wire details can divert a progress payment worth six figures. We detect the account compromise and mailbox manipulation behind these scams early.

Ransomware halting projects

Locked schedules, drawings, and accounting systems can stall a project and its whole subcontractor chain. We catch the early activity before ransomware detonates.

Subcontractor and supply-chain compromise

Every partner with access to your systems or shared project tools is a potential entry point. We monitor the boundaries and identity activity between you and them.

Bid and project data theft

Competitors and criminals value your estimates, drawings, and client lists. We detect anomalous access to that data before it leaves.

Compliance & obligations

What you have to satisfy

PIPEDA

Handling employee and client personal information brings mandatory breach-reporting obligations under federal privacy law.

Owner and contract security requirements

Public and large private owners increasingly require specific safeguards to bid or stay on a project. We help you meet and document them.

Cyber insurance underwriting

Insurers now expect MFA, EDR, tested backups, and incident response before they will cover construction firms. We deliver and document all four.

How we help

The services that fit construction and trades best

Managed Detection & Response

Continuous monitoring across endpoints, email, network, and cloud, with senior analysts who investigate before escalating to your team.

Incident Response retainer

A pre-agreed plan and response window so a fraud or ransomware event does not stall the job while you scramble for help.

Compliance & Risk Advisory

Help meeting owner security requirements and insurer conditions, with audit-ready evidence.

Common questions

Construction & trades FAQ

Can you help stop wire-transfer fraud?

Yes. We help put verification controls and monitoring in place, and detect the email-account compromise that usually precedes a fraudulent payment request.

Our staff are on job sites, not just an office. Can you cover them?

Yes. We protect laptops, mobile devices, and cloud accounts wherever your people work, not just head office.

Where is our data stored?

In Canadian data centres by default.

Strengthen your construction and trades security program

Book a no-obligation consultation and we'll walk through what 24/7 monitoring and response would look like for your organization.

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