You may not immediately recognize the need for data security, password management or disaster recovery as an organization in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, but COVID-19 has led to more malicious activity and a sharp increase in cybercrime. Eighty percent of firms have seen a rise in cyberattacks this past year. The FBI has reported a 400% increase in cybercrimes since the start of the pandemic, with nearly half of all cyberattacks committed against small business.
What’s been happening in the last 12 to 18 months? The pandemic has had a major impact on all organizations, resulting in employees working remotely and IT departments identifying how best to serve and support a mobile workforce. Additionally, prior existing factors driving organizations to transition to the cloud have been accelerated by the crisis as companies urgently look for scalable and cost-effective off-premise technology solutions. The real question is not what has been happening due to COVID, but what have organizations done differently regarding cybersecurity?
Many organizations were heavily focused on supporting the employee and enabling remote connectivity to…
