Securing the Real Estate and Construction Sector

Cyberattacks Targeting Real Estate and Construction

Real estate and construction companies manage sensitive information such as client identities, financial transactions, property documents, contracts, architectural plans, building designs, and operational data from smart building systems. These organizations also work with multiple contractors and vendors, which expands the attack surface. Cybercriminals target this sector to steal confidential data, hold project files for ransom, compromise smart building systems, or infiltrate vendor networks. Recent industry reports highlight a rise in attacks involving phishing, ransomware, insecure IoT devices, and vulnerabilities in building management systems.

State of the Real Estate and Construction Sector

$3.9 Million

Estimated average cost of a data breach involving real estate or construction firms

50%

Real estate and construction companies reporting at least one cybersecurity incident in recent surveys

85+

Organizations in this sector experiencing attacks through contractor systems or building management IoT vulnerabilities

How VirtuThinko Helps Real Estate and Construction

Secure Data and Document Management

VirtuThinko protects critical documents such as lease agreements, financial records, building plans, contracts, and tenant information. Data protection and security services include encryption, access control, safe storage, continuous monitoring, and protection of cloud and on-prem systems that store sensitive property information.

Device Security and Infrastructure for Distributed Projects

Construction and real estate operations involve remote field teams, site offices, mobile devices, tablets, and laptops across many locations. VirtuThinko secures these devices using policy enforcement, vulnerability remediation, device discovery, configuration hardening, and monitoring to prevent unauthorized access or malware infections.

Smart Building and IoT System Security

Modern buildings use IoT devices and building management systems including HVAC, lighting, access control, security cameras, elevators, and energy monitoring. VirtuThinko secures these systems with segmentation, secure communications, device hardening, and monitoring to prevent tampering or unauthorized access that could impact building operations or tenant safety.

Vendor and Contractor Security Management

Construction projects involve architects, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and external service providers. VirtuThinko assesses vendor risk, enforces secure onboarding, manages access, and ensures external systems meet security requirements so that third party vulnerabilities do not compromise internal operations.

Protecting Sensitive Data in Real Estate and Construction

Real estate and construction firms must protect sensitive documents, maintain secure building systems, and keep operations functioning across multiple sites. By combining secure data management, device protection, smart building security, vendor governance, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity services, VirtuThinko helps organizations reduce project risk, avoid disruptions, and protect client and tenant information.

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