Payment and invoice fraud
Impersonated suppliers and subcontractors requesting changes to bank details.
Construction & Contractors
Protect your projects, payments and people.
Security and IT support for general contractors, specialty trades and construction firms with field crews, project documents and large payments in motion.
Why it matters
Large payments and busy inboxes attract fraud.
Construction businesses move large sums between owners, general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers. A single fraudulent email that changes bank details can redirect a progress payment.
Crews work from job sites on shared tablets and phones, and project documents travel between many companies. Security has to work in the field, not just in the office.
Operating risks
Risks contractors and construction businesses recognize
Field and shared devices
Tablets and phones on job sites that are easily lost or shared.
Project document sprawl
Drawings, bids and contracts shared with many outside parties.
Payroll and HR data
Worker information and payroll systems targeted for direct deposit fraud.
Prioritized solutions
Where we would start.
Priorities are confirmed during an initial assessment. This is the order we most often recommend for organizations like yours.
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Managed Microsoft 365
Protect finance and project-manager email from impersonation and control document sharing.
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2
Managed IT & Remote Support
Manage field devices, support crews remotely and keep office systems current.
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Managed Detection & Response
Detect compromised accounts before fraudulent payment requests go out.
Microsoft 365 use cases
Microsoft 365, configured for contractors and construction businesses
Project sites with external partners
SharePoint or Teams sites per project, with controlled guest access that ends when the project closes.
Field device management
Intune-managed tablets and phones that can be locked or wiped remotely.
Payment change verification
Email protections plus a documented verification step for any change to payment details.
Improvement journey
A practical path, one step at a time.
- 01 · First
Secure finance and estimating mailboxes, enforce MFA and adopt a call-back rule for payment changes.
- 02 · Next
Enroll field devices, organize project document sharing and protect payroll accounts.
- 03 · Ongoing
Review guest access at project close, monitor accounts and support crews remotely.
Questions
Common questions
Our crews share tablets. Is that safe?
It can be. Managed shared devices can run only approved apps, require individual sign-in where practical and be wiped remotely if lost.
Do you support construction software?
We secure the Microsoft 365 environment and devices around your estimating, project management and accounting platforms and coordinate with their vendors on access settings.
Does CMMC apply to us?
CMMC applies to organizations that handle certain information under U.S. Department of Defense contracts. If you work on defense projects, we can help you prepare. Confirm your contractual obligations first.
Next step
Talk to us about security for contractors and construction businesses.
We will listen to how your organization works, explain the risks we see most often among contractors and construction businesses and recommend a proportionate first step.