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Senate Reviews Cybersecurity Threats to US Water Systems

Jeff Yoders

July 29, 2021

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Officials and water sector professionals warned of ongoing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation’s water and wastewater utility infrastructure at a Senate hearing on escalating cyber attacks against U.S. utilities and water-management organizations.

Balancing Risk and Opportunity Through Better Decisions

July 6, 2021

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Cyber risk runs deep. Is your organization making informed decisions around is cyber budget? Aon’s 2021 Cyber Security Report helps answer this question for the Construction industry.

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Hoffman Construction Reports Hack of Self-Insured Health Plan Data

Richard Korman

February 17, 2021

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Power Engineers had previously also reported a cybersecurity breach.

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New Cybersecurity Threats Loom in the Post-COVID-19 Construction Landscape

Remote working may be here to stay, but the potential for new cybersecurity threats come with it

Phillip Ross Russell Safirstein

January 14, 2021

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As millions of design and construction professionals work remotely, opportunities for cyber crime increase exponentially.

Small Colorado Town Victimized by Financial Fraud

January 15, 2020

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Electronic fraud against Erie, Colo., 22 miles north of Denver, involved more than $1 million in payments to highway contractor.

Phishing Attack Steals Fla. City's Payment to Contractor

November 6, 2019

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Ocala, Fla., is the latest city to fall victim to a “spear phishing” cyberattack by scammers posing as representatives of a local contractor.

Jeff Rubenstone

October 22, 2019

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Seeing the potential for malicious actors to attack vulnerable elevator control systems linked to the internet, an industry group of elevator manufacturers has proposed a set of cybersecurity guidelines.

Tom Sawyer

September 11, 2019

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The North American Electric Reliability Corp. on Sept. 4 revealed details of a March cyberattack that caused an electric utility’s control center in the western U.S. to briefly lose connections with parts of its system.

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Industry Seeks the Best in Tech at Annual ENR Conference

June 12, 2019

ENR’s annual conference draws a crowd looking for better approaches to data security and sharing, with an eye on cost

Study Finds Construction Cranes Vulnerable to Hacking

Radio-controlled tower and mobile cranes easily compromised by researchers

Jeff Rubenstone

May 8, 2019

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When securing a jobsite against malicious hackers, most go to protect computer files, and few look up and worry about the tower cranes.

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EVENTS

Webinar

4/27/21 to 4/27/22

Contact: Danielle

The New, Secure World of Federal Projects

ON DEMAND: ENR will talk to some of the experts in how best to navigate the increasingly digital world of federal and state projects, and work effectively in a more collaborative data-management environment.

Webinar

9/1/21 to 9/1/22

Online

Contact: Lauren Whitaker

Insurable Risks in the Post-Pandemic World

On Demand This webinar will consider the challenges in health and safety, delay costs and cybersecurity we've faced during the pandemic. A panel of construction risk experts will also consider whether new or highly specialized insurance policies are now viable and affordable choices for limiting some of the risks for contractors and designers.