Even a few hours of IT downtime can stall construction projects, delay deadlines, and increase costs. From jobsite connectivity issues to slow file sharing, IT disruptions can affect every stage of a build.
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A long‑running industry‑wide survey of AEC firms found that contractors and design firms are more than twice as likely to experience ransomware attacks (in many cases leading to downtime) than users in other industries.
Contractors are now more than twice as likely to be the target of ransomware than other users of cloud-based security technology. These were the startling results of a study of Egnyte customers presented at the recent Associated General Contractors of America IT Conference in Chicago.
Companies with over 1,000 employees were at the highest risk of attack, according to the study of roughly 3,000 survey responses from Egnyte customers. The largest group that responded was architects, engineers and construction companies. The study took into account all Egnyte customers who had a ransomware incident when comparing the overall occurrence of attacks.
The report noted that delays accessing critical files can disrupt schedules, which in construction means major cost and timeline hits.
Why it matters: This data frames downtime not as an occasional nuisance but as a systemic threat to construction business viability.
