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Construction businesses are at risk as nation-state attacks are on the rise
According to Microsoft , nationstate attacks are malicious cyberattacks that originate from a particular country and are an attempt to further that country ’ s interests .
We have seen Russians do it with Ukraine , hitting their national grid during times of political unrest as well as during elections and I can confidently say that these types of attacks are only set to rise .
Many organisations never even consider nation-state attacks while undergoing their risk assessments , especially construction businesses , believing only the largest of companies will be targeted . But this is far from the case .
What does this mean for the construction industry ?
According to Statista , in 2022 , the gross value added ( GVA ) of the construction industry in the UK amounted to almost 128.9 billion British pounds .
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