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Cybersecurity if that organisation was taken out . Hence why this is a threat the construction industry needs to sit up and take notice of . There ' s a sense of embarrassment in businesses that have previously been cyber-attacked . Headlines are filled with something else rather than the story of what is happening .
The key issue is that so many businesses take the stance that it won ’ t happen to them , especially within industries such as construction . However , the reality is that they are already being targeted or have already been breached and just don ’ t know it yet .
That ’ s the real risk . And sometimes the result of that isn ’ t felt for quite some time . When you get in on a Monday , you know if your fire alarm is working because you will do a test .
Ask yourself , is your current approach to offensive security allowing you to sleep at night ? Or are you worried that you will be breached tomorrow ? ■
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Luke Potter www . covertswarm . com
Luke Potter is Chief Operating Officer at CovertSwarm , a leading global ethical hacking and cyber security provider . CovertSwarm runs constant cyber-attacks for its clients , using every possible weapon in the hacker ’ s arsenal , taking a step further than penetration testing to more closely simulate real-world threats . The organisation constantly attacks its customers , and when vulnerabilities are found , raises the alarm before a real attack can take place .
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