With 26,175 construction firms across the region, the need to educate construction firms and workers on the importance of cyber security is no mean feat. Here at the Cyber Resilience Centre for the West Midlands (WMCRC), we are working to support one-man bands to large scale organisations within the Construction industry to develop their cyber security knowledge and skills.

Over the last few weeks, we have covered many topics through our news section and over on our social media channels. You can view our news articles via the links below.

• Cement your cyber security in 7 steps
• How are your construction workflows at risk of cyber-attacks?
• How could my construction firm or supply chain be targeted by a cyber-attack?
• Survey reveals that 75% of businesses in construction industry hit by cyber-attacks in the last year
• Cyber security for the construction industry – where to start?
• Why cyber security matters to the construction industry?

The news articles that we have published were designed to provide firms with simple and easy to follow guidance on the importance of cyber security within their everyday worlds. There are many small changes that firms can take that will make a huge difference to their cyber security.

Our final instalment is a 12-step checklist that looks at how behaviour and technological factors can affect a firm’s cyber security. The checklist references some recommended policies that businesses from every sector should have in place, whilst also referring to how our behaviour online can impact a businesses cyber security.

Download the checklist here

Don’t forget to follow our social media platforms for the latest cyber security guidance for construction firms.