Out-of-band payment verification
Call-back verification on every draw and vendor bank-detail change, plus dual authorization — documented for the carrier and built into how your team actually works.
Construction · contractors · trades
The money moves in big chunks, and the systems are everywhere.
Construction firms carry two distinct exposures at once: large progress payments and draws that attackers love to divert, and a sprawl of jobsite and shop-floor systems that are hard to keep current. Both show up on the cyber application.
The exposure
What underwriters and attackers actually look at
Business-email-compromise that diverts a progress payment or draw is the funds-transfer risk — the same controls that apply to title firms. The second is end-of-life software and unmanaged devices on jobsites; internet-facing EOL with no extended support is a failing answer on forms from Fusion and At-Bay.
The program
What we operate for you
The managed security program — 24/7 SOC-monitored detection, identity protection, and security awareness training, operated end-to-end — tuned to construction & the trades.
End-of-life and unmanaged-device inventory
We find the EOL software and the jobsite devices nobody is managing, and get them covered, segmented, or retired before underwriting flags them.
MDR across office and field
Managed detection and response on office workstations, estimating and project-management systems, and the laptops that move between jobsites.
Finance and PM phishing training
Awareness training aimed at the people who approve payments and field the vendor emails, where the fraud lands.
Fit
Who this is for
- General contractors and specialty trades handling progress draws
- Construction firms with field crews on unmanaged devices
- Contractors bidding work that now requires a security attestation
- Owners who've seen a fake-invoice or draw-redirect attempt
Further reading
Go deeper on Construction & the Trades
CISSP-led guides on the threats, compliance, and controls that apply to construction & the trades — the detail behind the program above.
Why Contractors Are a Top Ransomware Target — and How to Protect Your Payments and Projects (2026)
Contracting services were the second-most-reported non-critical sector in the FBI's 2025 ransomware data.
Read the guideFAQ
Construction & the Trades: common security questions
Does a construction firm have cybersecurity requirements?
Most construction firms have no single federal mandate, but contractors on federal or defense projects can inherit CMMC or flow-down security clauses, and state breach-notification laws cover employee and client data. The stronger driver for most builders is cyber insurance and downtime risk.
What's the biggest cyber risk in construction?
Ransomware and payment fraud. Tight project schedules make downtime expensive, and large progress payments make business-email-compromise wire fraud lucrative. Out-of-band payment verification and tested backups are the high-leverage controls.
How much does managed cybersecurity cost for a construction firm?
Managed coverage starts at $25 per person per month (Ridge Core, no minimum), which watches every computer and every email login.
Ridge Plus adds staff training, email protection and a secure browser; Ridge Reserve adds the incident response plan, access reviews and patch reporting.
All three are priced per person, and log collection is Ridge Log, an add-on on any tier. The one-time Cyber Insurance Readiness Sprint is a fixed fee from $1,500 (three tiers up to $3,500).
How fast can you get us covered?
The Cyber Insurance Readiness Sprint runs seven business days from kickoff to a signed evidence pack mapped to your carrier's questionnaire. Managed monitoring can begin onboarding in the same week.
Start with the questionnaire
See where you stand before an underwriter does.
The free 2026 Cyber Insurance Readiness Questionnaire scores you against the controls carriers actually ask about. Then the Readiness Sprint turns your environment into the evidence they accept.
Guides for your buying decision
Read the industry guide, compare the service scope and start with your carrier's actual questions.