Cybersecurity for Architects & Engineers
Your designs are worth millions. Protect CAD files, BIM models, and client IP from ransomware, data theft, and business email compromise. Security built for AEC design firms in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Why Attackers Target Design Firms
Architecture and engineering firms hold some of the most valuable intellectual property in the professional services sector. CAD drawings, BIM models, structural calculations, MEP designs, site surveys, and client project data represent millions of dollars in billable work. Attackers know this — and they know that project deadlines create immense pressure to pay ransoms quickly rather than risk costly delays.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, AEC firms are designing everything from Frisco’s rapid commercial expansion to Dallas high-rise developments and North Texas infrastructure projects. Each project creates a web of file sharing between principals, engineers, contractors, and clients — all of it traversing networks that most firms have never had tested by a penetration tester.
Business email compromise is especially dangerous for AEC firms. Attackers impersonate project managers, general contractors, or clients to redirect payments, steal credentials, or deliver malware disguised as RFIs and change orders. A single compromised email account can expose every project the firm touches.
AEC Threat Stats
- $4.7M Average cost of a data breach in professional services
- 67% Of AEC firms have no incident response plan
- 21d Average project delay from a ransomware attack
- 3x Increase in AEC-targeted phishing since 2024
What We Protect for AEC Firms
Every attack surface specific to architecture and engineering workflows
Design IP & Project Data
CAD files, BIM models, Revit projects, structural calculations, MEP designs, and specifications. We secure file servers, cloud storage, and collaboration platforms where your most valuable work lives.
Email & Wire Transfers
BEC attacks targeting AEC payment workflows are on the rise. Our AI-powered email security detects spoofed RFIs, fake change orders, and payment redirect attempts before they reach your team.
Remote & Field Access
Engineers connecting from job sites, client offices, and home networks. We test and secure every remote access path so a compromised field laptop cannot pivot into your design servers.
Contractor & Client Portals
Shared project platforms, FTP sites, and cloud collaboration tools used by subcontractors, consultants, and clients. We audit access controls and monitor for credential compromise across your entire project ecosystem.
Stolen IP on the Dark Web
Our dark web monitoring scans underground forums for your firm name, project names, employee credentials, and design files. If your IP surfaces for sale, you know immediately.
Backup & Recovery
Ransomware-proof immutable cloud backups with tested recovery procedures. Restore project files in minutes instead of losing weeks of billable work to encryption.
How We Secure AEC Firms
Penetration Testing
We simulate real attacks against your network, web applications, and remote access infrastructure. Our testers target the same paths attackers use — from exposed RDP to compromised contractor credentials — and deliver a prioritized report with remediation guidance. Learn more about pen testing.
24/7 SOC Monitoring
Our managed SOC watches your environment around the clock for unauthorized access, lateral movement, and data exfiltration. When an attacker touches your BIM server at 2 AM, our analysts are already investigating.
Email Security & BEC Prevention
AI-powered email security that catches spoofed RFIs, fake invoice redirects, and credential-harvesting phishing targeting your project managers and accounts payable team.
Compliance & Risk Assessment
Meet NIST 800-171, CMMC, and SOC 2 requirements for government and enterprise clients. Our compliance services map your controls, identify gaps, and get you audit-ready without disrupting project delivery.
AEC Cybersecurity in Dallas-Fort Worth
The DFW metroplex is one of the largest commercial construction and development markets in the country. Architecture and engineering firms here are designing hospitals, corporate campuses, mixed-use developments, transportation infrastructure, and data centers — all of it generating sensitive project data that attackers want. Headquartered in McKinney, we serve AEC firms across Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Fort Worth, and the entire metroplex.
Unlike generalist IT providers, we understand the specific tools and workflows AEC firms depend on — Revit, AutoCAD, BIM 360, Bluebeam, Procore — and we know where the security gaps are in those environments. Our threat intelligence program tracks the ransomware groups and phishing campaigns actively targeting professional services firms, so your security stays ahead of the threats that matter to your industry.
AEC Cybersecurity FAQ
Common questions from architecture and engineering firms
Your Designs Are Worth Protecting
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