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Failing to Adopt a Comprehensive Cyber Plan Can Lead to Disaster
Published Date: December 17, 2019
Despite being aware of cyber risk, and even frightened by it, a shocking number of companies in the construction industry have neither a cyber insurance policy nor a basic cyber security plan to deal with a hack or breach into their computer systems. Once breached, companies with no plan in place become, essentially, a rudderless ship subject to the whims [...] Read More
A Comprehensive Cyber Security Plan Is Key to Robust Risk Management
Published Date: December 17, 2019
A breach or hack of a construction company’s computer systems is one of the single greatest threats facing the construction industry today. A breach can result in loss of income, loss of clients, loss of trust by the public and even the loss of the entire business. Because it is impossible to eliminate completely every cyber threat, robust risk management [...] Read More
The Nightmare Scenario: What to Do When Systems Are Hacked
Published Date: December 17, 2019
Avoid Disaster by Preparing for the Worst Imagine a scenario in which a construction executive returns from a planning meeting for one of the company’s largest building projects. He/she is excited about starting the multi-year, multi-billion-dollar project and all the income and publicity that will come with it. Now imagine that an hour later one of the company’s junior IT [...] Read More
Crane Operations: Legal Compliance and Risk Management
Published Date: December 5, 2019
This article appeared in the Daily Business Review on Law.com on November 7, 2019 and is linked HERE. Read More
New York Office Co-Managing Partner Paul Monte Ranked In Top 100 of All New York Metro Area Attorneys
Published Date: November 19, 2019
NEW YORK, NY – November 19, 2019 - National construction law firm Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that New York office Co-Managing Partner and Executive Committee member, Paul Monte, was named to Super Lawyers list of Top 100 New York Metro attorneys, making Monte the only Construction attorney on this prestigious list. Regarding Paul Monte’s honor, [...] Read More