Built to Last: Cyber Readiness for AEC Firms
For architecture, engineering, and construction firms, cybersecurity protects what the business runs on: models, schedules, contracts, and project payments. Zip Security Co-Founder & CEO Josh Zweig and Lee Carsten, CEO of Whitecap Risk Advisors, on how Zip enforces identity, devices, and endpoints across the office and the jobsite while a vCISO leads on governance and incident readiness, and how that split turns the next questionnaire or insurance renewal into a selling point.
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For AEC firms, cybersecurity is part of how work gets awarded. Owners, GCs, and insurers ask for proof before they sign or renew. A vCISO gives firms senior security leadership without a full-time hire, with clear priorities and an incident plan leadership can actually run.
Josh Zweig (Zip Security) and Lee Carsten (Whitecap Risk Advisors) break down how Zip enforces identity, devices, and endpoints across the office and the jobsite, where a vCISO like Whitecap leads on governance and incident readiness, and how that split turns the next questionnaire or insurance renewal into a selling point.
What you'll take away
- Security is part of the bid. Owners, GCs, and underwriters want proof, and firms that can answer fast keep winning work.
- Documented vs. enforced. Policies only matter if every field laptop and account is actually covered, which is where device management and EDR earn their keep.
- The fundamentals do the heavy lifting. Enforced MFA, device policy, and patching stop more real attacks than any single advanced tool.
- Project files are the business. The firms that recover fastest know who makes the call, who calls the insurer, and what to tell the owner.
- Cybersecurity is a team sport. Leadership, finance, field teams, and project partners all shape the outcome.
- AI adoption on a solid foundation. AI governance holds up best when identity and device controls are already enforced underneath.