ANALYSIS PROJECT
Secure Digital Collaboration in the Construction Industry
Growing digitalisation in the construction industry creates significant opportunities for data exchange. But can our data-sharing platforms and temporary on-site systems handle sensitive data? Are we equipped to manage digital security challenges? This analysis project investigates and maps the most critical cyber threats in the industry and proposes solutions.
Project period: June 2025 – January 2026
The construction industry is characterised by collaboration, temporary networks and the exchange of sensitive data across systems. As the use of IoT, file-sharing platforms, machine control and mobile devices grows, so does the risk of digital threats. The industry therefore faces new challenges in cybersecurity.
To address these challenges, ConTech Lab is carrying out an analysis project together with the industry, focusing on secure digital collaboration in construction. The project will map the cyber threats that particularly affect the construction sector and develop a concrete catalogue of solutions that can strengthen security without compromising productivity.
We focus on questions such as:
- Which cyber threats are most critical to the construction industry's digital infrastructure?
- Where are the greatest vulnerabilities — for example in IoT solutions, file sharing, machine control and mobile devices?
- Which solutions can improve security across the day-to-day collaboration between companies?
Objectives of the analysis projects
The objective of the analysis project is to develop and disseminate a deeper understanding of the cybersecurity challenges facing the construction industry, and to translate that knowledge into concrete proposals for solutions. The working group will map the most significant threats and vulnerabilities in the industry's digital collaboration and work in a hands-on, action-oriented way with available solutions that can strengthen security in practice.
Project outputs:
- An analysis and mapping of the most critical cyber threats and digital vulnerabilities in the industry, with particular focus on IoT, file sharing, machine control and mobile devices.
- A solution catalogue with recommendations that can be applied in construction collaboration.
Work process and results
The working group has gathered knowledge through workshops, industry dialogue and a digital survey in autumn/winter 2025.
Slides from workshops and coverage of the project can be found at the bottom of the page.
Results will be shared on an ongoing basis on this page and at various events and meetings in 2026.
Publication on cybersecurity in construction
The publication brings together knowledge and insights from dialogue with experts, workshops with companies in the construction industry, interviews, surveys and desk research.
The focus is on secure digital collaboration in construction and civil engineering projects. Central to this is the digital workflows, systems and data exchanges that arise when many companies collaborate across the construction value chain.
It describes the construction industry's particular risk landscape and points to solutions that can strengthen security and resilience in digital collaborations, without compromising progress and productivity.
Published January 2026.
The original Danish publication
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