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Trust but Verify: Why Cybersecurity Is Important for Construction Contractors

Educating staff and taking precautions to prevent cybersecurity attacks is essential. Trust but verify.
By Robert Coro
February 25, 2020
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by Robert Coro
Robert Coro, CPA, CISA, CISM, PCI QSA, is an information technology audit director in Marcum LLP’s New Haven, CT, office and is a member of the Firm’s IT Risk and Assurance Services Practice group. He has extensive experience with internal and external audits as well as specialized projects for application reviews, firewalls, intrusion detection systems, network security, Sarbanes-Oxley 404, SSAE 16/AT 101 audits, PCI Assessment, internal and external vulnerability assessments, wireless assessments, and penetration testing. Marcum LLP's Construction Services group provides audit, consulting and taxation services to clients ranging from start-ups to multi-billion-dollar enterprises. 

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