Permit issues used to be the big schedule killer. Lately, it’s ransomware in the supply chain—a vendor gets hit, your deliveries slip, and crews stand idle. The last few weeks showed how fast these attacks can ripple across production and logistics. If it
can freeze an automaker, it can jam up a concrete pour in Indianapolis just the same.
The threat in 60 seconds
- 1 in 3 incidents now start via third parties—double year over year. Vendor risk is your risk.
- Public leak posts naming U.S. contractors in September prove construction is a live target.
How this hits Indiana projects (Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Evansville)
- Material delays: a hacked supplier’s ERP goes dark → your delivery ETA slips days.
- Cost creep: idle time, rescheduling cranes, missed milestones.
- Reputation risk: clients don’t care which network failed—just who missed the date.
Your 5-step anti-ransomware playbook
- Vendor security checklist (quarterly). Require MFA, backups, incident contacts, and 24-hour outage notifications from top vendors. Bake it into POs/subcontracts.
- Network segmentation. Put vendor-connected tools in their own lane. Least privilege for integrations (BIM, file-share, timekeeping).
- MFA + patching everywhere. Field tablets, laptops, PM workstations—no exceptions.
- Backup and restore drills. Prove you can restore yesterday’s job folder in under 60 minutes. Test quarterly; document RTO/RPO.
- Visibility with Procore Analytics. Use Embedded Analytics to flag schedule impacts tied to vendor incidents so you can resequence fast.
Want the deeper dive on tools and ROI? Read our Ultimate Guide to Construction Tech Tools in Indiana for checklists and step-by-step implementation tips.
Conclusion: Why AVC
Ransomware’s not going away—but downtime doesn’t have to be part of your bid. AVC helps Indiana builders tighten vendor risk, harden access, validate backups, and wire up the reporting that keeps jobs moving. No fluff, just results. Let’s get your tech tuned so the only thing slowing a pour is the weather.
