IT Security for Property

Housing associations, letting agencies, real estate agents, building developers – none are safe from the attentions of cybercriminals. Increased digitisation of services and a rise in the amount of personal data being held by these organisations means that they are increasingly targeted by hackers.

The personal information, such as payment details or names and addresses, can be used by well-funded hacking groups as part of a wider cyberattack. The real estate industry is a stepping stone to wider fraud, identity theft, and breaches at other organisations. And they could rob your business too.

Fidus can help you better understand your security posture and provide actionable advice on how to improve your defences. We offer:

• Penetration testing – Probing your current internal and external IT defences for known vulnerabilities that are commonly exploited by hackers to break into housing associations and letting agencies.
• Credentials and permissions checks – Looking for improperly configured user accounts that allow access to your systems.
• Phishing email tests – Checking email security provisions and how your employees react to receiving a “malware” infected message.
• Social engineering attacks – Testing your people to see if they are soft targets, ready to hand over sensitive information to strangers without conducting the necessary security checks.
• Red Team scenarios – Our consultants will conduct a full scale cyberattack to test your systems under load – and to test your incidence response plan.

For every test we will provide a full report of our findings, along with an action plan to help you tighten security and better protect your data – and your clients.