Security has always been high on KlaassenGroep’s agenda.     But increasing media coverage of ransomware attacks, and witnessing the impact of an attack on a local company, brought cybersecurity right to the top of the company’s priority list. 

While the company’s current security was perceived as ‘fine,’ IT manager Marco ter Haar was determined to make it as robust as possible. ‘When a construction company is affected by a cyber incident, the work on site can continue for a while, but eventually, so many digital processes are involved that things come to a standstill,” says Ter Haar. 

With this in mind, the company began exploring cyber insurance policies offered by their broker. Eye Security’s combination of cyber insurance and continual monitoring (powered by Cloudstrike) stood out as exactly what Ter Haar was seeking.

The construction industry has been especially hard-hit by rising prices, and margins are under pressure. Eye Security’s holistic, proactive approach hit the sweet spot of cost and benefit. ‘We balanced Eye Security’s costs against the value they would bring,’ says Ter Haar, ‘and [the ROI] stood up to scrutiny. ‘The solution we now have in place prevents incidents and works with proven EDR and AI technology, which gives us peace of mind,’ he adds. KlaassenGroep now regularly informs and trains its employees with tests such as phishing simulations, ensuring their workforce stays aware.