Real Estate & Coworking
We test whether the payment flows, shared networks, tenant systems and websites of a property business are safe from attackers, and fix what we find. Property and workspace businesses move large payments and host many companies on shared networks. We protect the transactions and design the buildings' technology.
Real estate firms, brokerages, property managers and flexible-workspace operators handle large wire transfers, tenant and buyer identities, building systems and a constantly changing mix of people on their networks. They are also among the most frequent targets of payment-redirection fraud.
We designed the technology for a coworking pioneer's first five New York buildings and helped create two of Brazil's leading coworking centers. Shared networks that serve hundreds of independent companies are the foundation of what we offer property and workspace operators.
Our insight article "Deepfake-Proof Payments: Callback Verification That Holds Up" describes the callback approach we can help you put in place, so closing and payment instructions are confirmed through a separate, known channel before funds are sent.
Payment-redirection fraud targets the people who handle closings and deposits. Our Security Awareness Training service trains agents, closers and accounting staff on callback verification and deepfake requests, and rehearses the procedure with staged drills.
What we see in your industry
- Payment-redirection and wire fraud target closings and rent or vendor payments.
- Shared buildings need isolated, reliable networks for every tenant, with Wi-Fi, access control and cameras that work together.
- New locations must open quickly on a repeatable technology blueprint.
- Tenant and buyer identity data must be protected under state breach laws.
Wire fraud is the sharpest risk. Attackers compromise or imitate a mailbox in a transaction, then send altered payment instructions at closing. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center has reported business email compromise as one of the costliest categories of cybercrime for years. Email authentication, multi-factor sign-in and a call-back rule for payment changes reduce the risk sharply.
Multi-tenant buildings bring their own design problem. Every tenant expects a private, reliable network on shared infrastructure, with Wi-Fi, access control, cameras and phones that work together. We design segmented networks and a repeatable building blueprint so that each new location opens on a proven design.
Property businesses also hold identity documents, bank details and lease files for tenants and buyers. Under many state breach laws (Florida's, for example), notice to affected individuals is due within 30 days of determining that a breach occurred, so knowing which systems hold that data and how to review their logs quickly matters before anything goes wrong.
In the buildings our team designed, more than 10,000 members shared the technology of five New York locations of 5 to 10 floors each. The lesson is that a design repeated well beats a design improvised each time, and we apply it to brokerages and property managers as well: one standard for email, devices and payments across every office.
Our article "Business Email Compromise and Wire Fraud" describes how closings are hit, with FBI IC3 figures and a call-back procedure you can adopt this week. Operators that take card payments from members or tenants will find the scoping advice in "PCI DSS 4.0.1 for Small Merchants" useful, and "Vendor and Third-Party Risk for Mid-Size Firms" helps with the building-systems vendors that sit on your network.
Every industry's reference library and routine can run offline. Our Apocalypse IT Package is an on-premises continuity kit with a local reference library, document scanning, a private AI desk, chat and battery backup, offered to every customer.
Related work on our track record: the first five buildings of a New York coworking pioneer, zero trust and email protection for a Los Angeles real estate group, and the technology of two leading coworking centers in Brazil, and a Texas title company that stopped a deepfake wire-change request with callback and second-approver controls (illustrative).
Business Email Compromise and Wire Fraud: How Law Firms and Real-Estate Closings Get Hit, and How to Stop It
Business email compromise is the second-costliest crime in the FBI's 2025 report, and real-estate closings are among its favorite settings. This article uses FBI and FinCEN data to explain how the fraud works, what law firms and title agents should change, and what to do in the first hour after a wrong wire.
Work like yours
The technology behind a coworking pioneer's first five New York buildings
A New York coworking pioneer that grew into the world's best-known flexible-workspace brand and a leader in its segment. Our team worked side by side with its founders from 2009.
5 buildings, 5–10 floors each, 10,000+ membersRead the case
From 10 to 500+ employees, fully managed for twelve years
One of Brazil's largest AI angel investors, a leader in its segment.
From 10 to 500+ employees, 3 buildingsRead the case
Zero-trust access and BEC-proof email for a Los Angeles real-estate group
A real-estate development and brokerage group in Los Angeles County, a leader in its segment.
150 staff, multiple offices and job sites, high-value wire transfersRead the case
A Texas title company stops a deepfake wire-change request with callback and second-approver controls
A title and escrow company in Texas with about 35 staff, a leader in its segment.
About 35 staff, 3 closers, 2 approvers per disbursement, 1 Microsoft 365 tenant, 4 mail domainsRead the case
A managed SOC and EDR rollout for a 1,200‑endpoint insurer: from alert noise to a clock it can meet
A regional property and casualty insurer in the United States, a leader in its segment.
About 1,200 endpoints, 150 servers, 24x7 monitoring, phased EDR rollout, weekly patch cycle for exploited vulnerabilitiesRead the caseHow we help
Managed IT Services
We run your IT day to day so it stays secure: help desk, devices, Microsoft 365, Exchange, Active Directory, backups, networks and monitoring.
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We find out whether everything you run is safe from attackers, then we fix it.
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Cloud cost review and management, without compromising on quality or security.
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Software built around your business in weeks, and you own the code.
Learn moreSecurity Awareness Training
Train your people to stop the phish, the fake voice and the wire request before money moves.
Learn moreFrequently asked questions
Direct answers to the questions we hear most. Something else on your mind?
Send us a messageHave you built IT for coworking spaces?
Yes. Our team ran the technology for a New York coworking pioneer's first five buildings from 2009, with 10,000 or more members, and for two of Brazil's leading coworking centers. That work covered isolated tenant networks, Wi-Fi, access control and phone systems. We describe it without naming clients.
How do you keep tenants' networks separate from each other?
Each tenant gets its own segment, with firewall rules that stop traffic between tenants and keep the building's own systems apart. Guest Wi-Fi is separated again. This protects each member's data and limits what an incident in one office can reach.
What is included in network and Wi-Fi design for a building?
Wiring, managed switches, PoE, access points, firewalls and redundant internet circuits, sized to the floors, density and number of members. We plan coverage, capacity and failover before installation. Every managed deployment also includes backups, device management and security monitoring.
Can you support access control, cameras and phones?
Yes. We have integrated door access, cameras and phone systems with the building network in multi-tenant spaces. We segment these systems so a camera or door controller cannot become a way in to tenant data. We also handle the user onboarding and offboarding they require.
Do you help property managers and brokerages with wire-fraud risk?
Yes. Email compromise that redirects closing or rent payments is a major risk in real estate. We secure mailboxes, add multi-factor authentication and email authentication, train staff to verify payment changes by phone and help you plan what to do if a transfer goes wrong.
Can you manage IT across several locations?
Yes. We run multi-site environments from one view, with consistent device policy, backups, network standards and security monitoring. A new floor or building can follow the same template, which keeps the setup consistent.
Do you work with property owners and operators outside Florida?
Yes. We are based in Aventura and serve property owners and operators across the United States, mostly remotely and on site for builds and moves. Coastal properties also need storm preparation, such as off-site backups and remote-work capability, which we include in the plan.