Ensuring information security resilience in Digital-enabled Construction Projects (DCP) through quantum security technologies

Abstract

Ensuring information security resilience in Digital-enabled Construction Projects (DCPs) is challenging. This is due to the presence of various protocols, the participation of multiple organizations, and the extensive exchange of dynamic and static information across complex networks. Traditional security measures are often reactive, static, and fragmented, and insufficient. This paper explores quantum security technologies to proactively address information confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) challenges in DCPs. A mixed-method review combining quantitative scientometric analysis and qualitative literature review was conducted, with findings validated through expert interviews and a focus group. The research proposes the Adaptive Quantum-Classical Security (AQCS) framework, demonstrating how quantum cryptography, communication, networks, and optimization can enhance proactive security in DCPs. AQCS facilitates gradual adoption, improving information resilience while minimizing workflow disruption, financial losses, and operational risks. This paper applies quantum security technologies to construction, introducing the AQCS framework for integrating quantum advancements into DCPs.