5Q The Commercial Real Estate Technology & Cyber Security Experts And so, 5Q was born. Learn more about each of our partners and leadership team below.

5Q is the authority for technology management in all sectors of commercial real estate. 5Q provides the full spectrum of IT solutions through four service teams – 5Q LeadRE, 5Q Connect, 5Q Cyber and 5Q TechIQ. Headquartered in Atlanta, with offices in Dallas, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, and New York City, 5Q helps clients maximize technology efficiency, security and compliance. The company’s team of operators and consultants have all established their careers in industry-specific business processes and technology solutions. 5Q understands the intricacies and inner workings of commercial real estate's legacy technology systems. The name 5Q originated from years of “fifth quarter” conversations following college football games when our founding partners spent hours talking about their work as technology professionals. They wanted to make the utilization and adoption of technology better for their employers, their team members, and themselves. They wanted business leaders to look at technology as a key component of their business growth and not just email, phones, and servers, and start to view it as the key to their business growth. Each of our founding and executive partners brings a unique skill set, and every client gets the benefit of our entire breadth of experience that leverages more than 100 years of combined technology experience as well as decades of industry-specific business processes and technology solutions in commercial real estate.

10/31/2026

"There is no room for 'I don't know' when you think you need all the answers. But the humility to
ask 'what do you think?' is a far more attractive quality in a leader."

Jason Ferguson, Director of Sales at 5Q, talks to Don Goldstein about humility in leadership,
admitting you don’t know, and leadership growth.

Full episode: InCREdible Leaders Ep. 5.



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Good news: there's probably not a monster under your bed.Bad news: there might be one on your network.The monster under ...
10/30/2026

Good news: there's probably not a monster under your bed.
Bad news: there might be one on your network.

The monster under the bed gets less scary when you turn on the light.
Cyber threats work the same way.

Assessments, testing, and visibility won't eliminate every risk, but they will help you find the things lurking in the dark before they become a problem.

Go look under the bed.

10/29/2026

Every day, security teams see alerts.

Very few become incidents.

Knowing the difference can mean the difference between a routine investigation and a business disruption. When organizations react to every alert like a crisis, they waste valuable time. When they ignore the wrong alert, the consequences can be far greater.

10/28/2026

Most organizations can't do everything at once.

Budgets are limited. Resources are stretched. Priorities compete for attention.

So where should leaders focus if they want the biggest return on their cybersecurity investment?

The network diagram looked secure.Reality told a different story.During an assessment, our engineers discovered that con...
10/28/2026

The network diagram looked secure.

Reality told a different story.

During an assessment, our engineers discovered that conference room AV equipment could potentially provide a pathway into building management systems.

On paper, network segmentation existed.

In practice, the barriers weren't as strong as intended.

This is why cybersecurity assessments aren't just about checking boxes. They're about validating that security controls work in the real world, not just in documentation.

Trust your architecture. Verify your architecture.

10/27/2026

Passing an audit feels good.

Unfortunately, attackers don't care about audit results.

Compliance helps organizations meet requirements. Security helps them reduce risk. The two work together, but they are not the same thing.

10/26/2026

Most executives don't think about cybersecurity until it becomes their problem.

By then, every decision carries more pressure, more scrutiny, and more risk.

The strongest leaders prepare long before a crisis ever reaches their desk. Here's one lesson every executive should understand now, not later.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing student housing: pr...
10/19/2026

Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the perfect time to talk about one of the biggest challenges facing student housing: protecting increasingly connected communities.

The 5Q team is excited to attend the NMHC Student Housing Conference in Scottsdale, October 19-21, where we'll be connecting with industry leaders and sharing insights on cybersecurity, technology strategy, and operational resilience.

See you at NMHC.

10/17/2026

Growth should create opportunities, not unexpected risk.

But every acquisition comes with more than people, processes, and technology. Hidden vulnerabilities, outdated systems, and years of unresolved security issues often come along for the ride.

Don Goldstein, Jeff Ewing, and Russ Farr share what organizations need to uncover before inherited risks become their own.

10/16/2026

Cybersecurity isn't just about stopping attackers.

It's about anticipating the risks nobody else sees coming.

While most organizations focus on today's priorities, security leaders are often planning for tomorrow's threats, the ones that can disrupt operations, impact customers, and damage trust.

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