Addressing the crucial issue of cybersecurity in today’s smart buildings is a challenge. Like the manufacturing sector, the building automation sector is going through its own digital transformation. Increasingly, end-users are moving away from the older proprietary systems of the past and adopting edge-to-cloud computing architectures. There is a drive to deploy more lower-cost sensors, both wired and wireless, to gather as much data as possible. At the same time, the industry has a considerable installed base of legacy building automation systems, applications, devices, and networks that must be managed, maintained, and gradually modernized.
All of these factors create unique cybersecurity challenges. The ubiquitous connectivity and remote operations promised by IoT bring with it many security concerns. Legacy systems pose their own risks and vulnerabilities and are no longer the obscure systems that nobody is interested in anymore. Attackers take advantage of known vulnerabilities in both new and existing systems to disrupt operations, steal customer data, and cause destruction.
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