What will it take to make smart buildings cyber secure?

With the increasing popularity of smart buildings, there is a heightened need for ensuring cyber security. The extensive connectivity not just makes the buildings vulnerable, but provide access across building systems, which means a single malicious entry could mean buildings across the network could be accessed.

In a recent web post, the research firm Memoori pointed this out, suggesting that the relative ease of mounting an attack means smart buildings without proper cyber security “might as well be made of sticks and straw”.

Connected devices mean that a cyber attacker could have access to a variety of functions within the building. This could incl...