Building Automation Cyber Security

Federal state security standards for connected building systems a presentation by bob hunter at ncbc 2017 1 at this time this is more easily said than done.

Building automation cyber security.

Analysis of the security landscape for building automation systems and networks. And small companies are not the only ones at risk. The control system is a computerized intelligent network of electronic devices designed to monitor and control the mechanical electronic and lighting systems in a building. Every time we re asked to basically penetrate a building automation system and do things with it we re always successful.

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Discovery and responsible disclosure of previously unknown vulnerabilities in building automation devices ranging from controllers to gateways. Smart buildings and the internet of things iot make buildings more comfortable energy efficient and secure but also increase their exposure with the number of identified. Infrastructure and cyber attacks. Energy management and building controls.

Safeguarding against hacking should be a priority for all businesses because it has happened to well known large firms and surprisingly including ones that operate in in the high tech industry. Even when designed with state of the art security measures the connections to the networks of suppliers contractors and partners of a system may still be vulnerable. There s never been an engagement where we ve failed. The common best practices we find in the security industry are just not used by these building automation devices.

Let s look at both the promise of smart buildings and the realities of managing their cybersecurity risks. The building automation and facility sector is rapidly adopting iot based systems with the goal of significantly reducing operational costs. Mitigation of cybersecurity threats is a task that concerns all the parts and parties of an energy monitoring and building automation installation. This digital transformation is connecting legacy systems to new devices and sensors expanding the attack surface for cyber threats.

Pas 1192 5 2015 specification for security minded building information modelling digital built environments and smart asset management. Building automation system security isn t a luxury. Development of a proof of concept malware that persists on devices at the automation level as opposed to persisting.