Building Automation

Mitigating Cyber Risks in Operational Technology, Buildings, and Critical Infrastructure

Mitigating Cyber Risks in Operational Technology, Buildings, and Critical Infrastructure Operational technology (OT), buildings, and critical infrastructure are becoming smarter and more efficient with connected systems, controls, sensors, and more. With connected OT and IT systems, cybersecurity risks increase as vulnerabilities become more widely exposed. Cyberattacks bring financial, operational, and intellectual property risks, and studies…

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Protecting Buildings from Cyber Attacks – 6 Steps You Can Take Today

Protecting Smart Buildings from Cyber Attacks Protecting Smart Buildings from Cyber Attacks Buildings with internet-connected OT (operational technology) devices and networks (BACnet) are susceptible to cyber attacks. This can lead to operational disruption or open a gateway to attack the IT network resulting in data theft or ransomware. This video highlights 6 things that building…

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Applying Zero Trust to OT Networks For Smart Buildings

In December 2021, a ransomware attack locked a BAS firm and its building client out of the system, taking out 75% of smart building OT. Using device-level SaaS security in a NIST-compliant Zero Trust framework, BAS vendors can prevent smart building breaches. SaaS security for OT devices uses device-level identification and authentication, with no direct device access…

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Cybersecurity to the Edge for Smart Building Infrastructure

This video is part of a webinar presented by KMC Controls, Veridify Security, and Arrow Intelligent Solutions regarding cybersecurity for smart buildings. A fundamental challenge to securing smart buildings, or any building large enough to have a building automation system, is how to protect devices so that they reject cyber attacks in real-time.  Rejecting a…

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Seven Security Considerations for Smart Building Devices

A smart building or factory can contain thousands of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The problem is not all of them are secure. So, does that matter? At Veridify, we believe it does. A flaw in a single product can expose an organization, its people and customers to enormous personal, financial, and reputational risks. Smart…

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IoT & OT Security Update: August 2022

  Veridify’s IoT & OT Cybersecurity News and Resources   Commercial Building are Increasingly Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks.  How Can Buildings be Made Cyber Safe? Increasing network connectivity for building devices is escalating the risk of cyber attacks. A recent Cybersecurity report* indicated that 75% of organizations experienced three or more intrusions in the past…

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Access Control Systems Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

At the recent Black Hat security conference some researchers presented vulnerabilities to access control systems that enabled them to remotely lock and unlock doors just like you see in the movies, and even blocked the access from being logged. Separately, as part of a wider cyber attack on RuTube, Russia’s competitor to YouTube, employee access…

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DOME Building Automation and OT Network Cybersecurity Overview

The DOME cybersecurity platform stops cyber attacks before they can happen and provides device-level protection for building automation, smart buildings, operational technology (OT) networks, and industrial IoT. Based on a NIST-compliant zero trust framework, DOME makes it easy to retrofit cybersecurity to existing devices, and can be embedded into OEM devices and building controls. Cybersecurity…

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Future-Proof Cybersecurity for Smart Buildings and the Industrial IoT

This video is part of a webinar on cybersecurity for Smart Buildings, Smart Cities, and Industrial IoT. This segment is the part specific to providing cyber protection for smart buildings, building automation, operational technology (OT) networks, and industrial IoT with DOME by Veridify Security. DOME stops cyber attacks before they can happen and is based…

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