Are Our Smart Buildings Secure?
The built environment is increasingly becoming smart– the separate pieces of our buildings as well as the people within them are being linked together through the cloud, integrated facility systems, and a constantly evolving tech landscape. The Internet of Things offers more environmentally friendly, human friendly, cost effective spaces that are changing the way we do everything – live, play, work, socialize. But smart buildings are introducing their own new, critical challenges in security. Connected lighting, HVAC and other building infrastructure systems controlled via software – we can include our contract furniture systems, as they become increasingly tech-integrated – opens a window for hackers to break into all IT systems being used in that building. Our buildings are getting smarter, but the software systems we use to control and connect our building systems are much the same as they were 50 years ago. Are the smart spaces architects and interior …
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