“The cyber security market for smart commercial buildings is largely immature and poorly defined,” according to our latest report – Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings 2017 to 2021. The reasons for this, as the report explores, are not unlike that of other new markets striving for sustainability in a dynamic and rapidly evolving sector. However, the risks of this continuing confusion in the cyber security industry may pose more serious threats to the market as a whole. Immaturity and poor definition not only means that the market’s growth is falling behind its vast potential but also that many smart buildings are being left at risk. An increase of attacks on buildings may well spur growth in the cyber security market but a sizeable increase may well undermine the very adoption of connected building systems themselves. One key issue, it seems, is that many important stakeholders still lack an understanding of the cyber threats at […]