Connected Devices

Smart Cities

“The Internet of Things Requires An Entirely Different Approach To Security”

August 16th, 2017
Smart Buildings

Reconstructing Smart Buildings into Platforms and Services: Nordic Smart Building Convention 2017

June 26th, 2017
Security

The Cyber Security Threat & Its Impact On Physical Security

Our new report Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings provides conclusive proof that the cyber black market, once a varied landscape of discrete, ad hoc networks of individuals motivated by ego and notoriety has become a burgeoning powerhouse of highly organized groups; Often connected with traditional crime groups (e.g., drugs cartels, mafias, terrorists cells) and […]

Smart Cities

Many Cities Are Not Being Smart About Cyber Security

Our cities are getting smarter. Some are smarter than others but the breadth of development suggests that almost all large urban areas will one day be smart in one way or another. As with all digital things, connectivity means vulnerability, and if we continue to neglect cyber security in the age of connectivity then the […]

Smart Cities

Will We Lose Net Neutrality & What Impact Will That Have On The Internet of Things?

Take a moment to consider the importance of net neutrality, and how different our digital world would be without it. Net neutrality is the principle that Internet service providers (ISP) and governments regulating the Internet should treat all data on the Internet the same, not discriminating or charging differentially by user, content, website, platform, application, […]

Smart Cities

Cyber Security Skills Gap + Greater Connectivity = Danger

“The cyber security workforce simply cannot scale in line with additional device connectivity, as budgets for cyber are not unlimited,” states the latest report from Memoori: Cyber Security in Smart Commercial Buildings 2017 to 2021. “Businesses will increasingly seek to develop adaptive, scalable solutions to match their changing network landscape,” the report suggests. Cyber security […]

Security

Connected Physical Security Devices – The Trojan Horse for Cyber Attacks

Last year, we estimated that world expenditure on Physical Security products was $28Bn. Our latest report on Cyber Security shows that of some 10 building technology elements, physical security products were perceived as having the highest risk to cyber security threats. Causing the greatest level of concern here are video cameras, given the recent hacking […]

Lighting

Shedding Light On Smart Building Consciousness

“If you want to know what’s going on in a building, there’s no better place to do that than to watch from the top down,” said Sanjiv Kaul, EVP, Marketing, Enlighted. The eight-year-old Sunnyvale, Califorina, company is at the forefront of a movement that puts lighting at the heart of the smart building, and Kaul’s […]

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