Cyber Physical Systems
Podcast #46: Smart Building ROI Is a Risk Management Problem
April 21st, 2026Podcast 44: Smart Building ROI Is a Risk Management Problem, not a Tech Problem!
February 25th, 2026
Astrikos.ai: Gorilla’s 2025 Investment Signals Smart City Growth
This Research Note examines the strategic investment in Astrikos.ai by Gorilla Technology Group, the listed London, UK-based security convergence business. We highlight the transaction details and strategic rationale for the investment before assessing Gorilla’s current financials and strategic expansion. This article updates our July 2024 coverage of the company. Transaction Details In December 2025, Gorilla […]
Synectics 2024 Financial Results Delivered 56.8% Profit Growth
In this Research Note, we examine Synectics plc, the UK-listed provider of large-scale electronic security systems for critical and regulated environments. This article is based on their Annual Results, year ending 30 November 2024 announced on 04th March 2025, and their InvestorMeet presentation on 10th March 2025. We covered their 2023 results in April last […]
What Can We Learn From the Crowdstrike Cyber Incident?
On July 19th 2024 the world experienced what has been called “the largest computer blackout in history” after 850 million failing computers took down airports, emergency services, television networks, and much more. The incident was not caused by an international criminal group or a malicious state actor, instead, however, it was just a Crowdstrike update […]
How IoT Devices Are Being Hijacked to Drive Crime & Conflict
We are living in an increasingly monitored world. Video surveillance and other IoT devices promise to increase our security but recent cyber attacks remind us that the difference between surveillance and espionage is in the eye of the password holder. In the lead-up to deadly airstrikes in the first week of 2024, Ukraine has accused […]
Unlocking New Use Cases with Integrated Access Control
Modern technology is increasingly blurring the lines between physical and digital worlds. This shift is most noticeable in the emergence of cyber-physical systems that can interact with both real world and digital realms. In smart buildings, this transformation is represented by the convergence of Information Technology (IT), Operational Technology (OT), and cybersecurity. This triad is […]
#Podcast 16: We Need to Talk About Cyber Security Insurance!
In our Podcast series “Sh*t You Wish Your Building Did!”, Memoori explores the intersection between technology and commercial real estate through interesting conversations. We need to talk about Cyber Security for Commercial Buildings! Why? Because a growing number of insurers are excluding cyber events from their policies and many building owners could be self-insuring but don’t […]
Webinar: What Building Owners Need to Know About Cyber Security Insurance!
Please join us on Tuesday 6th December at 1700 Paris | 1600 London | 1100 New York | 0800 San Francisco for our 7th FREE Webinar in the 2022 Smart Buildings Series. We will be joined by Tina Jolliffe from Consort Insurance to discuss exactly what commercial building owners & operators need to know to make sure […]
Acuity Brands Intelligent Spaces Group and 2022 Financials Examined
While lighting makes up 95% of Acuity Brands revenue (they are now the largest lighting manufacturer in North America with over $4.01 billion in revenues), it is their Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG) business that focuses on smart buildings technology. In this Research Note, we examine the development of the ISG business and its recent financial results. Our analysis is […]
