Cyber Security

Smart Cities

A Data-Enabled Logistics City with Blockchain at its Heart

July 17th, 2019
Security

Cyber Attacks Could “Shut Down a Building with One Click” Research Shows

July 3rd, 2019
Smart Cities

DHL & EHang Launch First Regular Drone Delivery Service in China

DHL Express and intelligent autonomous aerial vehicle (drone) company EHang have launched a regular drone delivery route to overcome last mile delivery issues in urban China. The new customized route, which has been exclusively created for a single DHL customer, covers a distance of approximately eight kilometers between the customer premises and the DHL service […]

Smart Cities

IT Accelerates its Colonization of OT As Resistance Diminishes

The Internet of Things (IoT) is forcing the worlds of Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT) together as new environments like smart buildings link their OT systems to the information super-highway. The convergence of OT and IT is not a smooth one, however, issues surrounding business structure, skills shortages, data silos, cyber security and […]

Security

Researchers Find Hardcoded Password Vulnerability in Access Control System

“White-hat” cyber security company, Tenable, last month discovered a potentially catastrophic flaw in PremiSys, an access control system run by IDenticard. The hardcoded credentials that Tenable found in the firm’s devices provide administrator access to the entire service through an end-point that controls the system. This means that anyone with those passwords would be able […]

Smart Cities

Public Key Infrastructure could Emerge as De Facto Credential for IoT Devices

You can’t just walk into a secure building and start tampering with the air conditioning or access control systems without proper authorization, such as a pre-registered ID from a trusted company. On the cyber-side of our smart buildings, however, security failings mean that hackers can virtually stroll into the building and access whichever system they […]

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