Cyber Security

Smart Cities

Hackers, Toasters & Undersea Cables: Can We Be Safe & Connected?

January 23rd, 2017
Smart Cities

Remember When They Said Our Smart Grid’s Could Be Vulnerable To Cyber Attack?

January 18th, 2017
Smart Cities

Reconsidering the Design Automation of Cyber-Physical Systems

The internet of things, part of the cyber-physical systems revolution, is, among other things, making our buildings, cities and grids more efficient. The array of connected objects that make up these systems are in constant communication with one another, and with central processing units, to create a data-rich picture of the world around them. “If […]

Smart Buildings

Should a Smarter Building Mean a More Secure Building?

Since its recent resurgence, the access control sector has been constantly evolving to enable better security processes in the next generation of smart buildings. Moving from the physical key, to the radio frequency identification (RFID) card, to passwords, smartphones, video, fingerprints and other biometric identification. As access control goes digital so does its vulnerabilities. The […]

Security

Redefining Video Surveillance Business Models to Meet New Challenges

The last two years has seen a slowing down in revenue growth from the world’s video surveillance business, whilst at the same time the supply structure has become unbalanced. Two Chinese companies Hikvivion and Dahua, not regarded as serious competitors by most suppliers only six years ago, now dominate the camera market. The major concern […]

Smart Buildings

Property Managers Are The “Nucleus” Of Smart Buildings

“I suspect the evolution of technology in our buildings is going to come rather quickly,” said Lachlan MacQuarrie, vice president, real estate management, with Oxford Properties Group, while moderating a seminar at the PM Expo in Toronto last month. “My advice would be: you probably don’t have as much time as you think you have.” […]

Smart Cities

Internet of Things Devices at the Center of Biggest Cyber Attack In History

“In a relatively short time we’ve taken a system built to resist destruction by nuclear weapons and made it vulnerable to toasters,” tweeted Jeff Jarmoc, head of security for global business service Salesforce. Jamroc’s comments came after one of the largest cyber attacks in history brought down several of the internet’s biggest sites just over […]

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