Operational Technology
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Hidden Cyber Vulnerabilities Threaten Smart Building Security
How can cyber security teams secure a smart building without first knowing what devices, systems, and connections are active in the building? That is the quandary facing building owners and managers as smart devices proliferate across their facilities, leaving a large and growing attack surface undefended. Those responsible for cyber security have to map entire networks […]
Cyber Security Falls Through the Gap Between OT & IT Responsibility
Over recent decades, as buildings have developed greater connectivity, the starkly different worlds of Operational Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) have found themselves converging in the emerging smart buildings space. In this new landscape, OT teams find themselves victim to cyber threats that they have never had to deal with before, while IT teams […]
Incorporating BIM Data into IWMS & BIoT Platforms for Building Operations & Maintenance
This Research Note highlights the trends in Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the building operations and maintenance sector and reviews the activities of the major players across the Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS), Building Management Systems (BMS) and Building Internet-of-Things (BIoT) sub-sectors. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has established itself as a key software in the […]
Webinar: Why Should I Adopt a Digital Twin?
** Recording of this Webinar can now be found HERE ** Please join us on Wednesday 6th October at 1700 CEST | 1600 BST | 1100 EDT | 0800 PDT for our 7th FREE Webinar in the 2021 Smart Buildings Series. Why Should I Adopt a Digital Twin? Memoori is joined by Sebastien Coulon, co-founder of SpinalCom to discuss […]
Digital Twins Advance the Journey Towards Improved Commercial Building Outcomes
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson, Senior Research Associate at Memoori. While the benefits of Digital Twin solutions have been seen in pilot projects, this early adopter phase has yet to fully deliver on the promise of improved outcomes for commercial buildings. This was the conclusion of our 2020 article on Early Innovators at the Forefront of […]
Ahead of the Curve? Big Telecom to Disrupt the Smart Building Industry in South Korea
The building was once the domain of the operational technology (OT) industry until things started getting smart. As buildings began to generate more and more data, the information technology (IT) industry leveraged their expertise to take its share of the evolving market. Today, OT firms race to develop the data capabilities that will allow them […]
New Normal, Same Problems – The Continued Need for Better IoT Governance
“Historically, IT and OT roles were driven by clearly distinct business requirements. The IT role focused on information flows, while facilities managers were more focused on the physical functioning of a building. The two departments would typically operate in functional silo’s with little strategic alignment or influence over each other’s projects and initiatives,” stresses our […]
We Must Develop a Unified Approach to Cybersecurity
“Perhaps one of the greatest fears shared by critical infrastructure professionals in today’s age of connected infrastructure is the risk for a cyber attack that goes beyond data theft and can bring down the entire facility HAVAC system or a high-rise tower control system and even threatens occupants’ lives,” says Dr Rida Hamza, VP of […]