Cyber Protection for Secure Military Building

Situation

A highly secure building on a U.S. military base needed to update its HVAC system but was concerned that any interruption to the systems could significantly impact the ability to engage a foreign threat. Additionally, any access to operational or system meta data within the building could provide sensitive meta data to an adversary. They were also looking to comply with the federal zero trust mandate.

Solution

The HVAC system was updated to a BACnet/IP platform and DOME was chosen to protect all the endpoints of the system because it could provide real-time protection – not just monitoring and alerts.

The DOME platform meets these important key requirements:

• No cloud connection to keep all data within the “air-gapped” facility
• Device authentication to ensure that only trusted devices can communicate
• Zero Trust framework to meet the federal mandate
• Data encryption to keep system communication private

Result

With a DOME building automation cybersecurity platform, the Prime Contractor was able to provide a highly secure network that complies with NIST’s 800-53 requirements, protecting all the devices and users. A BAS controller provides a 24/7 dashboard, device visibility, captures all data logs for analysis and alerts. The building control devices are protected against network eavesdropping and numerous attack vectors.