Building Automation

Applying Zero Trust to OT Networks For Smart Buildings

How to apply Zero Trust to OT networks for Smart Buildings? In December 2021, a ransomware attack locked a BAS firm and its building client out of the system, taking out 75% of smart building OT. Using device-level SaaS security in a NIST-compliant Zero Trust framework, BAS vendors can prevent smart building breaches. SaaS security for…

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Cybersecurity to the Edge for Smart Building Infrastructure

This video is part of a webinar presented by KMC Controls, Veridify Security, and Arrow Intelligent Solutions regarding cybersecurity for smart buildings. A fundamental challenge to securing smart buildings, or any building large enough to have a building automation system, is how to protect devices so that they reject cyber attacks in real-time.  Rejecting a…

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Seven Security Considerations for Smart Building Devices

A smart building or factory can contain thousands of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The problem is not all of them are secure. So, does that matter? At Veridify, we believe it does. A flaw in a single product can expose an organization, its people and customers to enormous personal, financial, and reputational risks. Smart…

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IoT & OT Security Update: August 2022

  Veridify’s IoT & OT Cybersecurity News and Resources   Commercial Building are Increasingly Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks.  How Can Buildings be Made Cyber Safe? Increasing network connectivity for building devices is escalating the risk of cyber attacks. A recent Cybersecurity report* indicated that 75% of organizations experienced three or more intrusions in the past…

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Access Control Systems Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

At the recent Black Hat security conference some researchers presented vulnerabilities to access control systems that enabled them to remotely lock and unlock doors just like you see in the movies, and even blocked the access from being logged. Separately, as part of a wider cyber attack on RuTube, Russia’s competitor to YouTube, employee access…

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DOME Building Automation and OT Network Cybersecurity Overview

The DOME cybersecurity platform stops cyber attacks before they can happen and provides device-level protection for building automation, smart buildings, operational technology (OT) networks, and industrial IoT. Based on a NIST-compliant zero trust framework, DOME makes it easy to retrofit cybersecurity to existing devices, and can be embedded into OEM devices and building controls. Cybersecurity…

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Future-Proof Cybersecurity for Smart Buildings and the Industrial IoT

Quick Summary The webinar introduces Veridify’s DOME™ SaaS platform, designed to secure low-resource IoT, industrial IoT, smart building, and smart city devices at the network edge. Unlike many cybersecurity solutions that focus on monitoring and intrusion detection, DOME prevents unauthorized access by enabling mutual authentication, secure data transmission, and blockchain-based credentialing for devices, even in…

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Webinar – Making Buildings and Industrial IoT Cyber Safe

Making Buildings and Industrial IoT Cyber Safe The increased connectivity of Operational Technology (OT) networks is increasing the cyber attack surface for buildings as well as IT systems.  This webinar will review the different types of cybersecurity that can be deployed in both new and existing facilities, including Veridify’s DOME™ SaaS platform. Key Learnings: The…

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Realcomm / IBCon 2022 Event Preview – Veridify Cybersecurity for Buildings

Veridify Security will be exhibiting at the joint event for Realcomm and IBcon in Orlando from June 14-16, 2022 in booth 711 within the Cybersecurity showcase. Realcomm – @ the intersection of Commercial and Corporate Real Estate, Technology, Automation and Innovation IBCon – The Smart, Connected, High Performance Intelligent Building Conference Verdify will be exhibiting…

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Cyberattacks Shut Down Building Automation Systems

An article from Dark Reading in December 2021 highlights a cyber attack in Germany which caused a lock out from hundreds of building automation devices. “A building automation engineering firm experienced a nightmare scenario: It suddenly lost contact with hundreds of its building automation system (BAS) devices — light switches, motion detectors, shutter controllers, and…

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