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Protecting People, Property and the Planet
Smart Buildings and Security: Developing a unified approach
Will LloydBRE Global Limited, incorporating LPCB
What is a Smart building?
Smarter buildings are well managed, integrated physical and digital infrastructures that provide optimal occupancy services in a reliable,
cost effective, and sustainable manner.
Are they really smart or just connected?
Wired or Wireless?
• Cables no longer king
• WI-FI is everywhere
• Low power wireless
• Are they all secure?
Smart buildings set to grow
• The interest in smart buildings is only growing
• The rate of integration is growing
• With more smart buildings comes more risk
• Smart meters being installed now
• More devices are being produced
• More systems are being integrated
The Growth of Smart devices
Connected Buildings
• Buildings are now connect to the internet
• This means everything is connect to the internet
A controller in everyone's hands
• Fast becoming the default interface for every system
• More computing power than men took to the moon
• Very low penetration of anti virus malware protection
The new key
• We use to have a separate key for each system
• Now its just an app
• Near Field Communication (NFC) is nothing new
• With Phones now using NFC this opens many more doors
Six degrees of separation
• The Intruder system wants to talk to the CCTV system• The CCTV system wants to talk to the access control system • The Access control system wants to talk to the Building Management
System• Which controls
• Lighting • Heating• Cooling• Smart devices
• Which is all controlled and monitored by a smart phone
Security and Smart devices
• If everything is connected what is secure?
• The UK smart meter roll out aims to put a smart meter in every home by 2020
• Nearly every home has Wi-Fi network
• Smart fridges that send spam
• EE Bright box Guest WI-FI network security hole
• UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
• Baby monitors hacked
Security issues
Building Management & Control systems
• Older systems
• Not traditionally interconnected
• Now being connected for monitoring and control as part of sustainable and green buildings
• Little or no security
How can you secure a Smart Building?
• Limit access to the network• Physically• Network encryption
• Change default passwords
• Do you really need everything connected
• Don’t broadcast yourself
Thank you for your attention Will Lloyd
Product Development Manager – Electronic SecurityLoss Prevention Certification Board
Email: [email protected]
Any Questions