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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

The Gatekeeper

• Your router is the first point of defence

• Your phone is now the key

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

What's next?

• The Internet of Thing’s (IoT)

• The connected car

Thank you for your attention

Will Lloyd

Product Development Manager – Electronic SecurityLoss Prevention Certification Board

Email: lloydw@bre.co.uk

Any Questions