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Today’s smart buildings are more comfortable, energy efficient and secure, but this connectivity also increases cyber risk. Cybersecurity solutions that offer in-depth visibility and network monitoring for BAS are critical to quickly detect and respond to cyber and operational threats.
Smart buildings and the Internet of Things (IoT) make buildings more comfortable, energy-efficient, and secure, but also increase their exposure, with the number of identified vulnerabilities in BAS increasing over 500% in the past three years 1.
How Forescout Helps
Today, data centers, hospitals, airports and other critical facilities are growing accustomed to the power of networked building automation systems (BAS). These systems connect and control different sub-systems to facilitate management operations.
To reduce both cyber and operational risks, smart building operators should implement solutions that empower them with complete visibility into their BAS networks.
The Forescout platform helps BAS operators to:
SilentDefense Solution Brief for BAS
Customer Case Studies
Additional Resources
BAS Research Report: The Current State of Smart Building Cybersecurity
Analysis of the Forescout OT Research Team's vulnerability and malware research for devices commonly used in building automation system (BAS) networks.
How Secure Is Your Building Automation System?
Explore common BAS vulnerabilities, how these vulnerabilities could be exploited, and steps organizations can take to improve smart building cybersecurity.
SilentDefense Solution Brief for BAS
Read about the benefits of SilentDefense for BAS networks.
Monitoring Industrial Control Systems to Improve Operations and Security
Industrial control systems (ICS) sit at the core of every industrial process – from power generation to water treatment and manufacturing. Continuously monitoring these networks is critical to reducing downtime risk from cyber or operational threats.
Infographic: Know Your BAS Security Risk
This infographic shows the the common systems that make organizations vulnerable to cyberattacks and how these systems could be exploited.
Infographic: The Internet of Things (IoT) in a Smart Building
An illustration of IoT devices found in a typical smart building network and how these systems communicate with one another.
Infographic: Video Surveillance System (VSS) Architecture in a Smart Building
Illustration of a hybrid video surveillance system (VSS) typically found in a smart building and common VSS vulnerabilities.
How the IoT is Transforming Cybersecurity Strategy
Using a smart building as their case study, Forescout Labs investigated how IoT devices can be leveraged as an entry point to a building’s network, where legacy OT assets, IT systems and IoT devices all intersect.
Videos
Rise of the Machines: Transforming Cybersecurity Strategy for the Age of IoT
Using a smart building as their case study, the Forescout OT Research Team investigated how IoT devices can be leveraged as an entry point to a building network, where legacy OT assets, IT systems and IoT devices all intersect.
Making Smart Buildings Cyber Resilient
What is a smart building and why are they subject to cyberattacks? This video explains how the Forescout platform can help keep building automation systems (BAS) secure and reliable.
Building Automation System (BAS) Malware Research Analysis
Hear about the Forescout OT Research Team's development of a proof-of-concept malware targeting BAS networks to raise awareness about a problem that will likely become increasingly serious over the next few years as the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand.
