FORESIGHT | John Sheehy, IOActive Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, was recently featured in an article, ‘Smart buildings are on the rise. So are cyberattacks,’ discussing how the increase in technology in smart buildings has created an increased risk in potential for cyberattacks.
“… “These complex cyber-physical systems expose the building and occupants to new risks and threats that in the past required physical access to realise negative consequences,” says John Sheehy of IOActive, a cybersecurity firm based in the United States.
… Hackers can render buildings unliveable by intentionally manipulating the temperature and altering humidity and air quality, says Sheehy. Emergency systems designed to protect buildings could also be rendered useless.”