Securing Smart Buildings: Why BMS Platforms Cannot Own OT and IoT Security Alone

Smart building protocols like BACnet and KNX suffer from poor industry adoption of security standards and unclear ownership of cybersecurity responsibilities, leading to rare but impactful exploitation cases and costly recovery challenges. Recent EU regulations begin to assign security duties, but practical implementation remains fragmented.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Smart Buildings. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.