Managing cyber-physical risk in smart buildings

Smart buildings offer improved sustainability, efficiency, and operational oversight. However, the increasing interconnection of security platforms, energy infrastructure, and building management systems creates new pathways for cyber threats. These vulnerabilities allow attackers to disrupt physical operations as easily as digital services. Peter Schwartz from OryxAlign highlights these risks, noting that the modern attack surface is expanding and becoming more fragmented, complex, and harder to control, leaving significant cyber risks hiding in plain sight.