Connected products and capabilities offer new exciting opportunities for HVAC, but they also present new risks for manufacturers and designers to consider. Cybersecurity is a major concern for any connected product. Considerations must be made to keep individual products, and the connected ecosystem, as safe and secure as possible.
Cybersecurity impacts more than just the HVAC system or related product. Connected products can provide access to client or customer data. And issues within an HVAC system can expose other systems within a facility, such as lighting, security, audio/visual, IT, and more, to potential risks. Consider these cyber breaches with HVAC systems: