Keeping installations safe: the importance of security for KNX professionals
Steven De Bruyne discusses why every KNX installation should be evaluated for security, and what measures KNX Association has taken to ensure they can remain safe. There are many ways in which a building automation system can be attacked. The most typical is being hacked via unprotected Internet access, but there are other ways too, […]
JUNG KNX switching and blind actuators offer more safety, more energy efficiency and more functions
The JUNG KNX switching and blind actuators have a holistically improved concept. The latest generation of actuators in the 6-gang, 16-gang and 24-gang versions is more compact thanks to its single-storey design. The connection concept is no longer based on superimposed layers. Installation is simpler and faster. At the same time, JUNG has improved the […]
New Free Online Training: how to prevent access to KNX installations
KNXtoday Editor, Yasmin Hashmi, previews the new free-of-charge 30-minute training for anyone about to enrol on a certified KNX Basic Course and needs to understand the fundamentals of system security. Any communication technology is a target for hackers, and this includes home and building automation systems. The demand for smart home and smart building technology […]
Theben presents electromotive actuator Cheops S KNX – perfectly shaped and versatile
Theben presents the new electromotive actuator Cheops S KNX for controlling heating and cooling systems in KNX building automation. Cheops S KNX combines a high maximum actuating force of 220 N with great flexibility thanks to two binary inputs and maximum security with KNX Data Secure. Cheops S KNX is used in office, administration, industrial […]
Light + Building 2022 Show Report: Part 2 – KNX Association focus on Energy Management, the IoT and Security
In Part 2 of her four-part series on Light + Building – the world’s leading trade fair for home and building automation, Yasmin Hashmi reports on KNX Association’s three special areas for energy management, IoT technology and cybersecurity. As a global community, one of the most pressing matters of our time is climate change. Given […]
TAPKO Technology Presents KNX Developments and OEM Devices at Light+Building
Hall 9.0, Booth C89 Home and building automation as well as networked smart applications have been the passion of the southern German company TAPKO for decades. We are known as an OEM equipment supplier in the international market and with our own equipment production in the European Union, we are also in a position to supply our […]
Weinzierl Offers KNX Modbus TCP Gateway 716 secure
KNX has become the most important standard in building automation and is mostly used in the professional sector. At the same time, many devices, especially in the area of heating and ventilation, only offer Modbus as an interface. Even modern applications such as charging stations for e-mobility or inverters for PV systems usually support the […]
Security: IP-BLiS on the IoT security landscape
As building control systems become part of the IoT, Bruno Johnson looks at the approach IP-BLiS is taking to security. Building control systems are vulnerable to attack, both from within the building and from the outside. This means that building control systems must employ security frameworks that require all users and all equipment to be […]
Weinzierl Sets its Focus on Security
Our world is becoming increasingly networked. This creates many new application possibilities which were hardly practicable in the past. But it also creates new points of attack for hackers and criminals. Every type of digital communication is in danger and this does not even stop at KNX installations. The fact that unauthorised persons switch the […]
KNX Secure: how safe are voice assistants?
Whilst KNX IP Secure and KNX Data Secure protect KNX installations from unauthorised local or remote access, Christian Kiefel reminds us that we must also consider the security of cloud-based voice assistants connected to systems within the home. The market for voice-controlled assistants is rapidly expanding worldwide, and is expected to grow by 7% per […]