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Securing the future for

BACnet/SC – a solution to
enhance cybersecurity in
critical infrastructure. the historical buildings
BACnet/SC – eine Lösung,
um die Cybersicherheit in
kritischen Infrastrukturen from our past
zu optimieren.

Ideal for refurbishments: Open, PC-based
building automation from Beckhoff

depend on secure and reliable control of environmental conditions, such as air flow or
room temperature, as well as building access systems.

Oberwart Hospital, which opened in May 2024, partnered with Siemens Smart
Infrastructure to implement comprehensive building automation with sophisticated
cybersecurity measures. Their system manages building controls via 41 new-generation
controllers, 360 individual room controllers, and eleven fire damper control systems
monitoring 1,400 devices, while communicating securely through BACnet/SC. This
implementation ensures precise control of critical environments such as operating rooms
and sterile areas, where maintaining specific environmental conditions is critical to staff
and patients’ health and safety.

Future ready with simple firmware updates

In addition to new constructions such as Oberwart Hospital, organizations can implement © SimpLine / Adobe Stock
BACnet/SC in existing facilities without the need for a disruptive “rip and replace” approach.
Instead, building control system’ upgrades can be achieved through firmware updates,
making it a sustainable, efficient, and long-term solution. This reduces both costs and
operational disruption.

The implementation of BACnet/SC represents a significant step forward in securing With integrated building automation from Beckhoff you can
building automation networks. As the industry continues to evolve, BACnet/SC’s foundation implement a PC-based control solution that already meets the
in established and innovative Information Technology (IT) security principles ensures its requirements of energy efficiency class A. All building systems
ability to adapt to new challenges. At the same time, it maintains the interoperability that are controlled with an integrated system. Functional changes
has made it the industry standard. and extensions are implemented based on software, and
synergy effects are fully utilised. The result: up to 30 % energy
Oberwart Hospital provides a blueprint for facilities of any kind and size seeking to improve savings potential for new buildings and refurbishments.
the security of their building automation. As cyberthreats won’t stop, such forward-thinking
implementations will be key to protecting critical infrastructure in the years to come. 

Im Zuge der zunehmenden Digitalisierung von Gebäudesystemen ist die Cybersicherheit
zu einem zentralen Thema im Facility Management geworden. Immer mehr Vorfälle ereig- The integrated automation solution from Beckhoff:
nen sich im Bereich Operative Technologie (OT), wobei prognostiziert wird, dass bis 2031
alle zwei Sekunden Cyberangriffe stattfinden – auf Unternehmen, Verbraucher, Behör- Scan to discover all
den und Geräte. you need to know
about building
automation with
PC-based control
Verschärft wird diese Bedrohung durch die rasante Zunahme von Internet-of-Things-
(IoT)-Geräten in intelligenten Gebäuden, deren Anzahl bis 2028 auf voraussichtlich mehr Flexible touch Scalable control tech- Modular
operation nology, modular I/O software
als drei Milliarden steigt. Besonders für kritische Infrastrukturen wie Krankenhäuser, Flug-
Bus Terminals libraries
häfen und Labore sind robuste Sicherheitsmaßnahmen essenziell. Traditionelle Protokolle
für die Gebäudeautomation sind jedoch meist nicht für die heutigen Cybersicherheits-
Herausforderungen ausgelegt.