EMAIL INTERVIEW – Marc Petock and Ken Sinclair

Marc Petock, Vice President, Marketing, Lynxspring, Inc.

Sinclair:  I see you are a sponsor and are participating at Realcomm/IBcon.  Tell me about your plans?

Sinclair:  On the exhibit side what are you be showing and exhibiting?

Petock:  Lynxspring will be demonstrating our latest version of the JENEsys Building Operating System, our open, building operating system that combines connectivity, integration and interoperability, supervision and control, energy management, visualization and actionable information (data & analytics) into a single, integrated architecture within a cyber-secured environment. In addition, we will be showcasing LYNX CyberPRO, the industry’s first cyber-threat protection solution designed specifically to protect building automation and energy management systems.

Sinclair:  Cyber security continues to make headlines in the news. What is the latest?

Petock:  Cyber threats and vulnerabilities are continuing to make headlines within our industry and be a major issue. Cyber threats against the building environment are more frequent and increasingly sophisticated and our systems and devices are targets and vectors into the network. There's no issue that has become more important that's less understood than cyber security in buildings and facilities. Protecting our facilities from cyber threats has as much to do with supply-chain integrity as it does with any encryption, authentication and the secure remote access of devices. Scrutiny of firm's cybersecurity policies is only going to increase in the future. Cyber related issues play a growing role within our building networks. The number of attacks continues to rise and we are seeing the level, sophistication and intensity of cyber incidents continue to increase. Cyber-attacks are no longer focused solely on IT environments. Cyber invaders have turned their attention to operational technologies and our building networks and infrastructures. Never more so has there been a need for system integrators to also become trusted cyber security provider and advisor on the systems and integrations they do. System integrators are crucial in helping customers protect against attacks. As building owners look to make better decisions about risk and liability security providers today’s system integrators need to be knowledgeable in making sure their systems are protected.  Want more on the latest on cyber security, check out LYNX CyberPRO’s news room at: http://lynxcyberpro.com/company/newsroom and the Download Center for White papers and resource materials at: http://lynxcyberpro.com/support/white-papers

[an error occurred while processing this directive]Sinclair:  I see that Project Haystack is an industry sponsor. Can you tell me more?

Petock:  As a supporter of Project Haystack, we are excited to announce that there will be a session devoted to Project-Haystack at IBCon entitled "Project Haystack – A Smart Building Industry Initiative to Create DATA STANDARDS"

For those new to the topic, Project Haystack is an open source initiative to develop tagging conventions for equipment data to enable it to be easily consumed and understood by software applications. The session will provide attendees with an introduction to haystack -- what it is and why it’s needed, and will then include presentation by companies who will share their experiences, the benefits they have seen and why they are now strong supporters of the effort.