March 2021 Newsletter

Women of Cimetrics: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going

Celebrating Women’s History Month!

We’re celebrating Women’s History Month! Read about the Women of Cimetrics in this month’s AutomatedBuildings.com as they share their experiences as women in technology, how they got to where they are, and what advice they have! R ead more

Save the date!
Analytika Users Forum
Thursday, May 20, 2021 10am – 11am EST

Our forum in March focused on utility incentives for monitoring-based commissioning (MBCx) programs such as Analytika, as well as the benefits and challenges of MBCx for new construction.
Stay tuned for an announcement of the focus topic for our next event in May.
As always, there was “Fun with Graphs!” and Q&A segments to answer any questions you have about Cimetrics Analytika.

Learn more, check out the last session recap, and register for the next event

Product Spotlight: uBACstac – BACnet Protocol stack for small devices

Do you need to develop low and high volume BACnet-compliant devices with or without OS? Use a BACnet protocol stack designed for the development of It allows a simple, easy and quick way porting on a new hardware. Learn more

Monday Live – Uncovering the New Normal in Smart Building
Mondays at 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST

Check out past shows for a live weekly open conversation with industry leaders to help us get through the pandemic and prepare for a new normal in commercial buildings post-COVID. March’s discussions were:

How commercial real estate is preparing to be sustainable.
Smart Cities + Smart Buildings = a great conversation about the impact of the built environment on sustainability.
Can Smart Buildings thrive in a sustainable world?

Watch all the latest talk, or r egister here for next Monday Live! #MondayLive

Cybersecurity March News

ICS cybersecurity year in review, Biden administration executive order, agriculture cybersecurity, latest trends in cybersecurity to follow protective domain name system (PDNS), are “disrupted” employees a new cybersecurity threat?, and more…

https://aeevirtual.com/speakers/hadas-webb/

If you are attending the two-day virtual AEE conference – ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS – please visit Track B: Commissioning and Measurement and Verification on April 20th at 4 – 4:30 pm EST. Our Director of Analytics will talk about Early Deployment of AFDD & MBCx for Optimal Energy Efficiency and Equipment Reliability. Learn more

https://hub.dragos.com/hubfs/Year-in-Review/Dragos_2020_ICS_Cybersecurity_Year_In_Review.pdf?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--qHGmq2p6nSmJLDGAP4nEOeoF0aZZ6d9D2QsDvLSv991NTnlKTHheOWhZNCI2-tdU8nw-dMwsXrIbhk5Vm9TzqP8Bs7Q&_hsmi=112698938&utm_content=112698938&utm_source=hs_email&hsCtaTracking=dcf5bac7-aecc-4c80-9c7c-08a80b6b827e%7C0ad13c9a-823d-44da-a070-9df8bbd05520

ICS Cybersecurity Year in Review 2020

The Dragos Year in Review report is an annual analysis of Industrial Control System (ICS)/Operational Technology (OT) focused cyber threats, vulnerabilities, assessments, and incident response insights. The ICS/OT community has long suffered from a lack of public insights into these types of problem areas to have a meaningful discussion on how to address the issues. It is the Dragos team’s goal to share the observations and lessons learned with the industrial community for data-driven analysis and recommendations.

Takeaways for utilities: new groups forming, with increased focus on targeting and reconnaissance of utilities. Read more.