Lessons From the Target Breach and How to Secure Modern HVAC Systems
In late 2013, one of the most consequential data breaches in retail history unfolded, not through a phishing email or a zero-day exploit targeting a financial server. It started with an HVAC contractor, exposing a critical HVAC cybersecurity vulnerability that few organizations had considered. Attackers stole credentials from Fazio Mechanical Services, a Pennsylvania-based heating, ventilation, and air conditioning vendor. Within…