According to a comprehensive 2025 study analyzing over 467,000 building management systems (BMS) across 500 organizations, three out of four companies operate facilities vulnerable to cyberattacks, often due to insecure internet connections tied to known ransomware exploits. ^[i] In mission-critical environments like data centers, where even a momentary loss of environmental control can lead to catastrophic logical downtime, this statistic underscores a vital reality: the era of the “air-gapped” operational network is definitively over.

^[i]Burns, J. (2025, June 26). Most building management systems exposed to cyber vulnerabilities, experts warn. Facilities Dive. https://www.facilitiesdive.com/news/most-building-management-systems-exposed-to-cyber-vulnerabilities-experts/751756/