The infrastructure of contemporary buildings has substantially changed over the last two decades and has become increasingly more complex. Supermarkets, shopping malls, office towers, business centers, conference halls, hotels, hospitals and many other types of public buildings are now equipped with a variety of devices that support building functionality. Elevators, escalators, lighting equipment, automatic and fire doors, fire alarms, and other kinds of building systems, require systematic...

In 2009/2010 one of the most infamous cyber security attacks against an industrial plant took place: the Stuxnet attack. Stuxnet was specifically designed to carry out malicious damage to industrial systems. Allegedly state sponsored, the malicious software attacked industrial control systems (ICSs) used to mange automated industrial processes. Stuxnet's infamy comes from the target, the Iranian nuclear facility, where it damaged a number of centrifuges, leading to a temporary closure of the facility...

In today’s world, as cities grow larger and the scope of business continues to expand across countries and even continents, the role of public transport has become extremely important for day-to-day life in contemporary society. This increased demand has confronted transportation companies with many new challenges. In an attempt to provide the utmost levels of safety and reliability to customers, these companies are now adopting a range of state-of-the-art technologies to service and maintain...

Where's the best place for a heart attack? An somewhat cynical question from the department of opportunities and risks. If there's a medical emergency that we hope won't happen, it's best to occur in front of a hospital, right? You'd think so, because every second counts in an emergency. But there is a better place. Where? In the pit lane area of a race track. Every box of a reasonably equipped facility is prepared with an emergency telephone and even at hobby events a battle-tested emergency...