Johnson Controls has acquired cybersecurity provider Tempered Networks for undisclosed terms. The Seattle-based company’s Airwall technology is being integrated into Johnson Controls’ OpenBlue platform, a smart building software platform with advanced AI-enabled building management capabilities.
The Airwall technology is described in an announcement as an advanced self-defense system for buildings that enables secure network access across diverse groups of endpoint devices, edge gateways, cloud platforms and service technicians. The technology is said to ensure that buildings’ data exchanges and service actions can only take place between people and devices that are continuously authenticated.