Smart Building Control System Emulation Platform for Security Testing

Smart buildings play a crucial role in advancing the smartness of cities, with technologies like automated control, smart sensors, and communication networks becoming increasingly complex. In addition, ensuring the effectiveness and reliability of these technologies requires continuous testing and improvement. However, evaluating them in real buildings is costly, risky, and resource constrained. Furthermore, as cyberattack techniques evolve and digital transformation accelerates, the security threats to smart buildings are also growing. To tackle these challenges, in this paper we introduce the Smart Building Control System Emulator (SBCSE). Developed based on real building log data, this platform emulates control systems, IoT devices, and communication protocols for thorough testing and evaluation purposes. SBCSE can also be used to analyze potential threats in various security scenarios, and to validate effective countermeasures. Consequently, our platform can improve testing efficiency and safety, reduce costs, and support system design and maintenance. Moreover, by simulating different network risk scenarios, it helps identify security threats and provides actionable solutions.