{"id":27027,"date":"2026-10-24T21:40:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citylinx.com\/?p=27027"},"modified":"2026-10-24T21:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T19:45:31","slug":"public-lighting-tenders-must-adapt-to-ai-cyber-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citylinx.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/24\/public-lighting-tenders-must-adapt-to-ai-cyber-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Public lighting tenders must adapt to AI cyber risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27027\" class=\"elementor elementor-27027\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540f9fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"540f9fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82830ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82830ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d510d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d510d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Cybercriminals are already using AI to identify vulnerabilities, steal credentials and penetrate networks. For cities and utilities, this raises the stakes when choosing the software that controls public lighting.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The threat is documented. Cities and utilities are attacked every day by millions of AI-powered robots. The UK\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre warns that AI will make cyber intrusions more efficient and accelerate the exploitation of unpatched systems. The French ANSSI security service works everyday on threat cases with French cities and public authorities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a connected lighting network, consider the potential consequences if an attacker gains sufficient access to the Central Management Software:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unauthorised switching:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commands sent to cabinet or light point controllers could leave streets, pedestrian crossings or junctions dark.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Altered lighting programmes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> modified schedules could switch lights off during busy periods or leave them running unnecessarily.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Disrupted supervision:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> operators could lose visibility of faults and the ability to manage lighting remotely, delaying maintenance and recovery.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are plausible scenarios, depending on system architecture and safeguards. They show why protecting the central platform is a public-service continuity and safety requirement. These scenarios make cybersecurity a service continuity and safety requirement\u2026 and a procurement priority.<\/span><\/p><p><b>This is why we propose giving cybersecurity its own explicit score in public lighting tenders.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform must first meet operational needs. But the evidence that it can be securely maintained, monitored and recovered should carry at least as much weight as its price.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0963dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0963dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cec999 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cec999\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fbec1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"9fbec1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Give cybersecurity its own score<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b6a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79b6a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When security is folded into a broad technical score, its importance can become difficult to see and easier to outweigh with a lower price. We propose an explicit evaluation model, adapted to each project:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d498c7a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d498c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Functional and technical fit : 50%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cybersecurity and security lifecycle commitments : 30%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Price : 20%<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2369c66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2369c66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technical fit remains the leading criterion: the platform must meet operational needs. Cybersecurity follows, with a weight at least equal to price. Mandatory security requirements should remain pass-or-fail conditions. The cybersecurity score should then differentiate suppliers through evidence: independent testing, vulnerability management, update commitments, monitoring and recovery arrangements, and a robust ISO27001 certification which garanties that the company has implemented all measures to minimize risks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d93a1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d93a1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1a121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"ff1a121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evaluate the software independently from the hardware<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8cfd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af8cfd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A manufacturer may deliver excellent controllers and capable software. However, hardware performance alone does not demonstrate the security maturity of the central platform.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citylinx focuses on software only rather than manufacturing controllers. Its multi-vendor approach allows cities and utilities to select their operational platform independently, then procure compatible equipment from different suppliers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That independence does not automatically guarantee security. It enables a stronger purchasing decision: <\/span><b>assess the CMS against its own operational and cybersecurity requirements, rather than accepting it simply because it accompanies the hardware.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citylinx brings verifiable commitments to that assessment: company-wide ISO 27001 certification, annual independent penetration testing, automated cloud monitoring, cloud-independence, and the possibility to run on-premise or on a sovereign secured cloud. These provide complementary evidence of security management, technical assessment and operational oversight, not a promise of immunity from attack.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-229f1ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"229f1ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e8036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"f2e8036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choose a deployment that fits your security policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da06efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da06efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citylinx can run in its managed, monitored cloud, in a sovereign cloud in your country subject to the selected provider and requirements, or on your own on-premise servers. This flexibility supports your organisation\u2019s governance and hosting requirements.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each option must include clear responsibilities for updates, access management, monitoring, backups and recovery. Hosting location alone is not a security guarantee.<\/span><\/p><p><b>For your next lighting tender, give cybersecurity a visible score and ask every software supplier to substantiate it.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk to Citylinx about your technical, cybersecurity and hosting requirements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443ed1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"443ed1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f6d3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-the7-heading\" data-id=\"f1f6d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"the7-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"the7-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Building the next generation of city operations<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff22cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff22cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Citylinx, we believe the future belongs to open ecosystems where every partner can contribute its expertise while cities remain free to choose the technologies that best fit their needs.<\/p><p>If you are a manufacturer looking to integrate your devices into an open, multi-supplier smart city platform, we&#8217;d love to discuss how we can build the next generation of city operations together.<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s shape the future of smart lighting\u2026 openly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f625bf6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f625bf6\" 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\/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db5d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db5d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Control, command and monitoring regardless of the device manufacturer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cybercriminals are already using AI to identify vulnerabilities, steal credentials and penetrate networks. 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