Data security is not currently a large part of the facilities management conversation for HVAC contractors. Despite the growing data pool being collected from the sensors and building management systems being installed, contractors, facilities managers, and IT departments alike have not been too concerned with room temperature data point records. These single points of data, spread sporadically throughout the building, were unimportant blips that — even when tied together — meant little to nothing to anyone. However, an increasing sophistication in these data points, and the metadata surrounding them, are advancing the need for contractors to understand what this data is, how it can be used, and how it should be secured.