Intelligence Update
Drones over data centers: security risks and mitigation
Drones are a recent addition to the arsenal of security threats facing data centers. They can be used to spy on or attack facilities, but aviation law severely limits the ways in which owners and operators can respond.
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are cheap and ubiquitous. Data center operators can use them for visual mapping, security patrols, temperature monitoring and deliveries; but attackers will use them for surveillance, cyber hacking or even direct attacks. Very few drone incidents at data centers have been publicly reported (compared with the levels of disruption drones have caused in the aviation industry), but Uptime Institute network members have registered some concerns:
Request an evaluation to view this report
Apply for a four-week evaluation of Uptime Intelligence; the leading source of research, insight and data-driven analysis focused on digital infrastructure.
Already have access? Log in here