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Data center demand continues to outpace supply, fueled by unrelenting cloud migration and the explosion of AI, which requires more computational power, network bandwidth and data storage. Given their business criticality, data centers have become high-value targets for sophisticated cyberattacks.
In addition to direct attacks on servers and applications to exfiltrate or ransom intellectual property, the connected smart devices that keep data centers humming can also be targeted to disrupt operations and cause widespread outages. To maintain resilience, OT and IoT cybersecurity must be part of your holistic risk management strategy.
The Nozomi Networks platform enables data center administrators to gain visibility into their infrastructure and quickly diagnose threats and anomalies. It provides actionable intelligence to allow quick response to critical OT and IoT security breaches and operational anomalies and keep the data center running smoothly.
From chillers and power generators to CCTVs and building automation, cyber physical systems are crucial to ensuring an optimal computing and storage environment inside data centers.
Effective data center cybersecurity means protecting not just servers and applications, but every connected system that keeps the facility operational, from environmental controls to access management infrastructure. As facilities scale to support AI workloads and hyperscale architectures, datacenter security must evolve to match an expanding and increasingly complex attack surface.
Data centers sit at the center of global business operations, processing financial transactions, storing sensitive intellectual property, and powering the applications organizations depend on every day. A successful cyberattack or operational disruption does not just affect one system; it can cascade across every business function that relies on that infrastructure. Downtime costs, regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and data loss can all follow from a single unaddressed vulnerability.
For organizations running AI workloads or multi-tenant colocation environments, the stakes are even higher. Treating datacenter security as a strategic priority, not an afterthought, is what separates organizations that maintain resilience from those that do not.
Internet-Exposed DCIMs
The DCIM integrates IT and facility management systems to monitor power, cooling, server racks and environmental sensors. Because it sits in a gray zone it’s often overlooked – and often exposed to the internet.
Precision Cooling Systems
Whether related to a cyberattack or malfunction, a cooling system outage would lead to a rapid temperature increase, allowing just 15-20 minutes to shut down servers before they’re damaged beyond repair.
Exploitable OT/IoT Devices
Assets like CCTV cameras and temperature sensors use stripped-down OSs and minimal encryption or authentication, enabling hackers to bypass perimeter controls to gain initial access and pivot.
Remote Third-party Vendors
Dozens of vendors have remote access to OT and IoT systems throughout the data center. On any given day, there’s a steady stream of technicians logging into the network for maintenance, with scant security.
To ensure a continuous and stable energy supply, hyperscale, colo and other large data centers increasingly operate their own substations. They, too, must be secured in compliance with strict cyber regulations for electric utilities such as NERC CIP in North America.
Cybersecurity requires visibility across the system of systems. The power plant, backup power, cooling and physical access systems each have potential for misuse that could affect data center and grid stability.
The Nozomi platform helps data centers comply with and meet uptime guarantees by providing a complete, accurate inventory of OT and IoT assets, risk-based vulnerability management, continuous threat and anomaly detection, and AI-powered SOC assistance to keep analysts focused on what matters most.
Gain context with unparalleled asset visibility and vulnerability management built on the broadest range of wired, wireless and endpoint sensors with AI-enriched profiles.
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