Data centers slow to deal with cyberterrorism

Data centers are ignoring the potential threat of cyberterrorism, according to recent surveys. And while center mangers are looking for ways to make a system run more efficiently, a recent AFCOM survey of more than 400 data center pros found that only one-third of them included cyber terrorism in disaster recovery plans.

Only a quarter of them addressed cyber terrorism in policies and procedures and only one-fifth provided cyberterrorism employment training, according to the association for data centers.

"This is a really unique time, because for the first time in history the data center is in the public eye," AFCOM chief executive Jill Eckhaus told Network World. "People are starting to understand how vital data centers are. We could not do business as usual without data centers," she added.

The top-to-bottom scrutiny of data centers comes at a time when data centers are dramatically expanding, according to a survey by data center provider Digital Realty Trust. A company survey of 300 corporations finds that more than 80 percent plan data center expansions in the next two years.

Yet without the necessary protections against cyberterrorism, every data center could be vulnerable to an attack.

For more on data centers and cyberterrorism:
- check out this NetworkWorld.com article

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