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Secure Cloud Environments on a Budget: Focus on the Essentials

In an era of budget cuts and layoffs, data center managers need to get the most bang for their buck when securing cloud environments.

How ChatGPT Can Help and Hinder Data Center Cybersecurity

We explore the benefits and dangers of cybersecurity professionals using AI tools like ChatGPT in the data center space – as well as how they’re…

Cyberattacks Are Bypassing Multi-Factor Authentication

Cyber attackers are learning how to bypass MFA and data centers need to start looking at more advanced security measures. Until then, compensating controls need…

How to Secure Digital Twin Technology in Your Data Center

Digital twins are digital clones of physical systems that can make data centers easier to manage, but they also expand a data center’s attack surface…

What is Quantum Computing and What Does It Have to Do with Encryption?

Data center cybersecurity managers need to start planning now for when quantum computing breaks current encryption standards.

Intel and Google Cloud Launch New Chip for Data Centers

Intel and Google have teamed up on a new chip designed to make data centers more secure and efficient.

Equinix Doubles Digital Inclusion Philanthropy with New Foundation

On Wednesday, Equinix announced a $50 million foundation to advance digital inclusion efforts around the world.

Colo providers looking to clean energy alternatives: hydrogen and nuclear

Driven by pressure from customers, regulators, and shareholders major colocation providers are increasingly looking for clean energy alternatives to power their data centers.

Data Center Providers Continue Emerging Market Expansion, Despite Risks

Economic challenges lead data center companies to select sites farther away from the locations where data is generated.

Shift to Cloud Helps Data Centers Manage Unstructured Data

More tech execs are using and managing unstructured data, boosting the need for analysis of this data – and the cloud may be the best…

iMasons Expands Into LATAM, Building Momentum for Climate Accord

More than 160 data centers and related companies have now signed on to the iMasons Climate Accord, signaling a sea change in the industry.

Arm Chips Gaining in Data Centers, But Still in Single Digits

Arm is ubiquitous in mobile and popular for laptops. Customization and price advantages mean it deserves a second look in the data center, as well.

Will Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit Affect Data Center Semiconductor Supply Chain?

Data center semiconductor chip supply chains have threatened server refresh cycles. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi traveled to Taiwan, and invoked the ire of China, one…

Bugs in the data center: How social engineering impacts physical security

A closer look at how one penetration testing firm was able to breach the physical security of a data center in less than a week,…

Microchip Adds Real-Time Security to Its Root of Trust Silicon Tech

And it is not the only company to take hardware security seriously.

Machine Identity Management: A Fast-Growing Frontier of Security

Attackers are getting better at compromising machine identities, as billions of new devices and services are introduced to the network.

Legitimate Security Tool Used Against Ukrainian Power Grid, Now Top Global Threat

Impacket can be deployed for penetration testing – but it can also be used to execute malicious code.

Physical Infrastructure Cybersecurity: A Growing Problem for Data Centers

Data centers remain vulnerable to attacks against operational technology – and broader adoption of IoT isn’t helping.

Cloudflare Expands Email Security and WAF, Announces API Security Service

This morning, Cloudflare announced a new API Gateway service to help companies manage their API security at a low cost.

AWS, Azure Vulnerabilities Would Have Allowed Access To Other Customers’ Accounts

AutoWarp is no longer a problem thanks to a centralized patching effort.

Network Encryption: A Double-edged Sword for Cybersecurity

How do you protect the recipient when you can’t see inside the message?

Enterprises Need To Prepare for Broader Cyberwar

Russia has a long history of using cyberattacks against its enemies.

Nine Best Practices for Zero Trust

Getting started with zero trust can seem like a daunting task – but the benefits are worth the cost.

As Concerns About Ukraine Mount, Gov’ts Issue Ransomware Alert

Organizations of all sizes are recommended to “adopt a heightened posture when it comes to cybersecurity.”

By Looking at the Past, New Cyber Board Can Prepare Us for the Future

The Cyber Safety Review Board will see government agencies collaborate with security and network companies.

Latest Cisco VPN Router Vulnerabilities Pose Risks To Small Businesses – And Their Partners

With employees working from home during the pandemic, usage of this type of hardware has increased.

Top Three Use Cases for AI in Cybersecurity

Artificial intelligence systems can help detect zero-day malware, prioritize threats, and take automated remediation actions.

Space is the final frontier for data centers

Last year marked the first time humanity deployed a conventional data center in space. The HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 – a set of HPE Edgeline Converged…

Log4Shell Vulnerability Highlights Software Supply Chain Issues

Open source is everywhere, and it is all vulnerable.