These also house a network's critical systems, hence facing a heightened risk of attack.Since data centres are generally backed up remotely, physical attacks may be less attractive than cyber attacks for bad actors, say experts. "The smallest of the three data centre buildings is about 350,000 square feet in size and the newest, which is still under construction, will measure over 450,000 square feet. Each one could easily hold a modern aircraft carrier and still have plenty of room to spare," says TechCrunch. "Data centre security demands maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data. "Protecting data centre networks requires greater flexibility and modernisation to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated threats as the attackers know targeting the data centers will reap them more ROI," Sunil Sharma, Managing Director-Sales, India and SAARC, Sophos, told IANS.

Source: Economic Times February 17, 2019 05:15 UTC