Data Centre Security Checklist --------------------------------- So what can you do to protect your data center from attack you ask? Read below to find out how a fictional data center is designed to withstand everything from corporate espionage artists to terrorists to natural disasters. Sure, the extra precautions can be expensive. But they’re simply part of the cost of building a secure facility that also can keep humming through disasters. • Location, Location, Location • Have Redundant Utilities • Don’t do anything to publicize what is at the location, no data center here signs • Control all access to prevent potential piggybacking intruders • Secure all doors, windows, and walls • Have a Disaster Recover Plan in place • Hire a company to locate all of your physical security weaknesses • If possible construct with materials that provide ballistic protection, like Kevlar • Vegetation and landscaping are your best friend • Keep a 100-foot buffer zone around the site • Use automatic bollards and guard stations at vehicle entry points • Plan for bomb detection • Limit entry points and don’t forget to watch the exists too • Have security systems, like ,closed-circuit TV, and ensure 24×7 backup power • Install at least one mantrap • Keep a well-trained guard and security staff • Make fire doors exit only • Use plenty of cameras • Implement agreements to ban discussion of anything to do with the facility • Lock down all cages, cabinets and vaults • Harden the datacenter core with additional authentication requirements • Plan for secure air handling to keep intruders and chemical attacks out • Ensure no one can play hide-and-go-seek in the walls and ceilings • Use two-factor authentication such as biometric identification or Electronic Access Control Systems (ACS) • Have an effective server handling solution, such as a ServerLIFT, to prevent downtime during a high threat time • Enforce a no food and drink rule in computing rooms • Have a “Threat Conditions Policy” • Destroy all paper, disks, and data prior to disposing of it outside the facility • Use extra precautions with visitors, they pose one of the greatest threats
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 07:39:29 +0000
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