Published in International Security Journal
How an integrated security ecosystem can boost data centre and organizational security
All modern organisations need a comprehensive, scalable, and secure data centre to operate, innovate, and achieve their goals. Strong security measures are essential to protect the data centre and ultimately, the organisation from a host of physical and cyber threats.
However, isolated, siloed measures are insufficient to deliver the level of security needed to truly safeguard modern-day data centres. For reliable, continuous, uncompromising protection, data centres require integrated security systems that are built, customised, and deployed by expert systems integrators like MVP Tech - Convergint MEA.
The threat landscape for data centres - and indeed, for organisations - has significantly expanded in recent years, driven by the emergence of new attack vectors, the increasing sophistication (and greed!) of cybercriminals, and the easy availability of new attack weapons. The increasing complexity of data centres also makes them vulnerable to many kinds of threats - both physical threats like unauthorised access, theft, vandalism, sabotage, and natural disasters, and cybersecurity threats like data breaches and cyberattacks.
But security is not the only challenge for organisations. Compliance is also a complex consideration. Today’s organisations must comply with a host of standards and regulations, many of which include stringent and often confusing requirements, particularly around security. As a result, many companies struggle to understand these requirements, increasing the risk of non-compliance as well as the risk of attack.
A comprehensive, well-integrated security infrastructure can help companies to mitigate threats and minimize their potential impact on data centre operations and organisational health. A strong security ecosystem is also vital to meet the requirements mandated by various regulations, and thus achieve compliance and avoid non-compliance costs.
A robust and effective security ecosystem for data centres incorporates strong physical defences like biometric access control systems, surveillance systems, AI-enabled video analytics, and strong cybersecurity controls like firewalls, antivirus software, and endpoint detection and response (EDR) platforms. These defences are tailored to the organisation’s threat landscape, providing the best possible protection from all kinds of threats.
Moreover, the measures are seamlessly integrated into a unified, centralised hub, providing more proactive and holistic threat protection and improved incident response. An integrated system provides a unified view of security across the data centre plus centralised command-and-control, allowing security teams to quickly identify and address security gaps before they can be exploited by threat actors. It also simplifies security policy enforcement and regulatory compliance, and helps to ensure operational continuity and data integrity in the event of an adverse event.
A well-integrated, tailored security ecosystem with AI-enabled analytics capabilities provides even stronger security for a data centre. By automatically and continually analysing user and system behaviours, the system detects patterns and unearths anomalies that may indicate the presence of a threat. These actionable, real-time insights improve threat detection and mitigation, and help to strengthen the data centre’s security posture.
With real-time analytics, automation, and centralised control, human resources are no longer wasted in repeatedly resolving common security issues. Instead, the system itself will automatically address many problems, leaving staff to focus on other higher-priority issues. Integrated, automated, AI-based systems also simplify data centre security management, enhance its overall operations, and ultimately, improve its ROI.
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