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Best Practices For Data Center's Physical Security

A data center is not fully secure unless all security protocols are strictly ensured. There are certain security measures that data center operators need to take into account to make their infrastructure completely secure. This article highlights some security guidelines to promote best practices in the IT environment.

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Best Practices For Data Center's Physical Security

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  1. Marketing proposal presented by Media HighInc. BestPracticesFor Data Center's PhysicalSecurity

  2. Whenwestumbleuponthetermdatacentersecurity,itisoften consideredasprotectinghardwareandsoftwarefrommalicious attacksbyimplementingsmart,advancedtechnology.However, cybersecurityisapartoftheentiresecurityconcept.Physical datacentersecuritymeansrestrictingphysicalaccessintothe datacenterandlimitingaccessonlytotheauthorizedusers. Enforcing security features is not enough. Ensuring reliable physical security is what matters the most. Is your security equipmentworkingright?Isitdoingthethingswhatitismeant for?Areyoursecurityprotocolsstrongenough? Thereareseveralcriteriathatyouneedtolookintoandno wonderwhatwe'llbediscussinghereisbeexpensive,time- consuming andresource-intensive.

  3. Constructedforensuringphysicalprotection:Whiledesigningt data center, the professionals must ensure to construct the exterior (walls, windows, and doors) of materials that provide ballisticprotection.Inaddition,itmustalsoprovideprotectiono physical grounds, which means that it should have all the physical equipment in place such as barriers to keep invaders from sneakinginside. 24x7backuppower:Foruninterruptedbusinessoperations,data centersmustbackitsserverswithhigh-performancegenerators and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems. So in case of poweroutage,yourserverswillkeeprunningoptimally. Cages, cabinets and vaults: These physical structures are designed to keep servers secured and safe within and thus, IT operators must ensure that the structures are well-built and properlyinstalledwithoutanylooseormovingcomponents.Tha meansthatthecages,cabinetsandvaultsshouldbestrongand rigid,ensuringthesafetyoftheequipmentsresidinginside.

  4. Electronicaccess-controlsystems(ACSs):ElectronicACSallow onlyauthorizeduserstoaccessthedatacenter,ensuringsafety around thefacility. Provisioning process: Apart from electronic identification, anotherpracticetoprovideentrytothefacilityinvolvesaproce thatrequiresprovidingstructuredanddocumentedprovisioning by the individual requesting to get inside the data center. The documentswillthenhelptoidentifytheindividual'sintegrity. Firedetectionandfiresuppressionsystems:Now,we'removing towards securing the data center from catastrophe. The structures must be hard-wired with alarms backed with fire suppressionsystems,assuringfiresafety.

  5. Educate the entire team: Your staff must be educated about security.Theymustseedatacentersecurityasatoolintended atimprovingproductivityandnotahitch.Wearementioning thisbecausethebiggestsecuritythreatcomesfrominside,not that it is done deliberately, but it happens as a result of negligence.Thebetterthetrainingonsecurity,thesaferwillbe yourenvironment This piece has highlighted the best practices data center operatorscanfollowtofoolprooftheirfacility.Everydatacenter, bigorsmallarevulnerabletosecurityissues,butwiththeevery securitymeasureinplace,youcanmaintainasafeatmosphere around.

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