Data Centre Magazine April, Issue 42 | Page 134

DESIGN & BUILD
These facilities have always known that their primary adversaries would not be opportunistic hackers, but nation-state actors with strategic intent amid the global AI race.
As a result, a new tier of AI-focused data centres has begun deploying military-grade wireless airspace cybersecurity systems to extend their security posture beyond the wired networks.
This approach treats the RF spectrum as a managed security domain, no different from a network segment or a physical perimeter. It provides:
• Continuous discovery of all wireless emitters in and around the facility
• Identification of rogue, misconfigured, or unauthorised devices
• Detection of active exploitation attempts targeting wireless protocols
• Visibility into Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular and IoT activity in real time
• Integration with SOC workflows and security analytics platforms
In effect, it closes the invisible gap between physical security and network security.
Paul Calatayud, Voltscape CEO and AI data centre expert, notes the industry shift:“ Frontier AI companies are now requiring wireless airspace cybersecurity from their hosting partners.”
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