CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTS
“ Basic , low-level protection is not sufficient to safeguard modern data centres ”
MARK GREEN PHYSICAL SECURITY SPECIALIST , LMG
steps can be effective when it comes to avoiding attention . “ Most data centre operators are keen to not publicly identify their buildings with corporate logos ,” says Watkins . Hyperscalers tend to take this to the extreme , treating their facilities more like government blacksites than big boxes full of IT gear - sometimes with the opposite effect than intended .
When Facebook announced back in February that it would be adding a further
900,000 square feet of floor space to its campus in Eagle Mountain , Utah , local residents came forward to complain of harassment by private security staff when driving near the Eagle Mountain campus on public roads . Local mother , Kendra Whatcott , even claimed that , “ The second your car is ‘ spotted ’ by security there is a security vehicle who follows you , outside on the public road ,” adding that she was aware of those security details pulling over citizens , something the local sheriff ' s department assured her was illegal ( it is ).
Green maintains , however , that “ when it comes to data centre security , it is important to ensure that only authorised employees
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