世界的变化比以往任何时候都要快. 云技术形式的新技术, 人工智能, 机器学习, IoT(物联网), 机器人, 量子计算等, 正在创造新的产业, changing existing ones and transforming the way things are made. / 4.4 Billion people use the internet and the World Wide Web houses more than 2 Billion websites. This fourth industrial revolution has seen the world shift from a physical to a digital first landscape, 与此同时，我们面临的安全威胁也发生了变化.
You are now 40% more likely to be a victim of cybercrime than you are a victim of burglary. 网络犯罪是一笔大生意. 根据Bromium的说法, the average cyber criminal can earn anything up to $2 Million year, while entry level hackers can expect to take home $42,000. 在全球范围内, 2018年网络犯罪给企业造成的损失, 是450亿美元, 根据熊猫安全. Forbes estimates a damages cost of $6 Trillion by 2021, a figure that exceeds that of natural disasters and the global trade of all illegal drugs.
面对所有这些对我们数字安全的威胁, it’s only right that the industry is educating businesses and end users on how to protect themselves, with everything from anti-virus software and password policies, to penetration testing and end user education now prevalent in many businesses. But have you ever stopped to think about the physical security of your data?
It seems an odd concept, the idea of physical protection of this fast growing digital world. 但是想想这些数据都在哪里. 存储在哪里.
There are thousands of 数据中心s across the globe, without which the internet would be obsolete. Data centres are where the fibre providers meet the content providers, and consumers and businesses have dozens of touch points with 数据中心s every single day. 每次你在Instagram上发帖, 登录你的Gmail, 使用天气应用, 进入地铁或火车站, 在Netflix上串流, 用苹果或安卓支付买咖啡…. 你正在与一个 数据中心. 这是存储内容或数据的地方. So although the threats to data security from a cyber perspective are huge, the physical security of these buildings is paramount. In some respects, it’s even more important than digital security.
数据中心安全 是大生意, and 数据中心s do everything in their power to stop the physical breaking and entering of a 数据中心. In most 数据中心s, unauthorised access simply won’t happen.
Perimeter fencing, automatic or manned gates and even moats are usually the first line of defence. 乍一看, you could be forgiven for thinking you’re trying to get into a prison, 而不是数据中心. 生物识别访问控制, virtual tripwires and mantraps allow authorised personnel to enter a 数据中心, 但如果你的名字没写下来, 你不能进来. Many 数据中心s will include security guards as part of this first line of defence. 在TeleData，我们的访问是完全自动化的. Humans are always the most vulnerable point in any security system, so we have instead invested over £1 million in an on-site Security and Operations Control Centre (SOC) within our facility, which not only means that our security staff can’t be reached physically by any would-be attackers, but it also means that our 数据中心 is the only one in the world with NSI Gold Approved BS5979 security centre on-site.
The multi-layered approach to physical data security continues once inside a 数据中心. Access is restricted only to the part of the 数据中心 you are entitled to be in. CCTV monitors your every move and man traps ensure you aren’t bringing any unwanted guests with you, or being forced to enter the 数据中心 under duress. Server cabinets are un-named, unbranded, recognised by codes only and under lock and key. Tremor sensors ensure that tunnelling into a 数据中心 can’t happen. Police links mean that with one push of a button, police response teams can be on site in seconds. 一些较大的数据中心(比如微软), Google and the like) weigh workers on their way in and out of the 数据中心 to rule out theft, with some of the bigger players even allocating 数据中心 engineers a timeframe in which they must complete their work - over run, and you’re locked in and interviewed for an explanation of what you were doing. Many 数据中心s are unmarked, off the grid and you won’t find them on Google Maps.
如果在任何时候违反了这些程序, a 数据中心 will lock down and your next conversation would be with security staff, 或者警察.
所以你看, despite the massive responsibility on business owners and individuals to take necessary steps to protect their digital worlds, 责任从数据中心开始. 数字世界中的物理安全.
If you would like to book a tour of our Manchester 数据中心 facility, and see all of these security procedures for yourself, get in touch with our team here to make an appointment.
