From Ars Technica · · 1m 30s
Drone strikes on data centers reshape cloud security
Attacks on data centers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have destroyed infrastructure and deleted customer data, forcing governments and Big Tech to rethink cloud resilience.
In brief
Attacks on data centers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have destroyed infrastructure and deleted customer data, forcing governments and Big Tech to rethink cloud resilience. Drone and missile strikes on data centers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have damaged infrastructure and permanently deleted Amazon…
Unprecedented damage to cloud infrastructure
Drone and missile strikes have damaged data centers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East this year, disrupting cloud services for millions and permanently deleting some Amazon Web Services customer data.
“Drone and missile strikes have inflicted unprecedented damage on data centers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East this year”
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Live discussion on November 17
Ars Technica will host a live conversation titled Drone attacks and data centers: New Risks for Big Tech on Tuesday, November 17 at one pm ET with Joseph Jarnecki, a senior research fellow at the…
Key questions for cloud security
The discussion will explore why data centers have become military targets, whether defending them against drones is realistic, how cloud resilience can improve in wartime, and what choices governments and providers face.
Here's the gist
Drone and missile strikes on data centers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have damaged infrastructure and permanently deleted Amazon Web Services customer data, creating new security concerns for Big Tech and governments relying on cloud services.
