With recent high profile cases, managing risk has been thrown into the spotlight as data center operators strive to ensure uptime in mission critical environments and protect their reputations. As the industry grows and the role of automation becomes instrumental in the running of operations, businesses expose themselves to a wider variety of risks. This combined with the additional obstacles highlighted by the pandemic, such as supply chain insecurities, underline the need for enhanced risk management strategies.

This discussion will explore the evolving challenges around security risk management; both cyber and physical, to provide data center managers with critical insight at a time where hackers are employing increasingly sophisticated strategies, and provide nuanced commentary on the risks different institutions face.