Connect | New York // DCD>Debate: Built in or bolted on? Developing resilience in data center security

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  • Management & Operations
  • Open Session

Speakers

David Stehlin

CEO, TIA

Jim Henry

Director of Global Operational Standards, Risk, and Compliance, Iron Mountain Data Centers

Preston Burkhalter

Preston Burkhalter

Vice President, Data Center Technology, Applied Digital

Ivan Rodin

Ivan Rodin

Associate Vice President, AECOM

Matt Welch

Head of Conference Production, Data Center Nation

As data centers grow larger, more connected and more visible, they are exposed to a greater and greater number of security threats - both physical and cyber. In many cases the line between different types of security is blurring, meaning true resilience must be designed into the fabric of a data center, rather than added as an afterthought. This debate explores how operators can align cybersecurity, physical protection, and governance into a unified strategy that safeguards uptime, reputation, and trust.

This debate will explore:

  • How to integrate cybersecurity and physical protection from concept to operation
  • Managing third-party and supply chain vulnerabilities
  • How evolving regulation and public scrutiny are reshaping security priorities
  • The trade-offs between accessibility, transparency and defense
  • What a “security-by-design” model looks like for tomorrow’s data centers