More than half (59%) of respondents to the latest social media poll (conducted by the organisers of Infosecurity Europe 2019) believe that an attack on the UK’s critical national infrastructure is likely this year. As more devices, systems and infrastructure are connected to the internet, the cyber and physical worlds are becoming increasingly linked, opening up new attack vectors. According to Ciaran Martin, head of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a major category one (C1) Read more…
Equinix announces new cloud security service to manage encryption keys
Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced the launch of Equinix SmartKey, a global key management and encryption Software as a Service (SaaS) offering that simplifies data protection across any cloud or destination. The service leverages Equinix’s globally interconnected platform of more than 190 International Business Exchange (IBX) data centres in 48 markets to securely host encryption keys separate from, but in close proximity to, the data located across networks and hybrid multicloud environments. According to the Global Read more…
Data Centre Summit London: education, debate, and networking
Data Centre Summit London is a one-day conference event for data centre industry professionals. Taking place at the Barbican Centre in the heart of London, 8 February 2017, the event brings together the data centre industry’s leading experts under one roof. Visitors can improve their skills with education, debate, and networking opportunities. The event will feature seminars led by the industry’s most respected thought leaders, including a keynote presentation by Russell Park, head of energy and sustainability solutions at Read more…
DataCentres North: full programme announced
Datacentres North’s educational programme will address both ‘strategic issues’ affecting the industry and the opportunities specific to the region, as well as the ‘operational issues’ that affect how you can run your mission critical infrastructure more efficiently and effectively without compromising security or resilience. Taking place on 14-15 February 2017, the conference is organised in conjunction with the British Computer Society Data Centre Specialist Group, which through using a combination of formal presentations, end user Read more…
£2.3M Manchester data centre upgrade
UKFast has announced an investment of £2.3 million to upgrade its Manchester-based data centre complex. The latest improvements to the hosting firm’s data centre include a security upgrade to its dedicated co-location space, and the construction of a new high-security, high-density, high-resilience compound within the existing facility. The new extra-secure facility is equivalent to IL4 security standard and designed in line with List-X standards, primarily to meet the heightened regulation needs of government, financial services, Read more…
Who watches the watchers: Data centre security tech lowdown
Security ranks highly on any data centre manager’s list of priorities and restricting access to racks and cabinets is vital in order to protect the business critical information stored within them. Mark Hirst, head of T4 Data Centre Solutions with Cannon Technologies, examines the ways technology is being used to protect the data centre infrastructure Security is an essential element of any data centre operation and anyone who fails to recognise its importance is dicing Read more…