When choosing a datacenter to host your company’s environment, it’s important to consider all the variables that will come into play. Many times, a site tour of your potential datacenter will show you a limited picture of the center’s inner workings. If you don’t arm yourself with the proper questions to ask or the right things to look for during a tour, you could potentially choose the wrong datacenter. Some typical datacenter security questions include “Is there an authentication system to get into the datacenter?” and “do you have camera systems throughout the datacenter?” Although these are excellent questions, they don’t begin to scratch the surface of what you need to know.
Here are the top 10 things to consider when choosing and/or determining the security posture of a datacenter:
1. “Do all datacenter walls extend to the roof?”
This is very important. If the walls don’t extend to the roof, an intruder needs only to push a couple ceiling tiles out to bypass the physical security and enter the datacenter.
2. “Does the datacenter/building require 2-factor authentication for access?”
These days, single factor authentication just doesn’t cut it when it comes to security. We all know how easy it is for an employee to lose their FOB or badge somewhere, and that means a potential bad guy can find it and let himself in.
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