SECURITY & COMPLIANCE
17
Ensure GDPR
compliance
By John Allen, Business
Development Manager, Axis
Communications
www.axis.com
Why data centres, the mainstay of
the information age, require robust
physical security to guarantee
GDPR challenges are met
The future of business is taking place in the cloud. Cloud
products will reportedly represent 30% of Microsoft’s
revenue by 2018, and In Q4 of 2016, Amazon Web Services
generated $3.53bn in revenue – up 47% from the year prior.
As the use of cloud technology increases, so too does our
reliance on the physical infrastructure supporting this growth
– data centres.
Data centres invariably hold a wealth of sensitive user
data which they do not own, particularly within co-location
sites. As the numbers of cyberattacks rise, resources are
increasingly reallocated to defend against the cyber
threat, often leaving physical security as an afterthought.
In real terms, this means that when an engineer is called
out, security and verification can often be limited to a
single phone call to check identity, resulting in significant
vulnerability to outsider threats.
Within data centres, continual uptime and data security
are key – particularly in light of the upcoming General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is designed to
strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals
within the EU. GDPR stipulates that a fine of 4% of annual
group turnover or €20m, whichever is higher, is to be paid in
the event of non-compliance. As such, in addition to
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