When Ukraine struck Russian data centers earlier this week, it was a stark reminder that the massive buildings are becoming a target in warfare. In March, the Iranian military struck Amazon data centers in the United Arab Emirates, which remained out of service several months later.
While warfare attacks on data centers may seem like a distant threat for Americans, a cybersecurity expert tells Mashable that they remain a valuable target for physical and digital breaches, even in the U.S.
Did Ukraine’s strikes on data centers really silence Russian bots?
“Everything you do online goes to a data center,” says Charles Brooks, an adjunct lecturer in cybersecurity at Georgetown University.
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