Security

Physical security and systems security are critical to operations. Thus, it should provide both types of security measures to ensure the security of equipment and data placed at the data center.
(a) Physical security: It can be achieved through
• Security guards
• Proximity card and PIN for door access
• Biometrics access and PIN for door access
• 24 x 365 CCTV surveillance and recording
(b) Data security: Data security within a data center should be addressed at multiple levels.
• Perimeter security: This is to manage both internal and external threats. This consists of firewalls, intrusion detection and content inspections; host security; anti-virus and access control and administrative tools.
• Access management: This is for both applications and operating systems that host these critical applications.