1 in 5 Data Center Assets Are Within Easy Reach of Attackers

Nearly one in five of the cyber-physical systems (CPS) that keep the world’s largest data centers running sits just a single network connection away from pathways that could let attackers reach them, according to new research from Claroty.

Claroty, which specializes in securing OT, IoT, and other CPS, has analyzed more than 750,000 data center assets, including roughly 191,000 OT assets and 174,000 infrastructure assets. The data center infrastructure assets include HVAC, power monitoring and distribution, fire management, and UPS systems.

Claroty’s analysis found that of the total of 174,000 infrastructure assets, less than 1,000 (0.4%) are directly exposed to the internet. However, approximately 32,000 (18%) are “one hop” away from internet-exposed systems that provide a potential access vector to attackers.

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“Attack paths may then lead threat actors to exploitable CPS weaknesses such as insecure...

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