Why data centers now belong on the critical infrastructure list

Key Points:

• Data centers are increasingly recognized as critical infrastructure, making them attractive targets for both cyber and physical attacks, particularly as reliance on AI grows.
• Recent incidents, such as the attack on Stryker, highlight vulnerabilities where digital disruptions can lead to significant operational impacts across various sectors, including healthcare and supply chains.
• Organizations must prioritize operational resilience by implementing robust security measures, including segmentation of IT and OT assets, strict remote access controls, and continuous monitoring.

Technical Details: The article discusses how adversaries, including nation-state actors like Russian military intelligence and Iran-aligned groups, have targeted digital infrastructure to achieve strategic objectives. The attack on Stryker involved unauthorized access leading to a wipe command issued via Intune.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques:

• T1078 - Valid Accounts (Defense Evasion)
• T1071.001 - Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols (Command and Control)
• T1203 - User Execution (Execution)

IOCs Mentioned: None mentioned