[AusNOG] RISK - IT Industry - Concern Over Equipment Being, Installed in Data Centre Facilities

[Alan Maher]

I would respectfully suggest that the biggest risk to any data centre,
(excluding a disgruntled employee) would be from small aircraft.
While the safety record of large passenger jets has improved beyond
previous years, the safety record of small planes has not.
Locating a data centre outside the flight path of large planes is a good
idea, but that makes no difference to small planes which seemingly
crash constantly in the US, and without due regard to where they crash.
Just type into google, small plane crash, and you will get the drift.
As for the Chinese Space station, I suspect the Chinese have sufficient 
technology
available to bring it down with missiles, and if not, the then US or 
Russia would.
Most likely over the Pacific Ocean, like all the others .

Cheers
Alan Maher

On 26/09/2016 4:32 p.m., Paul Wilkins wrote:
> Someone also needs to do a risk assessment of the Chinese space 
> station landing on your data centre.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
> On 26 September 2016 at 13:10, Chad Kelly <chad at cpkws.com.au 
> <mailto:chad at cpkws.com.au>> wrote:
>
>     On 9/26/2016 9:34 AM, ausnog-request at lists.ausnog.net
>     <mailto:ausnog-request at lists.ausnog.net> wrote:
>
>         In the last week, in reflection of previous data centre tours
>         I have
>         undertaken across the country and the risks that face us all
>         within
>         the IT industry, a concern came to mind in our physical
>         security layer
>         in relation to data centre facilities. It is my understanding
>         currently in Australia (and for other countries as per discussions
>         with colleagues), colocated computer equipment provided by
>         customers
>         is not inspected nor scanned for any potentially damaging
>         substances
>         before being installed within data centres, by organisations
>         providing
>         these services. At times, singular servers may be extremely
>         bulky, and
>         there may also be occasions when customers provide multiple racks
>         fully equipped that is positioned within the data centre
>         without any
>         closer inspection apart from basic identification checks, as per
>         understanding of information provided from some of our largest
>         data
>         centres. Considering this, I feel it's a risk that we don't scan
>         equipment as it is being delivered/installed, similar to
>         airports, in
>         particular when it has been delivered locally.
>
>     What Datacentre in Australia has allowed you to walk in off the
>     street with a bunch of servers in cardboard boxes, with you as the
>     client going, oh I hope you don't mind if I install  these servers
>     in your DC.
>     Most datacentres hear in Australia require you to make an
>     appointment before you can set foot in them and they require a
>     signed contract before you can place equipment in them, you also
>     need to be escorted by a security guard.
>     Plus you need to scan your ID on entry and most hold it for 12 months.
>     With the airport you can just walk in off the street and buy a
>     ticket, its like comparing apples with oranges.
>     Oh and most DCs require you to have an access card for entry as well.
>     You could try and sign up for datacentre services using a fake
>     credit card and a fake id, and a fake name and address, but
>     frankly the fraud detection software is pretty good now a days and
>     you would be reported to the AFP and other agencies pretty
>     quickly, if you got found registering with stolen credit cards.
>
>
>     You need to have a registered business or organisation before any
>     DC will provide you with services.
>     Also if a server does happen to catch fire, most datacentres have
>     fire suppression installed which will extinguish a fire pretty
>     quickly.
>     Regards Chad.
>
>
>
>     -- 
>     Chad Kelly
>     Manager
>     CPK Web Services
>     web www.cpkws.com.au <http://www.cpkws.com.au>
>     phone 03 9013 4853
>
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