Data Center

Data Center Security: Physical and Logical Access for Houston Sites

Hawkeye Core Team
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Data center security combines locked racks, badge logs, camera coverage, and strict logical controls on hypervisor management, IPMI interfaces, and admin accounts. Houston businesses often overlook out-of-band management ports exposed to flat networks.

Physical Controls

Limit keys and badges, log visits, and escort vendors in colo cages. Keep spare drives and tapes in locked media safes.

Inventory hardware so decommissioned disks are wiped or destroyed with proof.

Logical Segmentation

Separate management VLANs, disable default IPMI passwords, and require MFA for remote admin access. Patch hypervisors and firmware on a schedule like OS patches.

Audit admin group membership quarterly.

Compliance and Audits

Healthcare, finance, and energy clients need evidence of access reviews and patch history. Hawkeye Core documents changes for auditor requests.

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