Data Centers Knocked Out
Yandex says drone attacks damaged three of its data centers, shutting two down and leaving cloud customers unable to reach some of their stored files.
Key terms
AP Cybersecurity alignment
- 2.1.D.2An asset is anything valuable. Assets include financial resources, intellectual property, data, digital infrastructure, physical property, and reputation.Learning objective: Describe the risk assessment process.
- 2.2.B.1Threats include human adversaries seeking to cause harm or disruption as well as natural disasters. Natural disasters can cause physical damage or destruction to computers and data as well as disruption of digital services…Learning objective: Explain how threats can exploit common physical vulnerabilities to cause loss, damage, disruption, or destruction to assets.
AP Networking alignment
- 4.1.A.5When availability is compromised, systems have unexpected periods of time when they are out of service. A breach of availability can be identified by: • an inability to access systems, networks, or resources • slow or dropped…Learning objective: Identify evidence of compromised confidentiality, integrity, or availability.
- 4.1.B.1Network connectivity supports essential tasks such as communication, data access, and service delivery. When connectivity is unreliable, users or employees may lose access to essential systems, which can lead to delays,…Learning objective: Explain how unreliable connectivity impacts organizations.
- 4.6.B.1Redundancy improves network reliability by ensuring backup solutions are available if a primary system fails. Common redundancy strategies include: • implementing backup power through generators or UPS • connecting secondary…Learning objective: Identify ways to improve the reliability and availability of networked systems.