BLACKSBURG, Va., March 16 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
In the widening U.S./Israeli conflict with Iran, data centers have become military targets, causing service outages and threatening billions of dollars of investment by U.S. companies like Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Oracle.
"Data centers are becoming an essential part of modern infrastructure, and many digital services depend on them," said Virginia Tech cybersecurity expert Murat Kantarcioglu. "Just as people plan for power outages after a storm, users and consumers may increasingly need to prepare for scenarios in which a digital service is unavailable for an extended period."
While the recent Amazon Web Services outa...