UK datacentres to be designated critical infrastructure

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/12/uk-datacentres-critical-infrastructure-cyber-protection

Facilities to receive greater protection in attempt to reduce potential impact of adverse incidents or attacks

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smallpatatas@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Isn't technofeudalism great?

legocorp@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Don't know where you drew this conclusion but it seems like a logical move, since Russians are constantly attacking the infra structure.

smallpatatas@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

This move, at least on the face of it, seems to privilege the cloud giants over say, a company that maintains its own servers. That's effectively a handout of public resources to those already fabulously wealthy and powerful corporations.

That's where I drew the conclusion from