In an era defined by data-driven decision-making and digital transformation, data centers have emerged as the backbone of global information infrastructure. These facilities house tremendous volumes of sensitive data, making them prime targets for cyber threats. As such, implementing appropriate standard cybersecurity practices, including network segmentation, encryption, access controls and continuous monitoring, is important, particularly with AI agents and autonomous attack strategies. In this guest article, Alston & Bird partners Jennifer Everett and Kate Hanniford discuss the cybersecurity risk landscape for data centers and offer measures for securing them. See “How to Select the Latest Cloud Security Tools and Platforms” (Aug. 21, 2024).