Federal agencies are investing in modernizing their digital infrastructure. They need more data center capacity and new capabilities to keep up with data growth and meet demand for advanced technologies like AI. However, these investments can have unintended consequences: They make an attractive target for state-sponsored hacker groups and other cybercriminals. Just like criminals have traditionally targeted banks because that’s where the money is, today’s cybercriminals are targeting data centers because that’s where the data is. Data has become an asset with tremendous value, and agencies need a strategy that accounts for the risks facing their data and applies the…

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