Expert: Middle East Attacks on Data Centers Highlight Need for Protections
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 17 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Expert: Middle East attacks on data centers highlight need for protections
By Tonia Moxley
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 . . .
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Expert: Middle East attacks on data centers highlight need for protections
By Tonia Moxley
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 . . .