White paper - EMC and secure facilities

Electromagnetic Security for Data Centres

Emission security is the layer most data centre designs leave exposed. The white paper sets out the risks, the standards and how a shielded facility contains them.

• The three electromagnetic risks, and the one most designs overlook
• What ISO 27001, NIS2, NSPA and NCSC guidance require and the shielding gap each leaves
• How a shielded facility contains compromising emanations

Standards referenced: NATO SDIP-27, ISO/IEC 27001, NIS2, NSPA, NCSC guidance & IEEE 299

The white paper

What the white paper covers

Written for stakeholders in data centre design and build, the paper sets out the electromagnetic risks, the standards that apply and a proportionate way to address them.

• Why the electromagnetic layer is the part of the security stack most designs leave exposed
• Compromising emanations and emission security, with the evidence they leak real data
• The regulatory picture, and where ISO 27001, NIS2, NSPA, NCSC guidance and CNI status each stop short of shielding

• TEMPEST and NATO SDIP-27 secure facility requirements
• RF shielding and RF filtering as cyber security controls
• A defence-in-depth model for the modern data centre