A healthcare organization is designing a new data center facility that will house critical patient information systems. Which of the following design considerations would BEST address both environmental threats and unauthorized physical access concerns?
Place the facility in a high-traffic area for easier maintenance access
Use glass walls throughout the data center to maintain visibility of all equipment
Design the facility away from flood plains and with proper access control systems
Build the data center on the top floor with large windows to reduce humidity
The correct answer involves designing the facility away from flood plains while implementing proper access control systems. This approach simultaneously addresses environmental threats (avoiding flood-prone areas) and physical security concerns (restricting unauthorized access). A layered approach to data center security must account for both natural hazards and human threats. The other options fail to provide comprehensive protection: glass walls compromise security despite visibility benefits, high-traffic locations increase rather than decrease security risks, and top-floor locations with large windows create vulnerabilities to both environmental threats and physical security breaches.
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