Data centres are the beating heart of the digital economy. They host the information that powers AI models, financial transactions, cloud platforms, and critical national infrastructure. Operators are rightly investing heavily in sustainability and efficiency, from closed-loop and waterless cooling to AI-driven thermal management. Yet while the industry debates water use and energy consumption, a more immediate risk often goes unnoticed: the cybersecurity of the very systems that keep data centres cool and operational.
Modern cooling systems are not standalone units. They are tightly integrated into building management systems (BMS) and data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) platforms that manage temperature, humidity, and airflow across…
