Why Couldn’t Yandex and Sber Prevent the Attacks on Their Data Centers? Meduza Explains

Why Couldn’t Yandex and Sber Prevent the Attacks on Their Data Centers? Meduza Explains

After a series of strikes on Yandex data centers, the Ukrainian Armed Forces also reached Sber’s data-storage infrastructure. Why were these facilities so vulnerable to the drone threat? Did the companies have any chance of preventing the attacks? And how can facilities like these be protected at all? We explain in our analysis.

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Why Were Data Centers So Vulnerable to Drone Attacks? Could Yandex and Sber Have Prevented These Strikes?

After the strikes on Yandex data centers, pro-war channels accused the company of inaction and all but sabotage. Critical infrastructure facilities proved completely unprotected against drone attacks. Now the same accusations will likely be directed…