Document Type
Report
Publication Date
9-17-2026
Abstract
This report is intended to inform DHS officials, law enforcement, critical infrastructure personnel, and the wider Intelligence Community on the urgent physical and digital threat landscape confronting domestic data center infrastructure.
The growth of technologies that are reliant on data centers, most notably AI, has transformed these facilities from passive data repositories into multi-dimensional platforms that are attractive targets for hostile state and non-state actors.
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Recommended Citation
Chen, Kevin and McDermott, Katrina, "Evaluating the Physical, Digital, and Sovereign Risks to U.S. Data Centers" (2026). Reports, Projects, and Research. 175.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/ncitereportsresearch/175