A reachable management path is the real attack surface
A KVM-over-IP switch does one job. It puts a keyboard, screen, and mouse on a remote machine across the network. In an OT environment, that machine is often an…
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NIAP PP 4.0: isolating networks at one desk
Three security certifications turn up on KVM datasheets: NIAP, Common Criteria, and FIPS 140-3. They are not ranked against each other. Each was written for a…
Data Centre Week: Power Becomes APAC’s Defining Constraint — 26 June 2026
Power, not land, defined the week: Singapore's 700MW Jurong Island park, APAC grid limits, IP-KVM security flaws, DCIM consolidation and Empyrion's Johor approval.
The circuit average is the number that hides the problem
A 50 kW rack is now an ordinary AI deployment. An NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 rack draws around 132 kW. The power chain feeding it, the rack PDU included, was specified…
More sources than the wall can hold
A broadcast control room used to mean a wall of monitors. One display per source, hard-wired, fixed in place. Add a camera, add a feed, find room for another…
Where DCIM actually sits now
A DCIM migration is the project nobody volunteers for. Re-entering asset data, retraining the team, a rollout that runs longer than planned, on a system you…
What drives the switch
A KVM matrix has always waited for a hand. An operator presses a hotkey, a preset, a button, and the source on screen changes. That model holds until the…
The device the review walks past
During operational technology security assessments, critical infrastructure components often slip through the cracks. The serial console server is frequently…
The case for removing the walk
A server hangs at 2 am. The fix takes two minutes at the console. Reaching the console takes a drive, a badge, and a walk to the far end of the data hall. Most…
