Absolutely, it is part of the critical infrastructure now, since everything is in the cloud, including certain software from other critical infrastructure (transport, energy, banking). In the Iran conflict both Oracle and AWS infrastructure was targeted.
Yes, and the article mentions the targeted AWS infrastructure.
But the question wasn't so much about targeting critical infrastructure, but about dual-use data centers, that is, critical infrastructure used for both civil and military purposes.
> “Why have we gotten to the point where we have permitted militaries of various states to use civilian commercial data centers for their military purposes? By potentially using them and relying on them, they have opened them up to the possibility of becoming military targets.”
Absolutely, it is part of the critical infrastructure now, since everything is in the cloud, including certain software from other critical infrastructure (transport, energy, banking). In the Iran conflict both Oracle and AWS infrastructure was targeted.
Yes, and the article mentions the targeted AWS infrastructure.
But the question wasn't so much about targeting critical infrastructure, but about dual-use data centers, that is, critical infrastructure used for both civil and military purposes.
> “Why have we gotten to the point where we have permitted militaries of various states to use civilian commercial data centers for their military purposes? By potentially using them and relying on them, they have opened them up to the possibility of becoming military targets.”