ABSTRACT
In a study of security trends conducted in the summer of 2004, The ASIS Security Foundation, in
cooperation with Eastern Kentucky University and the National Institute of Justice, released a report
entitled ASIS Foundation Security Report: Scope and Emerging Trends. Of the security and information
technology professionals surveyed, 46 percent identified computer and network security as their biggest
concern. At the heart of concern for network security is the data center or mission-critical information
technology facility where architectural, engineering, network, and building systems converge. Data center
functionality can assume the traditional role of an enterprise computer room or more specific roles such
as an Internet Service Provider (ISP), Application Service Provider (ASP), financial organizations,
E-commerce, parcel shippers, government or defense industries, or other specialized purpose.
