Bottom line: Permanent customer data loss in Bahrain and UAE due to Iranian strikes.
What's happening: Iranian drone strikes on June 21, 2022, at AWS facilities in Manama, Bahrain, and Abu Dhabi, UAE, resulted in significant infrastructure damage, including a major data center outage.
What to do: CISOs should immediately initiate incident response plans, including notifying customers and AWS, to minimize potential fallout and ensure continuity of operations.