Why Liquid Cooling Systems Threaten Data Center Security & Our Water Supply

The report explains that rising AI-driven compute needs are increasing data center water consumption—primarily for liquid cooling—creating both environmental stress on freshwater supplies and operational risk; it warns that water and cooling systems are becoming attractive targets for cyberattacks and urges operators to pursue sustainability (alternative water sources, efficient cooling, cooler-site siting) and strengthened cybersecurity (monitoring, risk assessments, zero-trust, public–private resilience) to prevent outages and protect critical infrastructure.