When banks talk about cybersecurity, the conversation usually revolves around firewalls, encryption, and access controls. But there’s one critical piece of the puzzle that often gets overlooked: your uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
At Electroline, we specialize in power and cooling solutions that support secure, compliant, and resilient operations– especially in banking and critical infrastructure. We know that your UPS system plays a vital role in maintaining continuity, but if it fails, even momentarily, it can lead to outages, data loss, and serious compliance risks.That’s what it’s essential to understand how your UPS could be a hidden vulnerability – and what steps you can take to strengthen it.
- Power Outages Can Create Security Blind Spots
Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and authentication servers all rely on continuous power. A sudden outage, even for seconds, can shut them down –creating a window where threats can slip through unnoticed. Your backup power should last long enough to keep operations online until full power is restored or a safe shutdown is completed.
How Electroline Can Help: We’ll help ensure that runtime aligns with your security and operational needs, minimizing risk during outages
- Data Integrity is at Risk
Interrupted transactions can corrupt databases or result in incomplete writes. In industries like banking, this could mean lost records, financial discrepancies, lost trust, and compliance headaches.
How Electroline Can Help: UPS systems are engineered to prevent such failures by ensuring seamless power continuity across mission-critical infrastructure. Technologies like surge protection and power distribution systems help stabilize voltage and prevent data corruption during spikes or outages. Our thermal management and precision cooling solutions help to maintain optimal operating conditions for sensitive IT equipment, reducing the risk of heat-induced failures – even during severe weather events, cyberattacks, or equipment failure.
- Compliance Could be Compromised
Regulations like the FFIEC IT Examination Handbook andGLBA Safeguards Rule require uptime and system reliability.f your UPS can’t carry the load during an outage, you risk violating thesestandards – and facing fines or audit findings.
How Electroline Can Help: Our infrastructure solutions directly support these requirements by minimizing downtime and enhancing system resilience. We’ll help you ensure your environment has scalable UPS systems, management tools, and other comprehensive service offerings, including battery health checks and generator testing, to meet audit standards and reduce risk of exposure. Our long-standing partnership with Vertiv further strengthens our ability to deliver compliant, high-performance solutions.
- Aging UPS Systems Can't Keep Up with Modern Banking
UPS units older than 5-7 years may have degraded batteries, fans, or capacitors. This leads to shorter runtimes, higher failure rates, and a greater chance of downtime when protection is most needed.
How Electroline Can Help: With over 45 years of experience, Electroline can help audit your current UPS Fleet, offering tailored assessments and designs to ensure your infrastructure meets today’s demands. We recommend starting by reviewing the age, capacity, and runtime of every UPS protecting your branches, ATMs, and data centers. If any unit can’t support essential systems through your worst-case outage scenarios, it’s time to reassess.
- One UPS = One Point of Failure
Having a single UPS per site might seem sufficient, but it also means one failure could take down an entire branch or data center. N+1 redundancy helps ensure that one issue doesn’t result in a major outage – keeping uptime, compliance, and customer service intact.
How Electroline Can Help: Our solutions are built for mission-critical environments, ensuring high availability and fault tolerance. We’ll help build in redundancy into your operations.
- No Monitoring Means No WarningModern UPS systems allow remote monitoring and real-time alerts, giving IT teams a chance to act before problems escalate. Without these tools, failures often happen without warning – right when you need the system most.
How Electroline Can Help: Electroline’s monitoring tools provide continuous visibility into your power systems, helping you stay ahead of potential issues.
- Preventative Maintenance is Key
UPS batteries, fans, capacitors, and other internal components fail over time. Without a regular maintenance schedule, even the best UPS will eventually let you down.
How Electroline Can Help: Electroline offers proactive service plans and 24/7 support to keep your systems running smoothly and in compliance.
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We help banks and credit unions design, deploy and maintain power redundancy solutions that keep you compliant, protected, and online - no matter what the grid throws at you.Contact us today to schedule a UPS audit.
