SITA – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub and a Strategic Partner of the FTE Baggage Innovation Working Group – is partnering with Palo Alto Networks to deliver comprehensive cybersecurity protection for mission-critical airport applications.
The solution will safeguard access from remote sites, mobile workforce and airport assets such as check-in workstations, self-service kiosks, tablets, smartphones and baggage scanners, enabling smooth passenger flows while also avoiding downtimes and reducing turnaround times where efficiency of operations is a key priority. The partnership will focus on delivering advanced cybersecurity solutions (including Palo Alto Networks Next Generation Firewalls, Prisma SD-WAN Instant-On Network Devices, and Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access) to provide comprehensive network security, connectivity and cloud-based protection, all managed by SITA.
“The need to protect vital digital applications within the transportation industry has never been more acute, given the ever-evolving threat from cyber-attacks,” said Martin Smillie, SITA Senior Vice President for Communications and Data Exchange (CDE). “This agreement delivers industry-leading cybersecurity protection for our airport, airline and other customers, in mission critical areas of their operation. Managed by SITA CyberSOC, this combines Palo Alto Networks best-in-class AI-powered, cloud native Endpoint and Application protection, all optimised and future-proofed to combat cyber threats.”
This innovative solution, called SITA Managed Security Service Edge (SSE), consisting of Palo Alto Networks solutions, offers a complete suite of network security services (such as Secure Web Gateways, intrusion detection, threat intelligence, next generation antivirus or WildFire, DNS protection, SSL decryption and data loss prevention), all seamlessly delivered from Palo Alto Networks’ dedicated cloud platform.
“SITA has provided innovative answers for communications and data exchange to the aviation industry for the past 75 years and is now expanding into other areas of transportation also,” said Patricia Murphy, VP EMEA & LATAM Ecosystems, Palo Alto Networks. “This partnership will begin a transformation of cybersecurity in the air transport industry, helping ensure that critical systems are protected with the most advanced cybersecurity platforms available (platformization) – fostering a safer and more efficient environment for air travel worldwide.”
