Cybersecurity in the airport sector

About OPAIN

Already in 2021, the airport sector had become one of the key targets of cyber attackers worldwide. A risk that in 2020 alone presented an increase of 530% over previous years’ figures., according to data from the European organization Eurocontrol.

Bogota’s El Dorado Airport is one of the most important airports in South America, being the 2nd with the most traffic in the region (34.9 million travelers, 41 domestic and 45 international destinations, according to 2019 data). In addition, it was the first airport in the entire continent to receive 5 stars by Skytrax, a firm specializing in international transport quality.

Today, the concession management company, OPAIN, relies on Sofistic for the centralization of its cybersecurity, which has enabled a complete analysis and visualization of threats with a 98% reduction of incidents.

Goals

As a critical infrastructure, airport cybersecurity is vital to maintaining the flow of passengers and the integrity of its travelers’ data.  Among the main challenges posed by the project, the following stood out:

Real-time threat visualization and classification through AI of the level of risk to speed up response.

Improved protection of teleworking equipment.

Measures implemented with the support of Sofistic

Results