Zero Trust Hardware Access for Airports

Airports have evolved into complex cyber-physical environments where thousands of connected hardware assets support critical operations, from passenger processing to airside systems and third-party services. In such an interconnected ecosystem, a single compromised device can trigger widespread disruption across airport operations.

While airports have invested heavily in cybersecurity controls, a critical gap remains: the inability to verify the true identity of connected devices at the hardware level. Traditional identifiers are unreliable, and asset inventories quickly become outdated in dynamic, multi-stakeholder environments.
To address this, a Zero Trust approach to airport hardware security extends verification to the physical layer, enabling organizations to accurately identify devices, assess risk, and enforce security based on evidence, not assumptions. Trust must begin before network access, at the hardware itself.

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