America’s digital transportation networks face rising cyber risks. Unsecured transport cabinets are “low-hanging fruit” for threat actors, easily opened with cheap keys, causing serious damage. The use of 40-60 different cybersecurity products creates fragmentation. State and local agencies must transition from fragmented legacy solutions to intelligent consolidation.

This guide outlines how transportation leaders can transition off fragmented legacy security and implement a single, best-of-breed platform:

• Enforcement > Visibility: True security requires the ability to prevent and block malicious threats, not just detect anomalous activity.
• Ruggedized Connectivity: Implement Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFWs) designed for harsh environments. Leverage 5G to embed wireless connectivity to solve the logistical constraint of running fiber to remote highway cabinets.
• AI-Powered Defense: Use AI and Machine Learning (ML) to identify devices, providing over 130 data points, enabling application-aware policies to automatically block any deviation, and applying microsegmentation to contain the “blast radius” if access is gained.

Threat actors won’t wait for agencies to improve their defenses. Get the detailed strategy you need to secure your critical infrastructure systems now.