Secure Architectures for Critical Aviation Systems | Case Study

6 months

Data centre migration exited earlier than planned

circa £3m

Saved by remediating a legacy software issue

Cloud migration secured

Seamless, secure and future-proof

BYOD secured

Compliant, unified and operationally sound

The opportunity

Fragmented CNI security jeopardising global operations

Unsecured aviation systems and fragmented CNI security jeopardised global operations, demanding integrated solutions for comprehensive infrastructure protection.
The estate spanned legacy on-premise systems, an in-flight cloud migration and a growing mobile device population, with no unified architectural standard across them.

What we delivered

Architecture, designed in rather than retrofitted

Implemented a secure BYOD strategy, including the associated policies and standards.
Designed security controls for data centre migration to the cloud, ensuring secure legacy system retirement.
Remediated a legacy software issue affecting customer logins, with both strategic and tactical solutions.
Developed a network segmentation model for enhanced security and business continuity.
Implemented a file erasure programme for GDPR compliance.
Created a Power Apps policy for secure and consistent deployments.
Designed security controls for robotic process automation, integrated with privileged access management.
Streamlined firewall rule change requests with a standardised process.
Collaborated with the National Crime Agency on critical security issues.

The outcome

Best-practice CNI security, integrating IT and OT

Robust, secure architectures were designed and implemented for critical aviation systems, ensuring global operations aligned with regulations.
Best-practice CNI security was established, integrating IT and OT solutions and fostering a comprehensive security posture across the organisation.

Secure architectureCloud migrationBYODNetwork segmentationGDPRRPA securityIT / OTNCA collaboration

Cyber & Information Security

CISO expertise, GRC and certification, security architecture, IAM and PAM, infrastructure and operational security.

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Cloud Security & Software Engineering

Managed cloud security, secure DevOps and code control, CI/CD, technical modernisation and secure migration.

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