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Cybersecurity for transport and logistics operators on Cloudflare.

Brixio secures airlines, airports, rail operators, maritime infrastructure and logistics platforms with Cloudflare deployments built for operational uptime and NIS2 alignment. API security, DDoS protection, and Zero Trust delivered by a certified ASDP with proven experience in Gulf and European transport.

NIS2-aligned ASDP Partner Abu Dhabi Airports reference Follow-the-Sun 24/7

+600%
Aviation cyberattacks
Surge in aviation cyberattacks in 2025 compared with 2024, with airlines, airports and air navigation providers all in scope (IATA Airlines magazine, IATA / EASA data).
11%
ENISA threat share
Share of cyber incidents analysed by ENISA in 2024 that targeted the transport sector. Only public administration was hit harder.
NIS2
Essential entities
Transport operators across aviation, rail, maritime and road are classified as essential entities. ICT risk management and 24h incident reporting are mandatory.
400+
Brixio projects
Cloudflare projects delivered by Brixio across regulated industries, including the Zero Trust deployment at Abu Dhabi Airports.
Sector threat landscape

Cyber threats targeting transport operators

Transport infrastructure does not fail quietly. Every minute of downtime is a public incident. Aviation cyberattacks alone surged 600% between 2024 and 2025, and ENISA ranks transport as the second-most-targeted sector across the EU.

01Customer-facing platforms

DDoS on booking, check-in and tracking

Distributed denial-of-service attacks on a passenger-facing platform during peak operations translate directly into stranded travellers, missed slots and public exposure. One hour of downtime at a major airport during peak operations is estimated at around $1 million.

02Partner ecosystems

API abuse on GDS and partner integrations

Global Distribution Systems, code-share partners, freight forwarders, and frequent-flyer programmes are all exposed via APIs. Each integration is a potential vector for data exfiltration, fraud, or business logic abuse.

03Operational systems

Ransomware and lateral movement

Booking engines, baggage and freight management, port community systems, and ground operations are all in scope when ransomware hits. Credential stuffing on traveller and shipper accounts compounds the entry-vector risk — see the 2025 Qantas incident, exposing 5.7M customer records via a third-party platform.

Transport infrastructure does not fail quietly. Every minute of downtime is a public incident.

BrixioOne
Cloudflare for transport

What we deploy for transport operators

A unified platform addressing the cybersecurity challenges of transport operators: API protection, application and bot defence, network resilience, and identity-based access. Brixio deploys and operates this stack across aviation, rail, maritime, road and travel platforms.

Booking, GDS, partners

API security for booking, GDS and partner integrations

Transport APIs carry passenger data, payment tokens, freight tracking information, and partner credentials. Every endpoint is a target.

  • API Shield with mTLS, JSON Web Token (JWT) validation, and schema enforcement
  • Real-time API traffic monitoring and anomaly detection on partner and customer-facing flows
  • Rate limiting and abuse prevention on booking, payment and tracking APIs
Regulatory alignment

Compliance built into the architecture

Compliance is not a layer added after deployment. It is built into the architecture from the first design workshop.

NIS2 — Network and Information Security Directive 2

EUApplicable since 2025 (national transposition complete)

All transport modes — aviation, rail, maritime, road

ICT risk management, incident reporting within 24h, supply chain oversight, management accountability.

CloudflareZero Trust Access, Gateway SWG, DDoS protection, audit logging, Magic WAN for segmentation.

EASA Part-IS — Information Security for Aviation

EUApplicable across the EU

Airlines, airports, air navigation service providers, aviation manufacturers

Information Security Management System (ISMS), risk assessment, incident reporting.

CloudflareWAF, API Shield, Bot Management, Zero Trust Access, audit logging.

TS 50701 — Cybersecurity for Railway Applications

EUReference standard for EU rail

Rail operators and manufacturers

Cybersecurity lifecycle, zoning and conduit segmentation, secure-by-design.

CloudflareZero Trust Access, Magic WAN segmentation, audit logging.

IMO MSC.428(98) + ISPS Code

GlobalMandatory for shipping operators and port facilities

Shipping operators, port facilities

Cyber risk integrated into Safety Management Systems.

CloudflareZero Trust Access, WAF, API Shield, network segmentation.

PCI-DSS — Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard

GlobalPCI-DSS v4.0 fully enforced since March 2025

Airlines, OTAs, port and freight portals, rail ticketing

Payment card data protection, network segmentation, access control.

CloudflareWAF, Page Shield, network segmentation via Magic WAN, encryption, access logging.

GDPR — General Data Protection Regulation

EUApplicable across the EU

All transport (passenger and shipper data)

Data protection by design and by default, lawful processing, breach notification within 72h.

CloudflareCloudflare Data Localisation Suite, DLP, Zero Trust Access, audit logging.

Talk to a Cloudflare expert about your NIS2 transport roadmap

30 minutes with a senior Brixio engineer. We map your current Cloudflare estate to NIS2, EASA Part-IS, TS 50701 or IMO obligations and identify the top three readiness gaps.

Sub-sectors

Cybersecurity across transport sub-sectors

Aviation

Airlines, airports and air navigation providers under DDoS, GDS API abuse, frequent-flyer credential stuffing and EASA Part-IS pressure.

  • Magic Transit for backbone protection
  • WAF + Bot for passenger platforms
  • API Shield for GDS and code-share
  • Zero Trust for ground operations

Rail and metro

Hybrid environments combining ticketing, real-time information, mobile apps, depot networks and digital signalling under NIS2 and TS 50701.

  • WAF + Bot for ticketing
  • Zero Trust for control rooms
  • Magic WAN for multi-site

Maritime, ports and shipping

Port community systems, terminal operating systems, freight portals and shipping booking platforms exposed to DDoS, API abuse and ransomware under IMO and ISPS.

  • WAF + API Shield for portals
  • Zero Trust for terminal ops
  • DDoS at the network edge

Road transport and logistics

TMS, tracking portals, partner APIs, e-CMR platforms and customs integrations all in scope under NIS2 essential / important entity classification.

  • API Shield for partner APIs
  • Bot management for portals
  • Zero Trust + Magic WAN for depots

Travel platforms and OTAs

OTAs, metasearch, hotel and rail aggregators, corporate travel platforms — high-volume consumer infrastructure where scraping, fare manipulation and payment fraud are constant.

  • Bot management vs scraping
  • WAF + API Shield for booking
  • Page Shield for payment scripts
Why Brixio

Why transport operators choose Brixio for Cloudflare deployments.

Six reasons that come up across every aviation, rail, maritime and logistics engagement.

100% Cloudflare-only

No other activity. Transport operators need depth of expertise on the Cloudflare platform, not surface-level knowledge spread across multiple vendors.

ASDP certified

Authorised Service Delivery Partner with direct escalation to Cloudflare engineering. Decisive when an incident hits a customer-facing platform during peak operations.

Full lifecycle

Others deploy and leave. Brixio operates long-term through managed services, reactive support, and emergency incident response.

Transport sector awareness

Documented experience with airport authorities in the GCC, aviation pipeline in Europe, and a working knowledge of NIS2, EASA Part-IS, TS 50701, IMO and PCI-DSS in their sectoral context.

Follow-the-Sun 24/7

Engineers in Luxembourg, Paris, Dubai and Singapore. Transport operates around the clock. So do we. Critical incidents do not wait for business hours.

ISO 27001:2022

Compliance built into our own operations, not just our clients'. Independent audit, documented controls, and a security posture aligned with NIS2-grade due diligence.

Get started

Start with a Transport Cybersecurity Assessment.

Brixio's professional services team deploys the Cloudflare architecture mapped to your sectoral regulator's expectations. An assessment is the natural starting point.

Trusted and certified
  • ASDPAuthorised Service Delivery Partner
  • ISO27001:2022 certified
  • 400+Projects in regulated industries
FAQ

Transport cybersecurity & Cloudflare deployment

NIS2 classifies transport operators across aviation, rail, maritime and road as essential entities. The directive imposes ICT risk management, incident reporting to national authorities within 24 hours, supply chain oversight (third-party providers must meet equivalent security standards), and explicit management accountability. National transposition deadlines have passed and competent authorities (ANSSI in France, BSI in Germany, NCSC in others) are conducting inspections. Brixio delivers a NIS2 mapping for transport as part of every engagement.

For an airline, Cloudflare typically protects the booking site, mobile app, frequent-flyer portal, GDS and partner APIs, and ground operations access. For an airport, it covers the public website, mobile and web check-in, parking and retail platforms, partner integrations with airlines and ground handlers, and Zero Trust access for terminal operations. Each engagement starts with a scoping assessment to define the perimeter.

Yes. Transport engagements typically involve multiple parties: airport authorities working with airlines, ground handlers, air navigation service providers and customs ; ports working with shipping lines, terminal operators and freight forwarders. Brixio's project management is structured around multi-stakeholder coordination, including documented escalation paths, scheduled change windows, and stakeholder-specific reporting.

EASA Part-IS requires airlines, airports, air navigation service providers and aviation manufacturers to implement an Information Security Management System (ISMS), conduct risk assessments, and report incidents. Cloudflare provides the technical controls that map to the standard: WAF, API Shield, Bot Management, Zero Trust Access, DDoS protection and audit logging. Brixio configures these controls and produces the documentation required for the Part-IS evidence base.

Cloudflare's strength is on IT, web and API perimeters. For OT environments — rail signalling, port operating systems, airport building management, connected vehicle telematics — Brixio applies a coordinated approach in conjunction with our IT/OT Convergence Security solution, with strict zoning between IT and OT zones. We do not replace OT-specific vendors. We secure the IT, network and identity perimeter that increasingly connects to OT.

It depends on scope. A focused WAF, API Shield and Bot Management deployment on a passenger or shipper portal takes 4 to 8 weeks. A Zero Trust rollout across distributed sites typically takes 8 to 12 weeks. A network transformation with Magic WAN across airport, port or depot networks takes 8 to 16 weeks. Every engagement starts with a security assessment that defines scope, dependencies and operational windows.

Yes. Brixio offers Emergency Cloudflare Incident Response with engagement under 60 minutes and no prior contract required. We have intervened on under-attack scenarios across regulated sectors. For transport operators specifically, the emergency response is coordinated with the operational impact (cancelled flights, blocked terminals, halted shipments) and with the regulatory clock (NIS2 incident reporting within 24 hours).

Deployments

Transport clients on Cloudflare

Protect your transport infrastructure with Cloudflare

Whether you operate an airline preparing for EASA Part-IS, an airport facing peak-season DDoS pressure, a rail or metro network under NIS2 scope, a port or shipping operator under IMO obligations, a logistics platform exposed to API and bot abuse, or a travel platform fighting payment fraud, Brixio delivers the Cloudflare deployment with the sectoral awareness and regulatory rigour that transport operators demand.

Talk to an expert

Fleet, hubs, mobility : one verified perimeter.

Tell us where you are with cybersecurity and compliance. A Brixio engineer comes back to you with a clear next step : assessment, roadmap, or scoping call.

  1. You send a short messageTwo minutes, no qualification questionnaire.
    ≤ 5 min
  2. An engineer reviews itWe pick the right next step based on your context and your sector.
    Within 1 business day
  3. Callback scheduledA call with a certified Cloudflare engineer who knows your sector.
    Within a few days
  4. Path forward setAssessment, roadmap, or scoping call, whichever fits your situation.
    Day 1+
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