Intelligent CISO Issue 14 | Page 52

COVER STORY approximately 1.5 million employees and will have the ability to connect up to 200 million passengers in over 300 destinations, annually. The airport is currently being constructed in an area of 76.5 million square metres, north of Istanbul, which is Turkey’s largest city and Europe’s fourth most populated city; currently with 15 million residents and seven million foreign visitors a year. Because Turkey sits geographically at the centre of four critical regions – Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe – this airport will be considered a central hub for the world. Built with security as a foundation IGA is constructing the Istanbul Airport from the ground up. But before even 52 We have built Istanbul’s airport as the world’s largest airport and with security as a foundation. In order to ensure the most effective security solution for this airport, IGA engaged with Destel, a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) partner, to fully understand the best options for the airport. An integrated security solution was one of the most important requirements for IGA. Scalability was also crucial as IGA continues to expand, as well as robust endpoint protection. An airport that scales needs a security solution that scales too beginning construction, security was always a priority in the airport leadership’s blueprints. IGA acknowledged the importance of encompassing a strong security infrastructure and had plans to build the world’s largest airport with security as a core foundation. To fully secure the airport, IGA and Destel deployed the Cisco AMP Everywhere solution, which encompasses Cisco AMP for Endpoints, AMP for Networks, AMP for Email, AMP for Web and Threat Grid. With a full Cisco Security integrated architecture, IGA feels confident that Issue 14 | www.intelligentciso.com