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AI Security Study: Closing the Gap in Enterprise AI Security

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AIRPORTS

Airport Security That Holds Up Under Real Pressure

Your systems keep passengers, baggage, and aircraft running. UltraViolet unifies red, blue, and purple team capabilities into one integrated program, so you can identify and validate exposure, respond to active threats, and keep airport operations running.



Book a Working Session

~15,000

Investigations run every month

7,000+ 

 Security assessments delivered annually

400+

Global 2000 and federal customers

30+ yrs

Securing the world's most complex organizations

BUILT FOR AIRPORTS

Keep Airport Operations Moving and Prove They're Secure

Protect passenger data and keep terminals and airside systems moving as technology and AI adoption change. UltraViolet connects testing, detection, and response across OT, tenant connections, third parties, AI systems, and critical systems so teams can act on validated risk and provide clear evidence of control performance to leadership, auditors, and TSA.

Validate Defenses Against Real Tradecraft
Test defenses against attacker techniques that could expose passenger data, exploit tenant connections, or disrupt airport systems.
Detect and Respond Before Disruption Spreads
Detect and contain threats earlier with 24/7 monitoring, response, and proactive threat hunting.
Give Airport Leadership and Auditors Clear Evidence
Produce clear evidence of how controls perform to support airport oversight, regulatory reviews, and leadership reporting.
 
 Why UltraViolet for Airports

Offense and Defense, Working as One Integrated Program

Bring offensive testing and defensive operations together so each makes the other stronger. Red team findings feed directly into SOC detections, while blue team telemetry reshapes how the red team tests next, creating a continuous feedback loop that strengthens defenses with every iteration.

Sharpen SOC Detections With Red Team Findings
Use red team findings to improve SOC detection rules, refine response playbooks, and prioritize remediation based on demonstrated exposure.
Test AI Systems Against Real Attack Paths
Apply AI threat modeling and adversarial testing to pipelines, agents, and AI-enabled applications, identifying weaknesses that could expose passenger data or disrupt airport operations.
Work Within the Security Stack You Already Use
Extend coverage across your SIEM, EDR, cloud, and OT platforms without requiring a migration. Named practitioners work transparently within the tools and processes your team already uses.
Test the Attack Paths That Matter Most
Test passenger apps, tenant APIs, cloud infrastructure, VPNs, firewalls, and exposed services against adversary-informed paths that could provide access to critical airport systems.
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No. 19 Managed Security Service Provider
No. 1502 Fastest-Growing Private Company 
Trailblazing MSSP 
Customer Outcomes

How a Major U.S. Airport Operator Strengthened Cyber Resilience

24/7 Defense With Experts Embedded in the Team

International Airport Operator

A major U.S. airport operator partnered with UltraViolet Cyber to protect approximately 6,000 IT and OT endpoints. Managed SOC and Dedicated Defense expanded coverage, strengthened detection, and delivered median response times under one minute for critical alerts.

 

The Challenge

  • Building an in-house SOC exceeded sustainable staffing and budget limits.
  • Lean internal staffing left gaps in overnight and holiday coverage.
  • Existing security tools needed integration, ongoing tuning, and operational support.
  • Security responsibilities spanned airport infrastructure, vendor networks, and terminal operations.
  • TSA’s Security Improvement Plan required measurable detection and response maturity.

The Solution

  • Integrated 24/7 Managed SOC into the airport’s existing security stack.
  • Embedded Dedicated Defense engineers for detection tuning and platform operations.
  • Introduced TORQ automation for alert enrichment and emergency SMS notifications.
  • Enabled pre-authorized response actions and supported weekend and holiday incidents.
  • Supported TSA security planning, regulatory conversations, and vulnerability management improvements.
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We couldn't have made it through this without you and your team. Your commitment, technical depth, and responsiveness in critical moments made all the difference. - CIO, Major U.S. Airport Operator

Built on Regulations, Standards, and Frameworks That Make Security Measurable

Engagements map findings and defensive coverage to established regulations, frameworks, and standards, giving your team a consistent way to measure exposure, validate progress, evaluate AI risk, and communicate resilience to airport commissions, TSA, and federal partners.

SECURITY FOR YOUR PRIORITIES 

Services Aligned to the Work that Matters

Start with your highest-priority risks, then align the right mix of testing, detection, response, and validation. Get practical next steps grounded in the demands of airports, helping your security team, IT and OT engineers, and SOC protect passenger data while keeping terminals and airside systems running.

Validate Detection Against Real Attacker Techniques

Purple team exercises run adversary techniques against your live environment while the SOC watches, confirming which attacks are prevented, which are detected, and closing the gaps before an attacker or auditor finds them.

Managed SOC · Purple Teaming

Find Vulnerabilities in Airport OT

Baggage handling, access control, and building systems can be difficult to patch without affecting operations. Testing is scoped around operational constraints to identify firmware, network, and configuration gaps while minimizing disruption risk.

Penetration Testing Services

Assess Airport AI Risk

Assess AI used in passenger services and airport operations through threat modeling, adversarial testing, and program assessment. Identify security gaps and prioritize improvements before deployment and as systems change.

AI Security Services · AISec Program Assessment

Assess Tenant and Vendor Risk

Connections with airlines, concessions, ground handlers, and technology vendors can introduce exposure. Embedded practitioners assess third-party access, maintain your risk register, and help prioritize weaknesses that could affect airport operations.

Dedicated Defense · Penetration Testing Services 

Identify Where Passenger Data Is Exposed

Application security testing identifies exposure across parking, Wi-Fi, ticketing, and mobile applications, addressing PCI gaps and reducing the risk of passenger data theft and extortion.

Application Security Testing · Penetration Testing Services

Extend Your Security Team

Named practitioners work across SOC, detection engineering, SIEM, and third-party risk, using your tools and following your processes to cover nights, holidays, and incidents while producing the evidence TSA expects.

Managed SOC · Dedicated Defense

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you test operational technology without disrupting flights?
We plan testing around operational continuity. Baggage handling, access control, and building systems are tested within a scope and schedule agreed with your operations team, using techniques matched to each system's tolerance. Where detection validation is in scope, we also assess whether your controls identify the tested activity. Your team gets clear findings and remediation priorities, with testing designed to minimize operational risk.