Solution brief Secure Transportation Modernization With Fortinet
Key takeaways
- Fortinet Security Fabric unifies IT and OT security. A single platform protects converged transportation environments while simplifying compliance reporting.
- Automated threat detection secures critical infrastructure. FortiNDR and virtual patching enable network behavior analysis and rapid response to newly detected threats.
- Insight's 35+ years in public sector ensures compliance-ready solutions. Deep agency relationships and 200+ contract vehicles accelerate secure modernization without service disruption.
The modernization challenge
Modern transportation infrastructure is mission-critical for state and local agencies, but it must be secure. Traffic signals, transit systems, rail operations, and fare systems are relied upon by the public to get where they need to go. Through phased modernization, agencies connect Operational Technology (OT) systems to expansive IT networks, which expand capabilities but also increase cyber risk. Legacy infrastructure also poses cyber risks and falls short of meeting the latest compliance requirements, such as NIST CSF 2.0, FISMA, and state-specific mandates. Transportation agencies need an integrated security approach that protects converged IT and OT environments to ensure operational resilience, supports regulatory compliance and auditability, and enables necessary modernization without disrupting vital citizen services.
Our solution
Fortinet is a compliance-ready, government-aligned security partner ready to assist at a time when cybersecurity is top of mind for agencies.
Fortinet® Security Fabric®, delivered by Insight Public Sector, provides critical IT security capabilities across terminals, rail systems, and transportation operations centers. It helps reduce the complexity and operational burden of legacy infrastructure while enabling security strength, visibility, and control all within a single platform and management console.
Features & benefits
Fortinet Security Fabric is a unified platform that integrates security across both IT and OT transportation environments. It simplifies procurement by consolidating the work of several point solutions into one management console and improves threat detection and response by sharing threat intelligence across the entire environment.
Automate to protect critical OT infrastructure.
Advanced capabilities, such as FortiNDR™, FortiDeceptor™, and virtual patching, provide network behavior analysis, anomaly detection, deception, and automated updates for newly detected threats.
Enhance confidence in transportation environments.
Ruggedized hardware is engineered to maintain reliable performance in harsh field locations.
Accelerate and simplify compliance.
Automated reporting and centralized visibility simplify audit readiness and monitoring compliance within required frameworks.
Real-world outcomes
Fortinet Security Fabric provides benefits to transportation agencies at every level:
State DOTs
IT/OT network segmentation helps block cyberattacks across traffic management centers.
Public transit agencies
Communications-Based Train Control (CBTC) and fare systems are protected, keeping passengers moving safely and on time.
Airports
Operational systems are isolated from passenger networks, secured CCTV, and Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) environments, enabling ongoing visibility of physical security tools.
Tolling
ALPR security is strengthened with support provided for SOC 2 compliance requirements.
About Insight Public Sector
Insight Public Sector, a division of Insight Enterprises, a Fortune 500 Solutions Integrator, helps federal, state, and local government agencies and educational institutions solve complex technology challenges. With 35+ years of deep technical expertise and robust industry partnerships, we combine the right hardware, software, and services to drive real transformation.
By Insight Editor / 25 Aug 2026 / Topics: IT modernization , Networking , Cybersecurity
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