Case Study: Melbourne Airport strengthens cybersecurity and prevents DDoS attacks with Cloudflare

Melbourne Airport protects 25 million travelers annually with Cloudflare

Melbourne Airport, the second-busiest airport in Australia, faced the challenge of securing its complex technological ecosystem and critical infrastructure against cyber threats, including DDoS attacks. This was a responsibility of national importance, made more difficult by offering free public Wi-Fi to over 100,000 daily users. They turned to vendor Cloudflare for a solution, initially implementing its Web Application Firewall (WAF).

Using Cloudflare's WAF and later Magic Transit for infrastructure protection, the airport streamlined its security and gained greater visibility and control. The Cloudflare solution was straightforward to implement and allowed the team to recognize problems and make adjustments rapidly from a central dashboard. This ensured uptime for all traveler services, protected against DDoS attacks, and established Cloudflare as a trusted security partner.

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