Case Study: SkiStar achieves secure, simplified network and ransomware protection with Palo Alto Networks

Scandinavian Resort Giant Delivers Secure Network Experience for Guests Online and on the Ski Slopes

SkiStar, a leading Scandinavian resort operator running six Alpine destinations, depends on its network for e‑commerce, mobile apps and slope‑side services. Its legacy Cisco ASA firewall, IPS and web proxies let advanced threats through—culminating in a ransomware incident—and risked disruptions to payments, guest services and operations.

SkiStar replaced the legacy stack with Palo Alto Networks’ Next‑Generation Security Platform (PA appliances plus Threat Prevention, URL Filtering, WildFire, Traps and GlobalProtect), giving integrated network and endpoint protection. The solution automatically detects and blocks known and unknown threats, stopped ransomware incidents, extends secure protection to remote users, simplifies administration and saves the IT team hundreds of hours a year while keeping guests’ online and on‑slope experiences secure.

Skistar

Peter Larsson

Chief Information Officer / IT Chief