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dedicated to the safety of the visitors, operators and pavilions,” confirmed Mirko
Berlier, Cisco Systems Engineer & Expo 2015 Architect. “The systems of video
surveillance, access control for the Expo area and even the sensors for fire and
intrusion detection were all connected to the IP network”.
Berlier, Cisco Systems Engineer & Expo 2015 Architect. “The systems of video
surveillance, access control for the Expo area and even the sensors for fire and
intrusion detection were all connected to the IP network”.
All the information and data collected and correlated in real time was shared
with the Command and Control Center, whose team played a decisive role by
taking charge of all the systems designed to protect people and property.
with the Command and Control Center, whose team played a decisive role by
taking charge of all the systems designed to protect people and property.
Tightly integrated with the physical security systems, IT security played
a leading role at Expo 2015, the first in history to be entirely supported
by systems and solutions based on an IP network. All the Expo Smart
City services, the heart of the event, in other words, were enabled by
digital applications and platforms. “A successful attack could have totally
jeopardized Expo,” noted Berlier, “by preventing the turnstiles from opening,
for example, or jamming the physical security systems, or blocking the
attractions in the pavilions, with serious damage to the event and the
reputation of the organizers.”
a leading role at Expo 2015, the first in history to be entirely supported
by systems and solutions based on an IP network. All the Expo Smart
City services, the heart of the event, in other words, were enabled by
digital applications and platforms. “A successful attack could have totally
jeopardized Expo,” noted Berlier, “by preventing the turnstiles from opening,
for example, or jamming the physical security systems, or blocking the
attractions in the pavilions, with serious damage to the event and the
reputation of the organizers.”
So Cisco designed a network infrastructure that consistently prioritized
security, to ensure a level of protection that corresponded to next
generation criteria. “The events detected by physical security devices like
the video surveillance cameras and the sensors were matched with the
protections against attacks and malware,” said Guido Arnone, Director of
Technical and Digital Innovation for Expo 2015. “Applying Cisco’s Internet of
Everything approach to safeguarding persons and property was a winning
move, because the correlation of data and processes enabled the Control
Center to make and implement the most appropriate choices.”
security, to ensure a level of protection that corresponded to next
generation criteria. “The events detected by physical security devices like
the video surveillance cameras and the sensors were matched with the
protections against attacks and malware,” said Guido Arnone, Director of
Technical and Digital Innovation for Expo 2015. “Applying Cisco’s Internet of
Everything approach to safeguarding persons and property was a winning
move, because the correlation of data and processes enabled the Control
Center to make and implement the most appropriate choices.”
Traditional security policy functionalities were guaranteed by the high-
performance Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) firewall which served
the security needs of the central data centers and the pavilions. “Thanks to
this architecture, we were able to control all traffic to and from the public
network and the cloud,” said Berlier.
performance Cisco ASA (Adaptive Security Appliance) firewall which served
the security needs of the central data centers and the pavilions. “Thanks to
this architecture, we were able to control all traffic to and from the public
network and the cloud,” said Berlier.
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More than half a million intrusion attempts and over
10,000 attempts to take control of applications and
devices were blocked by Cisco security, pervasive right
across the network.
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