Resilient Connectivity and Endpoint Security for Transportation & Logistics
See, secure, and keep every crew member connected, on or off the network, even when Wi-Fi and cellular coverage are unreliable. Absolute delivers firmware-embedded endpoint resilience and self-healing Zero Trust connectivity across ruggedized fleets, so airlines, freight and logistics providers, and transit operators can keep crews moving without costly downtime.
Securing an always-moving, always-connected workforce
Transportation and logistics organizations are the lifeline of a strong economy, but they run on mobile devices that never stop moving, through terminals, tarmacs, depots, and vehicles, in network conditions that are anything but stable. Field crews, dispatch, and maintenance teams all need reliable, secure access to keep operations running, and a dropped session, a stalled app, or an unpatched device can threaten turnaround times, worker safety, service levels, and compliance all at once.
To keep crews connected, safe, and compliant, IT teams are working through three connected challenges:
- Brittle, unreliable connectivity: Field devices roam constantly between Wi-Fi access points and cellular networks. Legacy VPNs treat every hiccup as a hard disconnect, forcing re-authentication loops that crash mission-critical apps and pull workers' attention away from safety-critical tasks.
- VPN risk and compliance pressure: Legacy VPNs grant broad network access once authenticated, expanding the attack surface, while regulated environments like aviation face strict mandates on remote access management.
- Visibility blind spots: Whether it's a scanning app freezing or a ruggedized device dropping off the network entirely, IT is often working from second-hand reports instead of real telemetry, turning every fix, or every lost device, into guesswork.
Absolute's autonomous cyber resilience platform gives transportation and logistics IT teams a way to see, secure, and keep every device connected at scale, so crews stay productive and safe without adding headcount.
of cyberattacks targeted manufacturing, logistics, and transportation between 2023 and 2025.
QBE Insurance Group, via Cobalt, 2026
of transport-sector attacks were driven by ransomware, ahead of DDoS and phishing.
Cyber Defense Center of Maticmind, 2025
increase in major cyberattacks against transportation over five years.
Cyber Defense Center of Maticmind, 2025
With Absolute Security, you can…
Maintain persistent, self-healing sessions that survive Wi-Fi-to-cellular handoffs. When a user's Wi-Fi stutters or they switch to a cellular hotspot, the connection stays open instead of forcing a re-authentication loop that crashes applications and drops data.
Fraport uses this approach to give 700 field employees seamless roaming across a 5,000-acre airport property, eliminating the connectivity trouble tickets that used to distract workers from safety-critical tasks on the tarmac.
Move from broad-access VPNs to least-privilege, per-application Zero Trust Network Access, verified by identity, device posture, and context, so a compromised credential can't be used to move laterally across the network.
In regulated environments like aviation, this also supports compliance with strict remote-access mandates, while giving mobile crews an always-on connection they don't have to think about.
Combine deep endpoint telemetry with automated remediation to detect, diagnose, and repair connectivity and application issues before crews even notice something is wrong, replacing guesswork with real data.
Real-time network and endpoint performance monitoring also gives IT the evidence to work with mobile carriers and infrastructure teams, turning vague connectivity complaints into actionable diagnostics.
Maintain an always-accurate, firmware-level inventory of every ruggedized device, on or off the network, including location, security posture, and hardware/software state.
Remote freeze, wipe, and geofencing keep at-risk devices under control even after they leave a depot or terminal, so a missing tablet or Toughbook doesn't turn into a data-loss incident.
Keep crews moving and every device accounted for: A reality check for transportation and logistics IT
Hybrid, field-based work depends on the fragile territory between a worker's device and their applications. When Wi-Fi stutters or a device switches to a cellular hotspot, a legacy VPN doesn't pause, it quits, forcing a re-authentication loop that kills applications and frustrates crews.
Absolute Secure Access stabilizes the connection instead of just tunneling it.
- Session/Tunnel Resilience: Maintain active sessions during network disruptions and reconnect automatically without data loss.
- Automatic Failovers: Seamlessly switch to backup paths or networks during outages while keeping critical applications available.
- Connectivity Health Monitoring: Proactively monitor end-to-end network performance to resolve latency, jitter, or packet loss in real time.
With Absolute Security, you manage 10,000 to 100,000+ endpoints from a single console, without adding headcount. With Absolute Security, crews stay online and productive at the speed of thought, not the speed of a fragile VPN.
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The perimeter is gone, but many transportation IT environments still operate as if it exists. Legacy VPNs grant broad network access once authenticated, so a compromised credential lets attackers move laterally with ease.
Absolute Secure Access enforces least-privilege, per-application Zero Trust policies instead.
- Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA): Enforce least-privilege, per-app access so users only see what they're authorized to use.
- Posture-Based Policy Enforcement: Verify device encryption, OS version, and anti-malware status before granting access.
- Resilient User Experience: Handle packet loss, jitter, and network switching seamlessly to prevent session drops.
With Absolute Security, mobile crews get seamless connectivity across any network, HQ, depot, or the field, while IT gains centralized visibility and control.
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Digital friction shows up everywhere in transportation operations, on the tarmac, in the cab, and at the gate, not just for office-based remote workers. When an app crashes, IT is often left piecing together second-hand clues instead of real telemetry.
Absolute's Digital Experience Resilience approach combines Secure Access DEM and Secure Endpoint DEX to create a self-healing, self-optimizing environment.
- Real-Time Endpoint Visibility: Live endpoint health telemetry and unified experience scoring across the fleet.
- Autonomous Self-Healing: Auto-detect and fix issues through closed-loop remediation, reducing manual IT workload.
- AI-Driven Anomaly Detection: Machine-learning-based detection and rapid root cause identification, so problems get flagged before they become tickets.
With Absolute Security, you move from reactive firefighting to proactive resilience, and from vague complaints to a measurable digital experience.
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Ruggedized laptops and tablets travel constantly across depots, tarmacs, hangars, and vehicles, which makes them easy to lose track of and hard to recover once they go off-network.
Absolute anchors visibility in the one place that can't be deleted or disabled: the firmware.
- Firmware-Level Discovery: Automatically inventory every device, including ones that have dropped off the radar, even off-network or after a reimage.
- Remote Freeze, Wipe, and Geofencing: Lock or wipe a lost or at-risk device instantly, and flag suspicious movement.
- Hardware/Software Visibility: Get a real-time view of every device's apps, hardware, and usage across the fleet.
With Absolute Security, a missing tablet or Toughbook stays traceable and controllable long after it leaves the depot.
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The autonomous cyber resilience platform built for transportation and logistics
Absolute is factory-embedded across a large base of endpoints, enabling a persistent, undeletable digital connection to every device. Firmware-embedded persistence keeps visibility and control alive even when devices are wiped, reimaged, or off-network, and endpoint resilience keeps device controls healthy and self-healing across the fleet, whether crews are on the tarmac, in a depot, or on the road.
What transportation and logistics leaders are saying
The IT department has received zero trouble tickets related to application crashes or connectivity issues. Absolute Secure Access solved our problems.
Absolute Secure Access is unified for the entire fleet. The agent technology works the same way for all devices, which saves us time in training, preparation, and maintenance. The implementation is also very fast. It took us just one day to install the server and then we simply deployed the agents to 300 computers through Microsoft SCCM.
Our approximately 400 administrative employees use the Absolute Secure Access technology constantly - whether in the on-site office, in the home office or on the move.
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Frequently asked questions about transportation and logistics cybersecurity solutions
A legacy VPN is binary: a crew member is connected or they aren't. Absolute's resilient connectivity creates a persistent session layer that survives network interruptions, keeping apps open even when the underlying connection is broken.
Yes. It's built to handle the jitter, latency, and frequent IP switching inherent in 4G and 5G cellular networks, which makes it well suited to airport, depot, and roadside connectivity.
No. The client can be deployed silently through standard device management tools and centrally managed, and it has been rolled out to fleets ranging from a few hundred to tens of thousands of devices.
Yes. Web-based access options and specific policies enable secure third-party or unmanaged device access without extending full network trust.
Absolute provides continuous device visibility, encryption status monitoring, and audit-ready reporting that can support remote-access compliance mandates such as those enforced by aviation authorities. This strengthens your compliance posture; it is not a substitute for legal or regulatory review of your specific obligations.