Transdev's cloud-first approach

Public transportation network operator Transdev is employing a cloud-first approach to manage technological obsolescence. Under that aim, the organisation has selected Netskope to better secure data in the cloud and to connect and secure employees wherever they are located.

Transdev has installed Netskope Private Access (a ZTNA solution) and Next Gen Secure Web Gateway (NG-SWG) — both parts of Netskope’s security service edge (SSE) platform. Technical rollout commenced in France before extending to Germany, Canada and Australia, enabling data and threat protection for enhanced user experiences of connectivity to the cloud both in the office and remotely.

“Netskope’s zero trust solution, alongside its next-gen Secure Web Gateway, gives us optimised data and network visibility and security,” said Yann Boulet, Head of Networks and Telecoms Group at Transdev.

“With Netskope’s technology, the Transdev teams can now better identify and analyse suspicious behaviour and malicious activity in real time, and implement appropriate security measures to prevent potential attacks. Ultimately, our data is safer and we can better meet our data protection responsibilities.”

Netskope’s NG-SWG allows Transdev to determine — and train employees on — acceptable use policies for different categories of websites and applications, including supporting nuanced policy decisions based on evolving zero trust factors around user, device and data type.

As a cloud-native platform, Netskope can also differentiate between different instances of cloud application (personal and corporate OneDrive, for example). Netskope NPA provides zero trust network access to private applications. This enables Transdev to protect data and resources with application-level access control based on user identity and device security posture.

Netskope’s global NewEdge infrastructure helps ensure the company is compliant with all the necessary regulations — including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in France and Germany, and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in Canada, as well as giving options for data sovereignty to meet the company’s preferences.

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