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Midstream Oil Gas Company Secured Remote Access for TSA Compliance Case Study

Written by Admin | Jan 27, 2025 5:00:00 AM

Executive Summary

A leading midstream oil and gas company faced a growing challenge: securing remote access to critical infrastructure while complying with new TSA-SD-2E security directives. Their existing remote access tools struggled with low-bandwidth environments, making secure connectivity unreliable at times. With strict compliance deadlines and operational risks at stake, they needed a seamless, regulatory-compliant solution—fast. They chose Xona for its application of zero-trust security principles, rapid deployment, and ability to operate smoothly in bandwidth-limited conditions.

The Challenge

A midstream oil and gas company needed to strengthen its remote access to its critical infrastructure and meet the stringent TSA-SD-2E – which required stricter remote access controls, real-time authentication, and rapid response capabilities in the event of a security incident. Managing 20 distributed si with varying network conditions, the company needed a solution to meet these regulatory requirements, enhance operational efficiency and perform reliably in low-bandwidth environments.

Their Key Challenges Included:

  • Regulatory Compliance – The company sought to align with TSA-SD-2E requirements by implementing secure, auditable access controls without disrupting daily operations.
  • Seamless Remote Access – Their teams needed to quickly and securely connect to critical infrastructure across all sites—regardless of bandwidth constraints.
  • Zero-Trust Enforcement – With users occasionally sharing assets, the company wanted to ensure that every session was authenticated, eliminating cached credential risks, and strengthening security.
  • Operational Resilience – The ability to instantly disable access in case of a cybersecurity event was essential to protecting their infrastructure without impacting productivity.

By selecting Xona, the company found a partner aligned with its mission: to s. The result was a future-proof access strategy that empowered IT and OT teams with the security, agility, and control needed to navigate an evolving regulatory landscape.

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