# Device Authority targets secure digital infrastructure for smart ports

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/device-authority-targets-secure-digital-infrastructure-for-smart-ports/4121262564
- Published: 2026-09-15T11:11:00+01:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

Device Authority has set out a blueprint for how ports can build more secure, scalable
and sustainable digital infrastructure as the number of connected devices and systems
increases.

The Smart, Green Port Blueprint focuses on a practical problem. Ports are adopting
more sensors, connected equipment, IoT platforms, analytics, digital twins and artificial
intelligence. But adding technology in isolation can create fragmented systems, 
duplicated infrastructure and greater security and compliance risk.

Device Authority’s proposed model is designed to address that problem by creating
a common digital foundation.

The blueprint uses a layered architecture covering connected devices, shared infrastructure,
IoT platforms, data management and applications. Security and compliance sit across
the entire structure rather than being added separately. The aim is to make it easier
for port operators to introduce new digital services without rebuilding their infrastructure
for every project.

A standardised architecture can reduce integration complexity, improve visibility
across connected assets and make it easier to control how devices and data are managed.
It can also reduce reliance on individual suppliers. By separating the underlying
infrastructure from the applications running on top of it, ports can retain more
flexibility when adopting new technologies or replacing existing systems.

Smart-port projects can involve large numbers of devices, multiple suppliers and
different operational systems. Without a common framework, complexity can increase
quickly.

Device Authority’s blueprint instead treats security, governance and interoperability
as core infrastructure requirements. The model starts with sensors and field equipment
and moves through shared communications infrastructure and IoT services. Data can
then be contextualised and made available to higher-level applications such as analytics,
digital twins and AI.

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