LOCAL
Perfect score: RSW rated No. 1 in the U.S. for this type of security
<a href="https://www.<a href="https://todaytrendnews7.com/49ers-news-welcome-to-the-bay-khadarel-and-ogbo/” title=”49ers News: Welcome to the Bay, KhaDarel and Ogbo”>news-press.com/staff/2646996001/mark-h-bickel/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>
Mark H. BickelFort Myers News-Press & Naples Daily News
Aug. 6, 2026, 5:03 a.m. ET
- Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) has the most secure website of all major U.S. airports.
- A study by GoLogin tested 144 airport websites on four key cybersecurity factors.
- RSW was the only airport to achieve a perfect security score of 100.
It’s never easy to be perfect at anything, but Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers has achieved perfection in the world of cybersecurity
New data reveals that Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) has the most secure website of all 144 of America’s small, medium, and large hub airports.
Anti-detect browser GoLogin tested website security at airports by rating each airport website’s settings across four key cybersecurity factors:
- HTTP security headers
- Email authentication settings
- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) security
- Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) settings.
These factors were weighted according to how much damage could be done through lax security in those settings.
Each airport was given a grade for each metric from A+ or Pass, to 0 or Fail, then these grades were converted to scores out of 100. The scores were combined with the weightings for each metric to give a weighted security score out of 100. This security score was then used to rank the airports
RSW scored a perfect 100 for security to top the list of airports that were rated. No other airport in the study had such rigorous security settings for its website
According to the analysis, 1 in 6 (17%) airports nationally lacked the email security settings that would prevent hackers from easily impersonating them in phishing attacks
Where do other Florida airports rank for cybersecurity?
- St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport was second in Florida and tied for sixth place nationally, with a score of 82.3 out of 100.
- Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport ranked seventh in America and third in the Sunshine State.
- Miami International Airport was fourth in Florida and tied for 21st place nationally. Miami International’s score of 68.5 out of 100.
- Orlando Sanford International Airport rounded out Florida’s top five airports for website security and placed 23rd nationally (66 out of 100).
Nationally, rounding out the Top-5 after RSW are: 2-Manchester/Boston Regional Airport (97.3), 2-Richmond International Airport (97.3), 3-Charlotte Douglas International Airport (86.5), 4-El Paso International Airport (85.0), 5-Philadelphia International Airport (83.5)
What they are saying: Airport cybersecurity
“Southwest Florida International showed the rest of the country how it’s done when it comes to website security, with the study identifying no vulnerabilities on its website,” said Eugene Stepnov, Head of Marketing atGoLogin. “It was one of just 11 airports to support DNSSEC, and one of only three airports to score an A+ in security header settings. Its performance shows that an airport doesn’t need to be one of the country’s largest to do a stellar job at prioritizing the security of traveler data.”
Mark H. Bickel is the Audience Development Director for The News-Press & Naples Daily News. Reach him by emailing mbickel@usatoday.com
