Ask an OT Engineer: Securing Third-Party Vendor Access in OT Environments

Third-party vendor access is a major attack path in OT — requiring standardized, secure remote access controls.

Discover the critical challenges of managing third-party vendor access in Operational Technology (OT) environments. An OT Engineer outlines a practical, phased approach to securing remote access, emphasizing the importance of identifying all access points and standardizing on secure solutions.

Learn how to mitigate a significant attack path in industrial control systems by transitioning third parties away from unsecure remote access methods.

Key topics include:

• Third-party vendor access challenges in OT environments

• Remote access security strategies for industrial control systems

• Identifying and managing all inbound remote access paths

• Standardizing on purpose-built secure remote access solutions

• Migrating vendors to secure platforms and eliminating unsecure tools