Episode 65 — Identify OT Threat Vectors: Remote Access, Media, Supply Chain, and IT-to-OT Pivoting
This episode focuses on the threat vectors most likely to matter in real OT environments and on the SecOT+ exam, with an emphasis on how attackers actually reach control-adjacent systems. You’ll learn how remote access becomes risky when it is unmanaged, broadly permitted, shared across vendors, or protected by weak authentication, and how to reduce that risk with jump hosts, MFA, tight scoping, and time-bound approvals. Removable media is covered as a practical pathway for both accidental infection and intentional introduction of malicious tooling, especially when engineering workflows rely on portable devices and offline updates. We also break down supply chain vector realities, including compromised updates, vendor credentials, and dependencies on remote services, and why treatment is as much contractual and governance-driven as it is technical. IT-to-OT pivoting is explained in terms of trust boundaries and shared services, showing how identity, monitoring, and management tooling can become bridges, and how to choose controls that prevent pivoting without blocking legitimate operational support. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
