Control Plane Security: When Network Segmentation Is Rewritten

Control-plane compromise can change the network boundaries on which segmentation depends. Explore network-management trust, remote maintenance paths and the consequences for industrial and automotive operations. The episode examines why the systems that define access need their own protection. Related CUP episodes: OT Remote Access: Closing the Path When the Work Ends Oldsmar Incident: When Maintenance Access Becomes the Attack Path OT Session Theft: When a Token Bypasses the Jump Host Legacy VPNs in OT: Remote Access and the Cost of Disruption OT Session Hijacking: Revoking Trusted Engineering Access OT Emergency Access: Designing Secure Break-Glass Operations OT Remote Access: Securing the Path to Physical Control AiTM Phishing: Why MFA Does Not Prevent Session Theft Zero Trust in OT: Secure Access Beyond the HMI Railway OT Segmentation: When a Network Change Opens the Boundary