The Colonial Pipeline attack and the rise of Volt Typhoon show how stolen credentials, weak access controls, and unmanaged devices can give attackers long-term access to critical infrastructure. Zero trust, MFA, and device-bound access are now essential to reduce risk across OT, IT, cloud, and SaaS environments. #ColonialPipeline #VoltTyphoon #CISA #SpecopsDeviceTrust
Keypoints
- Colonial Pipeline showed how one compromised account can disrupt national infrastructure.
- Volt Typhoon uses stolen credentials and living-off-the-land tactics to stay hidden.
- CISA warns that implicit trust creates unacceptable risk in OT environments.
- MFA is necessary, but zero trust must also evaluate device health and context.
- Specops Device Trust strengthens access by binding identities to trusted devices.