Shared vendor logins feel efficient, but they can obscure accountability and slow recovery when something goes wrong. This blog explores the operational risks of shared accounts and offers practical tips for how to control remote third-party access without disrupting production.
Remote access has become a permanent and unavoidable part of cyber-physical systems (CPS) operations. But many industrial organizations still rely on legacy access methods that were not designed for safety-first, industrial environments. The 2026 Gartner® Market Guide for CPS Secure Remote Access delivers a clear message: VPNs, jump servers, and IT-centric access tools create unacceptable risk because they lack asset-level, protocol-aware, and operational controls. To better protect critical systems and processes, “organizations are pivoting from ‘secure connectivity’ to ‘secure operations’ with fit for purpose cyber-physical systems secure remote access products.”