The 2026 MSSP Blueprint: Scaling Zero Trust for IoT and OT Environments

Analyzing the Threat Vector: How Attacks Reach Operational Networks In connected enterprise environments, threat actors frequently target the human layer as their entry point.

Once inside operational networks, threat actors often move with deliberate patience.

Deploying disparate security products across IT, IoT, and OT environments increases administrative overhead, creates coverage gaps, and delays incident response times.

Strategic Summary: Taking the Next Step Toward Resilience Scaling Zero Trust across IoT and OT environments is an ongoing operational posture, not a single event.

Explore how Palo Alto Networks Zero Trust OT Security solutions can contribute to your organization’s security transformation and help safeguard critical operations.