Credential theft. Vendor compromise. Hybrid identity sprawl. These aren't future risks; they’re current, active routes for lateral movement inside your network. Yet many agencies still rely on perimeter-focused defenses that leave core infrastructure wide open.
This guide breaks down why infrastructure-layer security — specifically the control plane — is becoming a critical focus for federal, state, local, and critical infrastructure environments. You’ll see where attackers are quietly escalating privileges, how control-plane compromises go undetected, and what a modern enforcement strategy looks like across routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs.
