Josh Taylor, Lead Security Analyst at Fortra, authored a recent opinion article for CSO examining why developer workstations have become a top target for attackers. In the piece, Josh highlights multiple recent threat campaigns that show how compromising a single developer machine can provide access to credentials, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments. He explains why traditional endpoint security often falls short and why organizations need to rethink how developer environments are protected.
Originally published in CSO.
Excerpt: “Three unrelated threat actors looked at the modern enterprise and independently concluded that the developer workstation offers the best return on investment for initial access. That is not a coincidence.”
CSO: Developer workstations are the new beachhead
Published on May 15, 2026
