Tackling Threats at Scale with Proactive Exposure Management

When you’re a global company operating across three continents and exporting high-value resources — your IT environment is vast, complex, and constantly under threat. That was the reality for one of our customers: a digital ecosystem where sensitive data, legacy systems, and modern cloud services spanned dozens of sites and regions.

The stakes were particularly high: any breach or outage could result in serious operational disruption, delayed exports, and millions in financial or reputational damage. With critical information like geological data, production schedules, and proprietary extraction methodologies in play, maintaining business continuity and data integrity wasn’t just a security goal — it was a business imperative.

But the challenge wasn’t simply stopping known threats. It was about gaining clarity:
What assets are truly exposed? Which vulnerabilities pose the greatest risk? And how can we take action before attackers do?

The External Risk Gap

Despite robust internal security controls, the organization faced persistent gaps across its external attack surface. Internet-facing assets — ranging from web servers to cloud-hosted services — were regularly targeted by attackers looking for entry points. Identifying and prioritizing these exposures at scale, across diverse geographies and environments, was beyond the scope of existing tools.

In an industry where cyberattacks are becoming more targeted and disruptive, every day without full visibility introduces unnecessary risk — to uptime, compliance, and competitive advantage.

Enter ULTRA RED: Validation-First CTEM Platform

To address these challenges, the company deployed ULTRA RED as its external threat exposure management solution. Within minutes — without requiring any configuration or input from the customer — ULTRA RED began mapping the company’s internet-facing infrastructure and identifying real-world risks.

The impact was immediate.

Within the first week, ULTRA RED flagged a critical issue: an API key linked to a cloud-hosted Active Directory instance had been left exposed. This wasn’t just a theoretical concern — had it been exploited, it could have allowed attackers privileged access to core identity systems. Thanks to ULTRA RED, the issue was remediated within hours.

Unlike traditional security scanners that flood SecOps teams in alerts, ULTRA RED’s CTEM platform validates every exposure and attack vector through active external testing — identifying truly exposed services, misconfigurations, and exploitable vulnerabilities.

Measurable Security Outcomes

In just six months, the organization achieved significant improvements in its security posture:

• Critical vulnerabilities were identified and patched proactively — not reactively.
  
  
• Average response time to high-severity threats dropped from 48 hours to just 4.
  
  
• Compliance readiness improved, with a 100% pass rate in regulatory audits tied to external risk.
  
  

But perhaps most importantly, the security team gained something that’s hard to measure: confidence. With fewer than 1% false positives and real proof of exploitability, the team could finally see what was truly exposed — and respond with speed and precision.

Strategic Security at Scale

The global company’s environment is complex — spanning different regions, infrastructures, and regulatory landscapes. ULTRA RED met that complexity with simplicity: an agentless, low-touch solution that started delivering results immediately and scaled effortlessly across the organization.

For a company dealing with thousands of assets and potential risks, ULTRA RED became more than a tool. It became a strategic partner in reducing real-world exposure — and turning external threat management from a reactive chore into a proactive advantage.

Check out the full success story.

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