A global mining and natural resources company operating across 3 continents faced complex IT security challenges. The organization managed critical geological and extraction data across multiple environments, and needed continuous visibility into its external attack surface.
Within the first week of deploying ULTRA RED, the platform identified a critical finding: an exposed API key linked to cloud-hosted Active Directory. This single exposure, if exploited, could have provided an attacker with access to identity management infrastructure across the organization. The issue was remediated within hours of discovery.
Results over 6 months
Critical vulnerabilities proactively identified and patched before exploitation
Response time to high-severity findings dropped from 48 hours to 4 hours — a 12x improvement
100% pass rate in regulatory audits covering exposure management requirements
Less than 1% false positive rate, allowing the security team to act on every alert
The combination of continuous scanning, rapid validation, and actionable remediation guidance enabled the security team to move from a reactive posture — responding to incidents after they occurred — to a proactive one: identifying and remediating exposures before they could be exploited.
The mining sector's critical infrastructure and regulatory environment make continuous exposure management particularly important. ULTRA RED's agentless deployment and continuous scanning provided visibility across a geographically distributed environment without requiring complex installation or maintenance.
