CTEM Case Studies: Vendor-Neutral Program Examples

• How to start CTEM in three different industries
• How scope choices differ by business model
• What to expect in the first 90 days

Case 1 — E-commerce (Series B, 300 people)

Starting state: a scanner and a cloud posture tool, no shared prioritization. First scope: checkout. First month: exposure register, top-ten list, one attack path validated (leaked API key). Lesson: business owner engagement was the biggest unlock.

Case 2 — Regional bank (5,000 people)

Starting state: heavy compliance program, thousands of CVEs open. First scope: internet banking. First month: aligned CTEM output with regulatory reporting; introduced attack-path context. Lesson: connect CTEM metrics to existing risk committees, do not create parallel reporting.

Case 3 — Global manufacturer (30,000 people)

Starting state: IT/OT split, weak identity data. First scope: plant-floor identity risks. First month: discovery joined with EDR and IAM data; three privilege paths closed. Lesson: in OT-heavy environments, start with identity, not patching.

• Match your context to the closest case
• Adopt one specific pattern from that case
• Track your own case study for internal sharing

• Copying scope from a case study that does not match your business model
• Ignoring identity-heavy patterns in favor of scan-heavy patterns
• Assuming case study timelines apply to your organization