How Vietnam's Leading Port Operator Secured Its Distributed Attack Surface in Under an Hour
The Challenge
Vietnam's Leading Port Operator operates across five port locations — Cat Lai, Hiep Phuoc, Hai Phong, Cam Ranh, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau — with 46 member units, 18,200 employees, and 40,000 global customers including Maersk, MSC, Evergreen, CMA CGM, Samsung, DHL, and Kuehne+Nagel. The organisation's port management systems handle customs clearance, real-time cargo tracking, and shipping alliance integrations — all running on authenticated portals that form the operational backbone of Vietnam's port infrastructure.
A traditional annual penetration test could not adequately cover the full distributed attack surface. Engagements lasting 4–6 weeks produced PDF reports that were outdated before remediation could begin. The security team needed continuous, evidence-based findings across all critical portals — without engaging a consultant for each member unit individually.
The Solution
RedSwarm Security was deployed against the primary port management portal in a controlled staging environment. The autonomous agent traversed the authenticated application — mapping session management, cargo tracking endpoints, customs integrations, and partner API connections — identifying and confirming exploitable vulnerabilities through multi-step attack chains.
Rather than producing a static PDF, RedSwarm populated a live Jira backlog with prioritised, developer-ready remediation tickets — each backed by a captured proof-of-exploitation. The security team received actionable findings within the first hour of the engagement.
Results
"We needed certainty, not a report. RedSwarm gave us confirmed vulnerabilities with proof — and a backlog our developers could act on the same day. That changes the economics of security testing entirely."
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