Competitive Power Ventures: Maximizing Security ROI with Minimal IT Resources

Executive Summary 

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV), a leading energy company, sought to optimize select security investments while protecting against sophisticated threats. By partnering with Reclaim Security, CPV achieved a 70% improvement in resilience across the evaluated security tools and configurations within weeks, requiring just hours of team involvement to review and approve business-aligned security policies. Additionally, CPV reduced exposure to critical vulnerabilities in hours instead of weeks through targeted compensating controls while maintaining operational continuity. 

“Reclaim Security has enhanced our security posture without adding substantial overhead for our team.  Its approach to identifying exposures and applying policies to mitigate risk—without disrupting operations—has delivered clear value.” 

– Edgar Romero, Senior Director – IT Infrastructure & Operations, Competitive Power Ventures 

The Challenge: Maximum Protection with Minimal Resources 

As an energy company operating critical infrastructure, CPV faced several challenges: 

• Resource Limitations: A lean team of IT and security experts protecting vital energy infrastructure 
• Investment Optimization: Difficulty maximizing value from existing security tools 
• Critical Vulnerability Management: Need to address high-severity vulnerabilities without waiting for patches 
• Operational Continuity: Maintaining uninterrupted operations while improving security 

The Solution: Intelligent Security Optimization 

Reclaim Security addressed CPV’s challenges through automated, business-aware security optimization: 

Rapid Security Assessment 

• Seamless API integration with CPV’s existing security stack 
• Expanded visibility into identified threat exposures 
• Centralized dashboards with prioritized remediation recommendations 

Automated Policy Optimization 

• Analysis based on observed asset behaviors and smart predictions 
• Tailored security configurations designed to strengthen protective controls 
• Focus on maximizing the value of existing security investments 

Intelligent Implementation 

• Optimized configurations across multiple security domains 
• Gradual deployment with guardrails ensuring zero business impact 
• Minimal time required from CPV’s security team for review and approval 

Spotlight: Rapid Mitigation of a Critical Outlook Vulnerability 

When a zero-click Outlook vulnerability (CVE-2025-21298) emerged with a CVSS score of 9.8, Reclaim Security: 

1. Analyzed CPV’s email patterns, confirming RTF attachments weren’t used in communications 
2. Implemented targeted policies to block RTF attachments, eliminating vulnerability 
3. Deployed the solution within hours, without patching or downtime 
4. Preserved essential email functionality while eliminating the attack vector 

Ongoing Protection 

Reclaim Security continues to support CPV through: 

• Continuous threat monitoring across CPV’s business ecosystem 
• Practical remediation suggestions balancing security with business needs 
• Automatic configuration adaptation to handle security drifts 

The partnership helps strengthen CPV’s security posture while allowing internal teams to focus on strategic priorities. 

Key Takeaways for Security Leaders 

CPV’s experience demonstrates that organizations can: 

1. Maximize existing security investments without additional tools or resources 
2. Achieve significant security improvements even with limited staff 
3. Respond to many critical vulnerabilities immediately without waiting for patches 
4. Maintain business continuity while enhancing security posture 
5. Adapt to evolving threats with minimal maintenance requirements 

About Reclaim Security 

Reclaim Security helps security teams implement and maintain optimal security configurations across their technology stack. We provide automated tools that identify exposures, recommend tailored fixes, and continuously adapt security controls to evolving threats while preserving business operations.