Exiger investigated and risk-assessed nearly 1,000 entities associated with dozens of ports worldwide. While Exiger provided the federal agency with specific insights on hidden foreign relationships which enabled them to take immediate defensive action, the analysis also uncovered the following strategic-level insights:

• Risk 1: The physical and digital supply chains of critical ports are exposed to high-risk Chinese state-owned enterprises.

• Risk 2: Ports generally lack sufficient organic railroad/multimodal assets, which can enable foreign state-owned companies to finance/invest in the transportation infrastructure to gain access near strategic ports.

• Risk 3: While ports support the military and other government organizations, they are also commercial facilities with financial goals. This allows for foreign partnerships and/or foreign terminal ownership.

Based on the information provided by Exiger, the federal agency was able to take immediate action to reduce the threat surface area for all forces, assets, and data flowing through strategic seaports, as well as enhance operational and strategic planning to increase security, transparency, and vulnerability assessments for future operations and contingencies.

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