Frequently Asked Questions
Product Overview & Recognition
What is Cymulate and what does it offer?
Cymulate is a leading cybersecurity platform that enables organizations to proactively validate their defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and optimize their security posture. It provides continuous threat validation, exposure management, and automated attack simulations to help security teams stay ahead of emerging threats. Learn more.
How was Cymulate recognized in the Frost Radar report?
Cymulate was named an Innovation Leader in the Frost & Sullivan Frost Radar™ for Automated Security Validation, 2024. The report highlighted Cymulate for its robust and expansive product offerings, continuous research into new threats, and record growth across customer and partner programs. Read more.
Where can I download the full Frost & Sullivan Frost Radar™ report?
You can download the full Frost & Sullivan Frost Radar™ for Automated Security Validation, 2024 report, which recognizes Cymulate as a Market Leader, from our reports page.
What specific aspects of Cymulate's performance did the Frost Radar report recognize?
The Frost Radar report recognized Cymulate for building robust and expansive product offerings within exposure management and cloud infrastructure, dedicating resources to researching new threats, and demonstrating record growth across customer and partner programs. Source.
What is the primary purpose of Cymulate's platform?
The primary purpose of Cymulate's platform is to help organizations proactively validate their cybersecurity defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and optimize their security posture. It empowers security teams to stay ahead of emerging threats and improve overall resilience. Learn more.
What is Cymulate's vision and mission?
Cymulate's vision is to create an environment where everyone collaborates to make a lasting impact on cybersecurity. Its mission is to transform cybersecurity practices by enabling organizations to proactively validate defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and optimize their security posture. Read more.
What types of organizations use Cymulate?
Cymulate serves organizations of all sizes, from small enterprises to large corporations with over 10,000 employees, across industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, media, transportation, and manufacturing. Learn more.
Who are the main user roles for Cymulate?
Main user roles include CISOs and security leaders, Security Operations (SecOps) teams, Red Teams, and Vulnerability Management teams. Each role benefits from tailored features and insights. Learn more.
What are some customer success stories with Cymulate?
Hertz Israel reduced cyber risk by 81% in four months using Cymulate. Other case studies include a sustainable energy company scaling penetration testing and a credit union optimizing SecOps. See all case studies.
What feedback have customers given about Cymulate's ease of use?
Customers consistently praise Cymulate for its intuitive, user-friendly interface and actionable insights. For example, Raphael Ferreira, Cybersecurity Manager, said, "Cymulate is easy to implement and use—all you need to do is click a few buttons, and you receive a lot of practical insights into how you can improve your security posture." Read more testimonials.
Features & Capabilities
What are the key features of Cymulate's platform?
Cymulate's platform offers continuous threat validation, unified exposure management, attack path discovery, automated mitigation, AI-powered optimization, complete kill chain coverage, and an extensive threat library with over 100,000 attack actions updated daily. Learn more.
Does Cymulate support automated mitigation?
Yes, Cymulate provides automated mitigation features, including 'fix with a click,' bulk updates, auto-fix rules, and automatic validation of mitigations to ensure improved resilience. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help with exposure prioritization?
Cymulate validates exploitability and ranks exposures based on prevention and detection capabilities, business context, and threat intelligence, helping organizations focus on the most critical vulnerabilities. Learn more.
What integrations does Cymulate offer?
Cymulate integrates with a wide range of security technologies, including Akamai Guardicore, AWS GuardDuty, BlackBerry Cylance OPTICS, Carbon Black EDR, Check Point CloudGuard, Cisco Secure Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Wiz, SentinelOne, and more. See the full list.
How does Cymulate support MITRE ATT&CK coverage?
Cymulate provides a MITRE ATT&CK heatmap to visualize emulation coverage and quickly identify techniques or sub-techniques that need immediate attention. Learn more.
What is included in Cymulate's threat library?
Cymulate offers an extensive threat library with over 100,000 attack actions aligned to MITRE ATT&CK, updated daily to ensure coverage of the latest threats. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help with operational efficiency?
Cymulate automates processes, leading to a 60% increase in team efficiency and saving up to 60 hours per month in testing new threats. Learn more.
How quickly can Cymulate be implemented?
Cymulate is designed for quick deployment, operating in agentless mode with no need for additional hardware or complex configurations. Customers can start running simulations almost immediately after deployment. Book a demo.
What support resources are available for Cymulate users?
Cymulate offers comprehensive support, including email and chat support, a knowledge base, webinars, e-books, and an AI chatbot for quick answers and best practices. See webinars.
Pricing & Plans
What is Cymulate's pricing model?
Cymulate operates on a subscription-based pricing model tailored to each organization's requirements. Pricing depends on the chosen package, number of assets, and scenarios selected. For a detailed quote, schedule a demo.
Competition & Comparison
How does Cymulate compare to other Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) vendors?
Cymulate stands out for its unified platform that integrates BAS, Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), and Exposure Analytics. It offers continuous threat validation, AI-powered optimization, and the most advanced attack simulation library. The Frost Radar report named Cymulate an Innovation Leader with the most use cases among the top 8 BAS vendors. See comparison.
What makes Cymulate different from traditional security validation tools?
Unlike traditional tools that rely on point-in-time assessments, Cymulate offers 24/7 automated attack simulations, continuous innovation, and a unified platform for BAS, CART, and Exposure Analytics. It provides measurable outcomes such as a 52% reduction in critical exposures and an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months. Learn more.
What advantages does Cymulate offer for different user segments?
CISOs benefit from quantifiable metrics and insights, SecOps teams gain operational efficiency, Red Teams access automated offensive testing, and Vulnerability Management teams can automate in-house validation and prioritize vulnerabilities. Learn more.
Security & Compliance
What security and compliance certifications does Cymulate hold?
Cymulate holds SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, and CSA STAR Level 1 certifications, demonstrating adherence to industry-leading security and privacy standards. Learn more.
How does Cymulate ensure data security?
Cymulate ensures data security through encryption for data in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), secure AWS-hosted data centers, and a tested disaster recovery plan. Learn more.
Is Cymulate GDPR compliant?
Yes, Cymulate incorporates data protection by design and has a dedicated privacy and security team, including a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), ensuring GDPR compliance. Learn more.
What application security measures does Cymulate use?
Cymulate follows a strict Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including secure code training, continuous vulnerability scanning, and annual third-party penetration tests to ensure application security. Learn more.
Use Cases & Benefits
What problems does Cymulate solve for security teams?
Cymulate addresses overwhelming threat volumes, lack of visibility, unclear risk prioritization, resource constraints, and fragmented security tools by providing continuous validation, exposure prioritization, and automation. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help organizations after a breach?
Cymulate enhances visibility and detection capabilities post-breach, ensuring faster recovery and improved protection by replacing manual processes with automated validation. See case study.
How does Cymulate support vulnerability management teams?
Cymulate automates in-house validation between pen tests and prioritizes vulnerabilities, improving operational efficiency for vulnerability management teams. Learn more.
What are some use cases for Cymulate in cloud security?
Cymulate secures hybrid and cloud infrastructures through automated compliance and regulatory testing, as demonstrated by Nemours Children's Health, which increased visibility and improved detection and response capabilities. See case study.
How does Cymulate help CISOs and security leaders?
Cymulate provides CISOs and security leaders with quantifiable metrics and insights to justify investments, align security strategies with business objectives, and prioritize exposures based on exploitability and business context. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help Red Teams?
Cymulate offers Red Teams automated offensive testing with a library of over 100,000 attack actions aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and daily threat intelligence, enabling advanced adversary simulation. Learn more.
Does Cymulate publish industry reports?
Yes, Cymulate regularly publishes industry reports, including the Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025 and the 2024 State of Exposure Management & Security Validation report. Access reports.
Where can I find the Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025?
You can access the Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025 on Cymulate's website at this link.
