Frequently Asked Questions
Product Information
What is the CyberEdge Cyberthreat Defense Report?
The CyberEdge Cyberthreat Defense Report is an annual survey-based report that reviews the perceptions of 1,200 IT security professionals across 17 countries and 19 industries. It provides insights into the latest trends, challenges, and statistics in cybersecurity, such as the prevalence of cyberattacks, ransomware incidents, and the main obstacles to IT security success. Download the report.
What are the key findings from the latest CyberEdge Cyberthreat Defense Report?
Key findings include: 81% of organizations suffered a successful cyberattack last year, 58% of ransomware victims paid ransoms but a third failed to recover their data, malware, spear-phishing, and ransomware are the most problematic threats, and lack of skilled personnel and low employee awareness are major inhibitors to IT security success.
How does Cymulate help organizations address the challenges highlighted in the CyberEdge report?
Cymulate enables organizations to continuously test and optimize the operational efficiency of their security controls, helping them proactively defend against threats like malware, ransomware, and spear-phishing. The platform's continuous threat validation and exposure management features directly address the need for improved visibility, prioritization, and operational efficiency.
What is Cymulate's Exposure Management Platform?
Cymulate's Exposure Management Platform is a unified solution that helps organizations proactively validate security controls, prioritize exposures, and optimize defenses. It integrates Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), and Exposure Analytics to provide continuous threat validation and actionable insights for remediation. Learn more.
What is Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM)?
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is a security practice that integrates validation, prioritization, and mobilization of security controls and exposures. Cymulate's platform enables CTEM by providing continuous, automated testing and actionable metrics to improve threat resilience and operational efficiency. Learn more.
What technical documentation is available for Cymulate?
Cymulate provides a range of technical resources, including whitepapers, guides, solution briefs, data sheets, and industry reports. Notable resources include the Exposure Management Platform and CTEM Whitepaper, guides on vulnerability management and detection engineering, and the Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025. View all resources.
Where can I download the CyberEdge Cyberthreat Defense Report?
You can download the CyberEdge Cyberthreat Defense Report directly from Cymulate's website. Download here.
What is the 'Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025'?
The 'Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025' is a research report published by Cymulate, offering insights into exposure validation trends and their impact on cybersecurity. Access the report.
Does Cymulate publish reports on threat exposure validation?
Yes, Cymulate publishes reports such as the Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025, which provides data-driven insights into exposure management and security validation. Read the report.
What can be learned from the '2024 State of Exposure Management & Security Validation' report?
The '2024 State of Exposure Management & Security Validation' report provides insights into current trends, gaps, and control effectiveness in exposure management and security validation. Read the full report.
What is Cymulate's mission and vision?
Cymulate's mission is to revolutionize how companies approach cybersecurity by fostering a proactive, collaborative, and resilient security culture. The vision is to empower organizations to manage their security posture effectively and improve resilience against threats. Learn more.
What is the primary purpose of Cymulate's platform?
The primary purpose of Cymulate's platform is to help organizations harden their defenses and optimize security controls by proactively validating controls, threats, and response capabilities. This enables organizations to focus on exploitable exposures and strengthen their overall security posture. Learn more.
Who is the target audience for Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for CISOs, security leaders, SecOps teams, Red Teams, and vulnerability management teams across organizations of all sizes and industries, including media, transportation, financial services, and retail. Learn more.
What are some case studies that demonstrate Cymulate's effectiveness?
Case studies include Hertz Israel reducing cyber risk by 81% in four months, Nemours Children's Health improving detection and response, and a credit union optimizing SecOps with Cymulate. View all case studies.
What feedback have customers given about Cymulate's ease of use?
Customers consistently praise Cymulate for its intuitive and user-friendly platform. 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.
How quickly can Cymulate be implemented?
Cymulate is known for its quick and straightforward implementation. It operates in agentless mode, requiring no additional hardware or complex configurations, allowing organizations to start running simulations almost immediately. Read a customer story.
What integrations does Cymulate support?
Cymulate integrates with leading security technologies, including CrowdStrike Falcon, Cisco Secure Endpoint, BlackBerry Cylance PROTECT, AWS GuardDuty, Check Point CloudGuard, Akamai Guardicore, and CrowdStrike Falcon Spotlight. See all integrations.
What security and compliance certifications does Cymulate have?
Cymulate is certified for SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, and CSA STAR Level 1. These certifications demonstrate Cymulate's commitment to security, privacy, and cloud compliance. Learn more.
How does Cymulate ensure data security and privacy?
Cymulate employs strong security measures, including secure AWS data centers, encryption for data in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), a robust Secure Development Lifecycle, and ongoing employee security training. The company is GDPR-compliant and has a dedicated privacy and security team. More details.
Features & Capabilities
What features does Cymulate offer?
Cymulate offers continuous threat validation, unified exposure management, AI-powered optimization, complete kill chain coverage, attack path discovery, cloud validation, an immediate threats module, and an extensive threat simulation library with daily updates. See all features.
How does Cymulate help with vulnerability management?
Cymulate prioritizes vulnerabilities based on exploitability, business context, and threat intelligence, enabling focused remediation. It consolidates insights from vulnerability management, offensive testing, and security controls for effective exposure management. Learn more.
Does Cymulate support cloud security validation?
Yes, Cymulate provides dedicated validation features for hybrid and cloud environments, including integrations with AWS GuardDuty and Check Point CloudGuard. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help with detection engineering?
Cymulate streamlines detection engineering by providing tools to build, validate, and optimize threat detections at scale, including SIEM rule mapping and automation. Learn more.
How does Cymulate address operational inefficiencies?
Cymulate automates threat validation and remediation processes, improving operational efficiency and enabling teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than manual tasks. Customers report a 60% increase in efficiency. See more.
How does Cymulate help with communication barriers for CISOs?
Cymulate provides validated exposure scoring and quantifiable metrics tailored for CISOs, enabling clear communication of risk and justification of security investments to stakeholders. Learn more.
How does Cymulate support red teams?
Cymulate offers automated offensive testing with a library of over 100,000 attack actions aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and daily threat intelligence, enabling red teams to scale and customize their testing efforts. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help with fragmented security tools?
Cymulate integrates Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), and Exposure Analytics into a single platform, reducing complexity and improving efficiency compared to using multiple disconnected tools. Learn more.
Pricing & Plans
What is Cymulate's pricing model?
Cymulate operates on a subscription-based pricing model tailored to each organization's needs. Pricing depends on the package, number of assets, and scenarios selected. For a detailed quote, schedule a demo.
Competition & Comparison
Who are Cymulate's main competitors?
Cymulate's main competitors include AttackIQ, Mandiant Security Validation, Pentera, Picus Security, SafeBreach, and Scythe. Each offers different approaches to security validation and exposure management. See detailed comparisons.
How does Cymulate compare to AttackIQ?
While AttackIQ delivers automated security validation, Cymulate offers a more comprehensive threat scenario library, advanced AI-powered features, and greater ease of use. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Mandiant Security Validation?
Mandiant is one of the original BAS platforms but has seen less innovation in recent years. Cymulate continually innovates with AI and automation and has expanded into exposure management, offering a more advanced and comprehensive solution. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Pentera?
Pentera focuses on attack path validation but lacks the depth Cymulate provides for full kill chain coverage and cloud control validation. Cymulate offers a more complete exposure validation platform. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Picus Security?
Picus Security is suitable for those seeking a BAS vendor with on-prem options but lacks Cymulate's comprehensive exposure validation, full kill chain coverage, and cloud control validation. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to SafeBreach?
SafeBreach offers breach and attack simulation but lacks Cymulate's innovation, precision, and automation. Cymulate provides a full CTEM solution, comprehensive exposure validation, and advanced automation. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Scythe?
Scythe is built for advanced red teams to build custom attack campaigns but lacks Cymulate's ease of use, continuous validation, and actionable remediation guidance. Cymulate offers automated, no-code workflows and daily threat updates. Read more.
Use Cases & Business Impact
What business impact can customers expect from using Cymulate?
Customers report an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months, a 60% increase in team efficiency, 40X faster threat validation, a 30% improvement in threat prevention, and a 52% reduction in critical exposures. See the Hertz Israel case study.
What pain points does Cymulate solve?
Cymulate addresses overwhelming threat volume, lack of visibility, unclear prioritization, operational inefficiencies, fragmented tools, cloud complexity, and communication barriers for CISOs. Learn more.
How does Cymulate tailor solutions for different personas?
Cymulate provides quantifiable metrics for CISOs, automates processes for SecOps, scales offensive testing for Red Teams, and consolidates vulnerability insights for vulnerability management teams. Learn more.
What is Cymulate's company background?
Cymulate was founded in 2016, has offices in eight locations, serves customers in 50 countries, and is trusted by over 1,000 organizations worldwide. More about Cymulate.
