What is Cymulate's primary purpose and how does it address Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requirements?

Cymulate's platform is designed to help organizations proactively validate their cybersecurity defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and optimize their security posture. For DORA compliance, Cymulate enables continuous threat validation, exposure prioritization, and operational resilience by simulating real-world threats and validating controls across IT environments. This ensures organizations can meet DORA's requirements for ongoing risk assessment and resilience testing. Learn more .

How does Cymulate help organizations achieve operational resilience?

Cymulate continuously validates security controls, identifies exploitable vulnerabilities, and provides actionable insights to strengthen defenses. By automating threat simulations and exposure management, organizations can proactively address gaps and improve resilience against evolving threats, aligning with DORA's operational resilience mandates.

What is the overarching vision and mission of Cymulate?

Cymulate's vision is to create a collaborative environment where organizations can achieve lasting improvements in cybersecurity. The mission is to transform cybersecurity practices by enabling proactive validation of defenses, identification of vulnerabilities, and optimization of security posture. Read more .

What are the key features of Cymulate's platform?

Cymulate offers continuous threat validation, unified exposure management, attack path discovery, automated mitigation, AI-powered optimization, complete kill chain coverage, and an extensive threat simulation library. These features enable organizations to validate defenses, prioritize exposures, and automate remediation. See platform details .

Does Cymulate support automated security validation for DORA compliance?

Yes, Cymulate provides automated security validation through continuous attack simulations and exposure management, helping organizations meet DORA's requirements for ongoing risk assessment and resilience testing. Read the solution brief .

What is included in Cymulate's threat simulation library?

Cymulate's threat library contains over 100,000 attack actions aligned to MITRE ATT&CK, updated daily with the latest threat intelligence. This enables organizations to test defenses against a wide range of real-world attack scenarios. Learn more .

How does Cymulate's AI-powered optimization work?

Cymulate uses machine learning to prioritize remediation efforts and optimize security controls. The platform analyzes validated exposures, business context, and threat intelligence to deliver actionable insights for efficient risk reduction.

Does Cymulate provide attack path discovery and lateral movement testing?

Yes, Cymulate identifies potential attack paths, privilege escalation, and lateral movement risks through automated testing, helping organizations understand and mitigate complex attack scenarios. Learn more .

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 selected scenarios. For a personalized quote, schedule a demo with the Cymulate team.

How can I get a quote for Cymulate's DORA solution?

You can receive a customized quote for Cymulate's DORA solution by contacting the Cymulate team or scheduling a demo. The team will assess your organization's needs and provide a tailored proposal. Schedule a demo .

Who can benefit from Cymulate's DORA solution?

Cymulate's DORA solution is ideal for CISOs, security leaders, SecOps teams, red teams, and vulnerability management professionals in organizations of all sizes and industries, including finance, healthcare, retail, and more. It is especially valuable for organizations subject to DORA's operational resilience requirements. Learn more .

What are the main benefits of using Cymulate for DORA compliance?

Key benefits include improved security posture, measurable reduction in critical exposures (up to 52%), increased team efficiency (up to 60%), faster threat validation (40X faster than manual methods), and enhanced operational resilience. Read the solution brief .

How does Cymulate help with risk prioritization for DORA?

Cymulate validates exploitability and ranks exposures based on prevention and detection capabilities, business context, and threat intelligence. This enables organizations to focus on the most critical vulnerabilities, a key requirement for DORA compliance.

Are there case studies showing Cymulate's impact on operational resilience?

Yes. For example, Hertz Israel reduced cyber risk by 81% in four months using Cymulate. Nemours Children's Health improved detection and response in hybrid and cloud environments. Read the Hertz Israel case study and Nemours Children's Health case study .

What common challenges does Cymulate solve for organizations facing DORA compliance?

Cymulate addresses fragmented security tools, resource constraints, unclear risk prioritization, cloud complexity, communication barriers, inadequate threat simulation, operational inefficiencies in vulnerability management, and post-breach recovery challenges. See customer stories .

How does Cymulate address fragmented security tools?

Cymulate integrates exposure data and automates validation, providing a unified view of the security posture and closing gaps caused by disconnected tools.

How does Cymulate help organizations with resource constraints?

Cymulate automates manual processes, improving operational efficiency and allowing security teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than repetitive tasks.

How does Cymulate improve communication for CISOs and security leaders?

Cymulate delivers quantifiable metrics and actionable insights, enabling CISOs and security leaders to justify investments and communicate risks effectively to stakeholders. Learn more .

How long does it take to implement Cymulate?

Cymulate is designed for rapid deployment. Operating in agentless mode, it requires no additional hardware or complex setup. Customers can start running simulations almost immediately after deployment. Schedule a demo to learn more.

How easy is Cymulate to use for new users?

Cymulate is praised for its intuitive, user-friendly interface. Customers report that the platform is easy to understand and use, with practical insights delivered in just a few clicks. Read testimonials .

What support resources are available for Cymulate users?

Cymulate offers email and chat support, a knowledge base with technical articles and videos, webinars, e-books, and an AI chatbot for real-time assistance. See webinars .

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 all integrations .

Does Cymulate integrate with Wiz for cloud security validation?

Yes, Cymulate integrates with Wiz to validate and optimize cloud security controls. Read the Wiz integration solution brief .

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. See details .

How does Cymulate ensure data security and privacy?

Cymulate uses encryption for data in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), hosts data in secure AWS data centers, and follows a strict Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC) with regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing. The platform is GDPR-compliant and includes mandatory 2FA, RBAC, and IP restrictions. Learn more .

How does Cymulate differ from other security validation platforms?

Cymulate stands out with its unified platform combining BAS, CART, and Exposure Analytics, continuous 24/7 validation, AI-powered optimization, complete kill chain coverage, ease of use, and measurable outcomes such as a 52% reduction in critical exposures and 81% reduction in cyber risk. See comparison .

What advantages does Cymulate offer for different user segments?

CISOs benefit from quantifiable metrics and strategic alignment; SecOps teams gain operational efficiency; red teams access automated offensive testing; vulnerability management teams receive automated validation and prioritization. Learn more .

Where can I find the solution brief on optimizing threat resilience?

You can download the 'Optimize Threat Resilience' solution brief for more information on automated threat validation and mitigation at our solution brief page .

Is there a solution brief for Cymulate's Detection Engineering solution?

Yes, you can access the detailed solution brief for Detection Engineering at our Detection Engineering solution brief .

Where can I download the solution brief for Email Gateway Validation?

You can download the Email Gateway Validation solution brief for more information on automated security validation of your email gateway controls from this link or view it on our solution brief page .

Is there a solution brief on automating and scaling red teaming?

Yes, you can learn how Cymulate automates and scales red teaming with production-safe security assessments in our Red Teaming solution brief .

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Digital Operational Resiliency Act (DORA)

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Solution Benefits

ICT security control validation
Optimize ICT security controls
Reduce ICT exposure risk
Achieve DORA compliance

Increasing Resiliency Against Cyber Attacks

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) was created by the European Union (EU) to ensure that the banking and financial systems that keep our economies running and the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that underly them, are resilient to the risks and digital threats facing the financial sector.

Cyber attacks represent the largest area of risk for financial systems, making the testing and validation of ICT security controls for a financial institution and their third-party service providers a critical component in achieving DORA compliance.

Digital Operational Resiliency Testing

Financial institutions and their third-party providers operating within the EU are now required to develop and integrate a detailed ICT risk management framework and conduct operational resilience testing of critical ICT systems and controls to comply with the DORA regulation.

The Cymulate platform enables DORA compliance by delivering digital operational resilience testing using real-world breach and attack simulations and continuous automated red teaming for:

ICT Security Controls
Immediate & Emergent Cyber Threats
Security Operational (SecOps) Response

Through frequent testing and validation of ICT security controls, immediate threats and operational response, financial institutions and providers can implement a common process of continuous testing and improvement which measures risk and exposure to cyber threats and enables the organization to achieve an acceptable level of risk given their business profile.

Security operations teams can monitor the risk and exposure level for drift based on the latest immediate threats updated daily in the Cymulate platform by our threat research team, as well as when changes are applied to the IT environment and security controls.

The findings and reports generated by the Cymulate platform provide the proof and evidence needed to show the commitment towards continuous improvement and to meet the digital operational resilience testing needs of the DORA regulation.

Digital Operational Resiliency Act (DORA) Solution Brief

Learn how the Cymulate platform provides the proof and evidence you need to achieve DORA compliance against cyber attacks.

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ICT Security Control Testing and Validation

The Cymulate platform delivers production-safe testing and validation of your ICT security controls using a wide range of automated test scenarios and templates. These best practice templates can be scheduled to run on a weekly / monthly basis to perform assessments of key ICT security controls and processes including:

Email and Web Gateways
Web Application Firewalls
Antivirus & Endpoint Security
Cloud Workload & Container Security
Lateral Movement & Data Loss Prevention
Advanced Persistent Threat Scenarios
Phishing

The dashboards and findings from the assessments highlight areas of risk, identifying gaps and weaknesses that could be exploited by threat actors to disrupt financial operations. The detailed findings offer mitigation guidance to configure and tune your ICT security controls to increase resiliency and lower the risk of a cyber breach. The reports provide the proof you need to achieve DORA compliance with evidence of the effectiveness of your ICT security controls to prevent and detect the latest cyber attacks.

Why Choose Cymulate?

Depth of attack simulations

Our assessments challenge every aspect of your ICT security controls with comprehensive test executions that simulate thousands of attack tactics and techniques used by today’s threat actors.

Production safe

The full suite of attack simulations and automated test executions is completely production-safe with no malicious execution that could impact financial systems in your production environment.

Automated testing

The Cymulate best practice assessments are fully automated, enabling frequent testing, validation, and optimization of your ICT security control effectiveness to improve your digital operational resilience.

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