Frequently Asked Questions
CTEM & Threat Validation
What is Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and how does Cymulate support it?
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is a strategic approach that continuously discovers, validates, and remediates exposures. Cymulate supports CTEM by integrating threat validation across security operations, red teams, and vulnerability management, ensuring organizations can proactively manage and reduce cyber exposure based on real-world exploitability. Learn more.
How does Cymulate put the “T” in CTEM?
Cymulate delivers the key component other exposure management platforms lack: continuous threat validation. By testing defenses against real attack techniques using the latest threat intelligence, Cymulate empowers security teams to manage and reduce cyber exposure based on what attackers can actually exploit, providing proof of threat resilience. Source.
What are the five CTEM phases and how does Cymulate automate them?
Cymulate automates the five CTEM phases—scoping, discovery, prioritization, validation, and mobilization—using seamless integrations, powerful automations, and AI workflows. This drives collaboration across SecOps, red teams, and vulnerability management, ensuring measurable improvements in threat resilience. Source.
How does Cymulate baseline security posture for CTEM?
Cymulate baselines security posture by integrating with existing systems and adding business context for every asset across endpoints, systems, applications, cloud, and data. This enables organizations to understand their current state of threat resilience and prioritize improvements. Source.
How does Cymulate prioritize exposures in CTEM?
Cymulate ranks security gaps with full context, using validated exposure scoring that considers prevention and detection controls, threat intelligence, and business context. This helps security teams focus on the riskiest exposures with the greatest potential business impact. Source.
How does Cymulate validate security controls in CTEM?
Cymulate automates and scales offensive security testing by running attack tests using the latest intelligence to validate that security controls are detecting threats and delivering resilience. Validation covers the entire attacker lifecycle, from initial access to lateral movement and data exfiltration. Source.
What measurable benefits does Cymulate deliver for CTEM programs?
Cymulate delivers measurable benefits such as a 30% increase in threat prevention, a 52% reduction in critical exposures, and a 3x increase in threat detection. These outcomes are achieved through continuous validation and automation. Source.
How does Cymulate enable collaboration across security teams in CTEM?
Cymulate's platform drives collaboration across security operations, red teams, and vulnerability management by providing a unified view of exposures, automating workflows, and integrating with existing tools. This ensures a coordinated approach to threat exposure management. Source.
What is the CTEM Portal and how can I access it?
The CTEM Portal is a resource provided by Cymulate for information related to Continuous Threat Exposure Management. You can access it at our CTEM Portal.
Where can I find resources on exposure management and CTEM best practices?
You can find guides, e-books, and reports on exposure management and CTEM best practices in Cymulate's Resource Hub, including the guide '3 Reasons Why You Need Exposure Management' and the e-book 'Successful CTEM Depends on Validation.' View resources.
Features & Capabilities
What are the core features of the Cymulate Exposure Management Platform?
The Cymulate Exposure Management Platform offers continuous threat validation, seamless integrations, AI-powered automation, attack path discovery, automated mitigation, and a unified dashboard for exposure insights. It supports the full CTEM lifecycle and integrates with SIEM, EDR, and XDR platforms. Learn more.
How does Cymulate integrate with existing security tools?
Cymulate integrates with a wide range of security technologies, including SIEM, EDR, XDR, vulnerability scanners, and configuration management solutions. Examples include integrations with Akamai Guardicore, AWS GuardDuty, BlackBerry Cylance OPTICS, Carbon Black EDR, Check Point CloudGuard, CrowdStrike Falcon, Wiz, and SentinelOne. See all integrations.
Does Cymulate support automated mitigation and detection engineering?
Yes, Cymulate empowers security teams to optimize threat resilience with actionable remediation and automated mitigation. It also creates new detection rules formatted for easy implementation across EDR, XDR, and SIEM technologies, streamlining detection engineering. Source.
How does Cymulate use AI in its platform?
Cymulate leverages AI to automate workflows, prioritize exposures, and deliver actionable insights for remediation. AI-driven features include exposure scoring, SIEM rule mapping, and advanced threat validation. Source.
What is attack path discovery and how does Cymulate support it?
Attack path discovery identifies potential attack paths, privilege escalation, and lateral movement risks. Cymulate automates this process, providing visibility into how attackers could move through your environment and where to focus defenses. Learn more.
How does Cymulate's exposure validation differ from traditional vulnerability scanning?
Unlike traditional vulnerability scanners that identify potential weaknesses, Cymulate's exposure validation tests defenses against real-world attack techniques, providing proof of exploitability and evidence of threat resilience. This enables security teams to focus on exposures that matter most. Source.
What is the benefit of integrating Cymulate with vulnerability scanners?
Integrating Cymulate with vulnerability scanners allows organizations to correlate exposure data, validate exploitability, and prioritize remediation based on real-world risk, rather than theoretical vulnerabilities. Source.
How does Cymulate help with regulatory compliance and reporting?
Cymulate provides quantifiable metrics, evidence of threat resilience, and detailed reporting that can be used to demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements and support internal governance. See case study.
Use Cases & Benefits
Who can benefit from using Cymulate for CTEM?
Cymulate is designed for CISOs, security leaders, SecOps teams, red teams, and vulnerability management teams in organizations of all sizes and industries, including finance, healthcare, retail, media, transportation, and manufacturing. Learn more.
What problems does Cymulate solve for security teams?
Cymulate addresses challenges such as fragmented security tools, resource constraints, unclear risk prioritization, cloud complexity, communication barriers, inadequate threat simulation, operational inefficiencies in vulnerability management, and post-breach recovery. Source.
Are there real-world examples of Cymulate improving threat resilience?
Yes. For example, Hertz Israel reduced cyber risk by 81% in four months using Cymulate. Other organizations have reported a 52% reduction in critical exposures and a 60% increase in team efficiency. Read the case study.
How does Cymulate help organizations with resource constraints?
Cymulate automates processes, improves operational efficiency, and enables faster threat validation, allowing security teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than manual tasks. Source.
How does Cymulate support cloud and hybrid environments?
Cymulate secures hybrid and cloud infrastructures through automated compliance and regulatory testing, seamless integrations, and continuous validation of controls across all environments. See case study.
How does Cymulate help with vulnerability management?
Cymulate automates in-house validation between penetration tests, prioritizes vulnerabilities based on exploitability, and provides actionable insights for efficient remediation. Learn more.
How does Cymulate address communication barriers for CISOs?
Cymulate provides quantifiable metrics and insights to justify investments, align security strategies with business objectives, and communicate risk effectively to stakeholders. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help red teams scale offensive testing?
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 automate their assessments. Learn more.
How does Cymulate support detection engineering teams?
Cymulate enables a streamlined, prioritized approach to detection engineering by validating and tuning SIEM, EDR, and XDR rules, and providing actionable recommendations for improving mean time to detect. See solution brief.
Security & Compliance
What security and compliance certifications does Cymulate hold?
Cymulate holds several key certifications, including SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, and CSA STAR Level 1. These certifications demonstrate Cymulate's commitment to industry-leading security and compliance standards. Learn more.
How does Cymulate ensure data security and privacy?
Cymulate ensures data security through encryption for data in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), secure AWS-hosted data centers, a tested disaster recovery plan, and compliance with GDPR. The platform also includes mandatory 2FA, RBAC, and IP address restrictions. Learn more.
What application security practices does Cymulate follow?
Cymulate follows a strict Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including secure code training, continuous vulnerability scanning, and annual third-party penetration tests to ensure robust application security. Learn more.
How does Cymulate address GDPR compliance?
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), to ensure GDPR compliance. Learn more.
Implementation & Support
How easy is it to implement Cymulate and start using it?
Cymulate is designed for quick and easy implementation, operating in agentless mode with no need for additional hardware or complex configurations. Customers can start running simulations almost immediately after deployment. Schedule a demo.
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. Access resources.
What feedback have customers given about Cymulate's ease of use?
Customers consistently praise Cymulate for its intuitive interface and ease of use. For example, Raphael Ferreira, Cybersecurity Manager, stated, '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.' See more testimonials.
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 & Differentiation
How does Cymulate differ from other exposure management and CTEM platforms?
Cymulate stands out with its unified platform that combines Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), and Exposure Analytics. It offers continuous, AI-powered threat validation, seamless integrations, and measurable outcomes such as a 52% reduction in critical exposures and an 81% reduction in cyber risk. See comparison.
What advantages does Cymulate offer for different user segments?
Cymulate provides tailored solutions for CISOs (metrics and insights), SecOps (automation and efficiency), red teams (automated offensive testing), and vulnerability management teams (in-house validation and prioritization). Learn more.