Cymulate's Attack Path Management Platform is designed to halt lateral movement and remediate misconfigurations by automatically mapping attack paths, validating privilege escalation, and assessing how attackers could exploit exposures to reach critical data. It provides automated offensive testing, validated segmentation, and actionable mitigation guidance to improve threat resilience. Learn more.
Cymulate automatically generates attack path maps from the initial agent to every asset reached, uncovering how attackers could advance within the network across machines, servers, and domain controllers before they do. This helps organizations visualize and address potential lateral movement risks. Source.
The platform identifies access control misconfigurations, weak credentials, and trust relationship exposures that could be exploited for lateral movement or privilege escalation. Source.
Cymulate assesses attack paths across the entire architecture to validate security controls for each segment, ensuring that segmentation policies are effective and up-to-date. Source.
An attack path is the specific route or chain of vulnerabilities/misconfigurations an attacker could follow after entry to move inside an environment and reach a critical asset. An attack surface covers all possible entry points an attacker could exploit or affect in a system. Source.
Attack path management is the continuous practice of discovering, analyzing, and remediating attack paths. It involves mapping all possible attack paths, validating which are exploitable, prioritizing them by risk, and systematically mitigating high-risk paths to minimize exposure. Source.
The three core steps are: 1) Discovery and mapping of all attack paths, 2) Analysis and prioritization to identify the riskiest routes, and 3) Remediation with continuous monitoring to eliminate or mitigate paths while adapting to environmental changes. Source.
Yes. Active Directory is often central to attack path management because many attack paths rely on misconfigurations, excessive privileges, or delegation within AD. Monitoring and hardening AD can eliminate high-risk choke points attackers exploit to gain domain dominance. Source.
Cymulate assesses, prioritizes, and mitigates security gaps to improve protection for high-risk assets, helping organizations focus remediation efforts where they matter most. Source.
Attack path management helps organizations focus remediation on the most critical risks, reduces the blast radius of breaches, strengthens identity and privilege hygiene, and makes security operations more efficient. It leads to stronger resilience, faster detection, and better compliance readiness. Source.
Cymulate validates access control and segmentation policies, strengthens threat resilience, and monitors for drift from the security baseline, ensuring organizations remain protected as their environment evolves. Source.
Cymulate provides out-of-the-box templates for common techniques such as SMB Pass-the-Hash and LLMNR Poisoning, enabling organizations to test their defenses against real-world lateral movement and privilege escalation attacks. Source.
Cymulate validates how effective security policies are at limiting or preventing privilege escalation, helping organizations identify and remediate weaknesses before attackers can exploit them. Source.
Attack Path Discovery is a core component of exposure validation, using simulation tools to validate security controls, identify weaknesses, and provide policy tuning guidance, automated control updates, and custom mitigation rules. Read the data sheet.
Cymulate's platform supports validation across endpoint security (AV/EDR), cloud security (CWPP), containers/Kubernetes, secure email and web gateways, web application firewalls, network security (IPS/IDS), data loss prevention, and SIEM/SOAR detections. Source.
Customers have praised Cymulate for making it easy to validate controls against emerging threats and for providing comprehensive, realistic validation from both internal and external threats. See all reviews.
Cymulate enables organizations to validate access control and segmentation policies, strengthen threat resilience, and monitor for drift from the security baseline, ensuring ongoing protection. Source.
The primary purpose of Cymulate's platform is to help organizations proactively validate their cybersecurity defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and optimize their security posture to stay ahead of emerging threats and improve overall resilience. Source.
Cymulate offers continuous threat validation, unified exposure management, attack path discovery, automated mitigation, AI-powered optimization, complete kill chain coverage, ease of use, and an extensive threat library with over 100,000 attack actions updated daily. Source.
Yes, 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. For a complete list, visit the Partnerships and Integrations page.
Cymulate provides guides, whitepapers, solution briefs, and data sheets covering topics like vulnerability management, detection engineering, exposure validation, automated mitigation, and attack path discovery. Access these resources at the Resource Hub.
Cymulate is designed for quick, agentless deployment with no need for additional hardware or complex configurations. Customers can start running simulations almost immediately, and the platform is praised for its intuitive, user-friendly interface. Schedule a demo to see it in action.
Customers consistently praise Cymulate for its ease of use, intuitive dashboard, 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.
Cymulate's platform 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.
Customers can expect up to a 52% reduction in critical exposures, a 60% increase in team efficiency, and an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months. The platform also enables faster threat validation and cost savings by consolidating tools. Source.
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. Saffron Building Society proved compliance with regulators and improved governance. See more case studies.
Cymulate integrates exposure data and automates validation to provide a unified view of the security posture, addressing gaps caused by disconnected tools. Source.
Cymulate automates processes, improving efficiency and operational effectiveness, so security teams can focus on strategic initiatives rather than manual tasks. Source.
Cymulate automates in-house validation between pen tests and prioritizes vulnerabilities effectively, enabling efficient vulnerability management. Learn more.
Cymulate enhances visibility and detection capabilities after a breach, ensuring faster recovery and improved protection. Read the case study.
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.
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. Source.
The platform is developed using a strict Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including secure code training, continuous vulnerability scanning, and annual third-party penetration tests. Source.
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). Source.
Cymulate includes mandatory 2-Factor Authentication (2FA), Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC), IP address restrictions, and TLS encryption for its Help Center. Source.
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.
Cymulate surpasses AttackIQ in innovation, threat coverage, and ease of use, offering an industry-leading threat scenario library and AI-powered capabilities to streamline workflows and accelerate security posture improvement. Read more.
Mandiant Security Validation is an original BAS platform but has seen little innovation in recent years. Cymulate continually innovates with AI and automation, expanding into exposure management as a grid leader. Read more.
Pentera focuses on attack path validation but lacks the depth Cymulate provides to fully assess and strengthen defenses. Cymulate optimizes defense, scales offensive testing, and increases exposure awareness. Read more.
Picus Security offers an on-premise BAS option but lacks the comprehensive exposure validation platform Cymulate provides, which covers the full kill-chain and includes cloud control validation. Read more.
Cymulate outpaces SafeBreach with unmatched innovation, precision, and automation, offering the industry’s largest attack library, a full CTEM solution, and comprehensive exposure validation. Read more.
Scythe is suitable for advanced red teams building custom attack campaigns, but Cymulate provides a more comprehensive exposure validation platform with actionable remediation and automated mitigation. Read more.
Halt lateral movement and remediate misconfigurations with attack path management.
An attacker can reach critical business assets through lateral movement and privilege escalation. Automating offensive testing can prove the threats.
Map attack paths
Generate attack path maps automatically, from initial agent to every asset reached.
Test privilege escalation
Validate how effective security policies are limiting and/or preventing privilege escalation.
Target crown jewels
Assess how attackers can exploit exposures to reach critical data.
Cymulate automates offensive testing to identify threat exposures related to privilege escalation and lateral movement exposures. Through Attack Path Discovery, Cymulate maps potential adversary advancement paths, validates network segmentation and access control policies and delivers actionable mitigation guidance to improve threat resilience.
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An attack path is a series of connected vulnerabilities or misconfigurations that an attacker can exploit to move from an initial point of access through a network, systems or identity graph to reach a critical or high-value asset. The path represents not just where attackers might get in, but how they move once inside. It also describes which chain of exposures leads them to sensitive or critical resources.
Here’s a concrete (but realistic) example:
An attack path is the specific route or chain of vulnerabilities/misconfigurations an attacker could follow after entry (or via some entry) to move inside an environment and reach a critical asset. It’s the “how” once inside, tracing through connected weaknesses.
An attack surface covers all possible entry points an attacker could exploit or get into, or affect, a system. This includes everything exposed, vulnerable or misconfigured. It’s the “what” of exposure.
An attack vector is the specific technique or method used to gain initial access or exploit a vulnerability. It’s the doorway into a system. Examples include phishing, exploiting unpatched software, brute-force, cross-site scripting and more.
An attack path is the sequence of vectors, configuration issues, identities and system relationships that an attacker uses (or could use) after initial access (and including the initial vector) to move toward a goal. It’s broader, describing the journey rather than one move.
Attack path management (APM) is the continuous practice that builds on discovery, analysis and remediation of attack paths. The core idea:
It’s not simply a one-time assessment, but an ongoing capability to adapt as the organization evolves (new systems, new identities, new exposures) so that the paths an attacker might use are always monitored, understood and controlled.
Attack path management works by continuously mapping relationships between assets, identities and permissions to uncover exploitable routes to critical systems. It validates which paths are practical for attackers, prioritizes them by risk and business impact and identifies choke points where remediation has the biggest effect.
Finally, it guides remediation such as reducing privileges, patching vulnerabilities or segmenting networks. It also monitors for new paths as your environment changes.
Attack path management helps organizations focus remediation on the risks that are most critical rather than patching for the sake of patching. The process reduces the blast radius of potential breaches, strengthens identity and privilege hygiene and makes security operations more efficient. By proactively controlling attack paths, organizations gain stronger resilience, faster detection and better compliance readiness.
The three core steps are:
This cycle ensures organizations stay ahead of evolving exposures.
Yes. Active Directory is often central to attack path management because many paths rely on misconfigurations, excessive privileges or delegation with AD. By monitoring and hardening AD, organizations can eliminate high-risk choke points that attackers commonly exploit to gain domain dominance.
An attack surface management (ASM) platform discovers, monitors and helps reduce all external and internal exposures that attackers could exploit. It provides a complete view of assets, vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, ensuring that organizations understand where their environment is most at risk.
Key features include continuous asset discovery, vulnerability and misconfiguration detection and real-time monitoring of new exposures. ASM platforms also provide risk scoring, remediation guidance, integration with security workflows and dashboards for visibility. These capabilities help organizations shrink their attack surface and keep exposure under control.
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“Through validation, Cymulate helps us understand which vulnerabilities can be exploited in our organization. This helps us focus our limited resources so we can be proactive and remediate before a threat becomes an actual problem.”
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