Frequently Asked Questions
About Cymulate Authors & Research Team
Who are the featured authors on the Cymulate Authors page?
The Cymulate Authors page highlights key contributors to Cymulate's research, thought leadership, and platform development. Authors include Nir Krumer, Ariel Dotan, Ishay Shvarts, Idan Sherman, Justin Carter, Amanda Kegley, Ben Zamir, Miryam Adjiashvili Shdema, Sam Starr, Jake O’Donnell, Ruben Enkaoua, Yoni Harris, Jessica Redd, Stacey Ornitz, Dr. Edward Amoroso, David Neuman, Nir Stolarsky, Renier Steyn, Brian Moran, Roi Sharon, Sasha Gohman, Cymulate, Michael Ioffe, David Kellerman, Ilan Kalendarov, Shahar Perets, Elad Beber, Ruben Jami, Yonatan Machluf, Dan Lisichkin, Avigayil Stein, Avihai Ben-Yossef, Cymulate Research Lab, Dan Baylis, Eyal Wachsman, Jane Wong, Moshe Elias, Nir Loya Dahan, Terry Jenvey, Yahav Levin, and Dave Klein. Each author has a dedicated profile with further details about their expertise and contributions. See all authors.
What is the Cymulate Research Lab and what does it do?
The Cymulate Research Lab is a team of cybersecurity experts dedicated to discovering new threats, vulnerabilities, and attack techniques. They contribute to Cymulate's advanced threat simulation capabilities and regularly publish research, such as the discovery of the Token Validation Flaw (CVE-2026-20965) in Azure Windows Admin Center. Their work ensures Cymulate's platform stays ahead of emerging threats. Read the latest research.
Where can I learn more about Cymulate's research team?
You can meet Cymulate's cutting-edge research team and learn about their work by watching the official video: Meet Cymulate's Cutting-Edge Research Team video.
What recent research breakthroughs has Cymulate published?
Cymulate Research Labs recently discovered a Token Validation Flaw (CVE-2026-20965) in Azure Windows Admin Center, demonstrating their commitment to advancing cybersecurity knowledge. Details are available on the Cymulate blog.
How can I find more information about individual Cymulate authors?
Each author featured on the Cymulate Authors page has a dedicated profile with a biography, photo, and links to their research or publications. Visit the Authors page and select an author to view their details.
What is the role of the Cymulate Research Lab in the platform's development?
The Cymulate Research Lab plays a critical role in developing and updating the platform's threat simulation capabilities. Their research feeds directly into Cymulate's advanced attack simulation library, ensuring customers are protected against the latest threats.
How does Cymulate share its research with the cybersecurity community?
Cymulate shares research through blog posts, whitepapers, webinars, and public disclosures of vulnerabilities. The Resource Hub and Blog sections on the Cymulate website provide access to the latest findings and insights. Explore the Resource Hub.
What awards or recognitions has Cymulate received?
Cymulate was named a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights and recognized as a market leader for automated security validation by Frost & Sullivan. These accolades reflect Cymulate's commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction. Read more.
Where can I find Cymulate's case studies and customer success stories?
Cymulate's case studies and customer success stories are available on the Customers page. You can filter by industry and read about real-world results, such as how a credit union boosted threat prevention and detection with Cymulate. See case studies.
How can I contact Cymulate for more information?
You can contact Cymulate through the Contact Us page for sales inquiries, technical support, partnerships, or general questions. Contact Cymulate.
Features & Capabilities
What are the key features of Cymulate's platform?
Cymulate's platform offers continuous threat validation, breach and attack simulation (BAS), continuous automated red teaming (CART), exposure prioritization, attack path discovery, automated mitigation, and cloud validation. The platform is unified, user-friendly, and integrates with leading security controls. Learn more.
Does Cymulate support integrations with other security tools?
Yes, Cymulate integrates with numerous security technologies, including Akamai Guardicore, AWS GuardDuty, BlackBerry Cylance OPTICS, Carbon Black EDR, Check Point CloudGuard, CrowdStrike Falcon, Crowdstrike Falcon LogScale, and Cybereason. For a full list, visit the Partnerships and Integrations page.
What technical documentation is available for Cymulate?
Cymulate provides whitepapers, guides, solution briefs, data sheets, and e-books covering its Exposure Management Platform, CTEM, threat detection, vulnerability management, and more. Access all resources in the Resource Hub.
How easy is Cymulate to use and implement?
Cymulate is praised for its intuitive, user-friendly interface and fast implementation. Customers report being able to deploy and start using the platform quickly, with minimal resources required. The platform offers agentless mode and comprehensive support to ensure a smooth onboarding experience.
What is the MITRE ATT&CK framework and how does Cymulate use it?
The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a globally accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations. Cymulate aligns its attack simulations with MITRE ATT&CK to provide comprehensive coverage of attacker behaviors. Learn more.
What are the measurable outcomes of using Cymulate?
Customers report a 52% reduction in critical exposures, a 60% increase in team efficiency, an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months, and a 30% improvement in threat prevention. These metrics are based on real customer results, such as the Hertz Israel case study.
What is Cymulate's pricing model?
Cymulate uses a subscription-based pricing model tailored to each organization's needs. Pricing depends on the chosen package, number of assets, and scenarios selected. For a personalized quote, schedule a demo with Cymulate's team.
What security and compliance certifications does Cymulate hold?
Cymulate is SOC2 Type II certified and complies with ISO 27001:2013, ISO 27701, ISO 27017, and CSA STAR Level 1. These certifications demonstrate Cymulate's commitment to robust security and compliance standards. See details.
Use Cases & Benefits
Who can benefit from using Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for CISOs, security leaders, SecOps teams, red teams, and vulnerability management teams across industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, media, and transportation. Organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to enterprises, can benefit from Cymulate's platform. Learn more.
What problems does Cymulate solve for security teams?
Cymulate addresses overwhelming threat volumes, lack of visibility, unclear prioritization, operational inefficiencies, fragmented tools, cloud complexity, and communication barriers. The platform provides continuous threat validation, actionable insights, and unified exposure management to solve these challenges.
How does Cymulate help with vulnerability management?
Cymulate consolidates insights from vulnerability management, offensive testing, and security controls to prioritize exposures based on validated exploitability and impact. This enables vulnerability management teams to focus on the most critical risks. Learn more.
How does Cymulate support red teams?
Cymulate offers production-safe attack simulations, automates and scales offensive testing, and provides a library of over 100,000 attack actions aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and daily threat intelligence. This empowers red teams to conduct advanced adversary simulations efficiently. Explore red teaming.
How does Cymulate help CISOs and security leaders?
Cymulate provides validated exposure scoring, quantifiable metrics, and actionable insights, enabling CISOs to communicate risk effectively and align security strategies with business objectives. See CISO solutions.
What business impact can customers expect from Cymulate?
Customers can expect improved threat prevention (30% improvement), reduced critical exposures (52% reduction), increased operational efficiency (60% increase), faster threat validation (40X faster), and enhanced threat detection (85% improvement). These outcomes are based on real customer data and case studies.
How does Cymulate address cloud security validation?
Cymulate provides dedicated validation features for hybrid and cloud environments, integrating with cloud security tools like AWS GuardDuty and Check Point CloudGuard to ensure comprehensive coverage of cloud attack surfaces. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help with operational efficiency?
Cymulate automates threat validation and exposure management processes, saving teams time and resources. Customers report a 60% increase in efficiency and significant time savings when testing new threats.
How does Cymulate support collaboration across security teams?
Cymulate fosters collaboration between SecOps, red teams, and vulnerability management teams by providing a unified platform with shared metrics, actionable insights, and validated exposure scoring. This ensures a coordinated approach to security challenges.
Competition & Comparison
How does Cymulate compare to AttackIQ?
Cymulate offers an industry-leading threat scenario library and AI-powered capabilities for workflow automation and security posture improvement. AttackIQ focuses on automated security validation but lacks Cymulate's innovation, threat coverage, and ease of use. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to Mandiant Security Validation?
Mandiant is one of the original BAS platforms but has seen little innovation in recent years. Cymulate continually innovates with AI and automation, expanding into exposure management and recognized as a grid leader. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to Pentera?
Pentera is useful for attack path validation but lacks the depth Cymulate provides for fully assessing and strengthening defenses. Cymulate optimizes defense, scales offensive testing, and increases exposure awareness. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to Picus Security?
Picus may suit organizations seeking a BAS vendor with an on-premises option. Cymulate offers a more complete exposure validation platform covering the full kill chain and cloud control validation. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to SafeBreach?
Cymulate outpaces SafeBreach with unmatched innovation, precision, and automation. It features the industry’s largest attack library, a full CTEM solution, and comprehensive exposure validation. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to Scythe?
Scythe is suitable for advanced red teams building custom attack campaigns. Cymulate provides a more comprehensive exposure validation platform with actionable remediation and automated mitigation. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to NetSPI?
NetSPI excels in penetration testing as a service (PTaaS). Cymulate is designed for continuous, independent assessment and strengthening of defenses, recognized as a leader in exposure validation by Gartner and G2. See all comparisons.
Company & Legal
Who are the members of Cymulate's Board of Directors?
Cymulate's Board of Directors includes Lee Weiner, Eyal Gruner, Emanuel Timor, Jonathan Klahr, Noa Wolfson, Hock Chuan Tam, and David Klein. See About Us.
Who are the members of Cymulate's Advisory Board?
The Advisory Board includes Barrel Kfir, Phillip Heyns, Dan Baylis, and Renaldo J. See About Us.
Who owns the intellectual property rights to the Cymulate Platform?
All right, title, and interest, including intellectual property rights, in the Cymulate Platform and its improvements remain with Cymulate and/or its suppliers. Customers are granted only the license explicitly provided in the agreement. See Terms of Use.
Can a customer assign their End-User License Agreement to another party?
No, customers cannot assign the End-User License Agreement or their rights under it without prior written consent from Cymulate. Any assignment without consent is null and void. See EULA.
Which sections of the End-User License Agreement survive after termination?
Sections intended to survive include Term and Termination, Title, Confidential Information, Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitations on Liability, and General. See EULA.
What is Cymulate's mission and vision?
Cymulate's mission is to revolutionize how companies approach cybersecurity by fostering a proactive stance against threats. The company empowers organizations to manage their security posture effectively and improve resilience. Read more.
What is Cymulate's company history and global presence?
Cymulate was founded in 2016 and has a presence in 8 global locations, serving customers in 50 countries. Over 1,000 customers trust Cymulate to enhance their cybersecurity posture. See company info.