What challenges did Banco PAN face before using Cymulate?

Banco PAN needed more visibility into the efficacy of its cybersecurity controls. While they used a risk rating platform, outsourced pen tests, and a vulnerability management tool, these did not provide enough transparency or actionable insights into how their security controls were performing. The CISO wanted a platform that could deliver a comprehensive risk score, continuous validation, realistic attack simulations, and intelligence on emergent threats. Source

How did Cymulate help Banco PAN optimize its security controls?

Cymulate enabled Banco PAN to continuously assess and optimize security controls by providing real-time insights, customizable attack simulations, and integration with their vulnerability management and EDR tools. The platform allowed the team to benchmark performance, fine-tune controls, and automate assessments, resulting in more effective and efficient security operations. Source

What measurable results did Banco PAN achieve with Cymulate?

Banco PAN achieved a 25% reduction in manual SecOps tasks, improved the ability to baseline and score internal cyber risk, and validated and optimized their security controls. The SecOps team could independently fine-tune controls and re-run assessments, saving significant time and resources. Source

How does Banco PAN use Cymulate for compliance reporting?

Banco PAN uses Cymulate to benchmark cybersecurity performance and generate risk scores, which are reported to the Brazilian Central Bank. The platform also helps demonstrate compliance with various cybersecurity standards and regulations relevant to the banking industry. Source

What specific Cymulate features did Banco PAN use?

Banco PAN leveraged breach and attack simulation, automated network pen testing (Hopper), attack-based vulnerability management, and integration with their vulnerability management and EDR tools. These features enabled continuous validation, lateral movement testing, and prioritized vulnerability remediation. Source

How did Cymulate help Banco PAN prioritize vulnerabilities?

Cymulate integrated with Banco PAN's vulnerability management tool to validate each vulnerability and determine if compensating controls were in place. This allowed the team to focus on high-risk, exploitable vulnerabilities and optimize remediation efforts. Source

How does Cymulate support continuous improvement for Banco PAN?

Cymulate provides near real-time feedback and remediation guidance, enabling Banco PAN's SecOps team to fine-tune controls and independently re-run assessments. This continuous loop supports ongoing improvement and operational efficiency. Source

How does Cymulate help Banco PAN test against emergent threats?

Cymulate continuously updates its platform with assessments of emergent threats and vulnerabilities, allowing Banco PAN to test their EDR and other controls against the latest attack techniques and understand their response capabilities. Source

What is the role of automated network pen testing (Hopper) for Banco PAN?

The Hopper capability in Cymulate continuously tests for gaps in group policies and provides guidance on closing those gaps efficiently. This automation acts like a specialist inside the network, helping Banco PAN improve infrastructure security without manual intervention. Source

How does Cymulate help Banco PAN's SecOps team work more efficiently?

After running Cymulate assessments, the SecOps team receives easy-to-digest remediation guidance and can automatically re-run assessments to validate their actions. This independence from red teams saves time and resources, increasing overall efficiency. Source

How does Cymulate integrate with Banco PAN's existing tools?

Cymulate integrates with Banco PAN's vulnerability management tool and EDR, enabling validation of vulnerabilities and assessment of how controls respond to simulated attacks. This integration streamlines workflows and enhances security posture. Source

How does Cymulate help Banco PAN with lateral movement testing?

Cymulate provides realistic simulated attacks to test against lateral movement within the network. This helps Banco PAN identify and remediate gaps in group policies and internal controls, strengthening their overall security posture. Source

How does Cymulate provide near real-time feedback to Banco PAN?

The platform delivers immediate feedback and insights after each assessment, enabling the security team to make data-driven decisions and quickly adjust controls as needed. Source

How does Cymulate help Banco PAN demonstrate compliance?

Cymulate enables Banco PAN to assess and demonstrate compliance with various cybersecurity standards and regulations, supporting adherence to banking industry best practices and regulatory requirements. Source

What is the value of benchmarking cybersecurity performance with Cymulate?

Banco PAN uses Cymulate's risk score to benchmark cybersecurity efficacy and control performance over time, create KPIs, and set common goals for the team. These metrics are also used for regulatory reporting. Source

How does Cymulate help Banco PAN fine-tune security controls?

Cymulate provides actionable insights and remediation guidance, enabling Banco PAN to adjust, replace, or add controls as needed. The platform helps ensure that new controls are tuned to perfection and remain effective over time. Source

How does Cymulate support group policy validation for Banco PAN?

Cymulate's network pen testing (Hopper) continuously identifies gaps in group policies and provides guidance for remediation, helping Banco PAN maintain strong internal controls and reduce lateral movement risk. Source

How does Cymulate help Banco PAN respond to new threats?

Cymulate updates its threat library daily, allowing Banco PAN to test controls against the latest threats and vulnerabilities, ensuring their defenses are always up to date. Source

What are the key capabilities of Cymulate's platform?

Cymulate offers continuous threat validation, breach and attack simulation (BAS), automated network pen testing, attack-based vulnerability management, exposure prioritization, and integration with a wide range of security tools. The platform provides actionable insights, real-time feedback, and supports compliance and operational efficiency. Source

What integrations does Cymulate support?

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 full list, visit the Partnerships and Integrations page .

How does Cymulate help with vulnerability management?

Cymulate validates vulnerabilities by integrating with vulnerability management tools, prioritizing exposures based on exploitability, and providing actionable remediation guidance. This helps organizations focus on the most critical vulnerabilities and improve overall security posture. Source

How does Cymulate support compliance and regulatory requirements?

Cymulate helps organizations assess and demonstrate compliance with industry standards and regulations by providing continuous validation, risk scoring, and detailed reporting. This is especially valuable for regulated industries like finance and healthcare. Source

What security and compliance certifications does Cymulate have?

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. Source

How easy is it to implement Cymulate?

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, with comprehensive support and educational resources available. Source

What technical documentation is available for Cymulate?

Cymulate provides guides, whitepapers, solution briefs, and data sheets covering topics like vulnerability management, threat detection, exposure validation, and automated mitigation. Access these resources at the Resource Hub .

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). The platform is GDPR-compliant and includes mandatory 2FA, RBAC, and IP restrictions. Source

Who can benefit from using Cymulate?

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. Source

What business impact can customers expect from Cymulate?

Customers can expect up to a 52% reduction in critical exposures, a 60% increase in team efficiency, 40X faster threat validation, and an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months. These outcomes are supported by customer case studies and measurable metrics. Source

What pain points does Cymulate solve for security teams?

Cymulate addresses fragmented security tools, resource constraints, unclear risk prioritization, cloud complexity, communication barriers, inadequate threat simulation, operational inefficiencies, and post-breach recovery challenges. Source

Are there case studies showing Cymulate's impact?

Yes. For example, Hertz Israel reduced cyber risk by 81% in four months, and a sustainable energy company scaled penetration testing cost-effectively with Cymulate. See more case studies at the Customers page .

How does Cymulate's solution differ for different user roles?

Cymulate tailors its solutions for CISOs (metrics and risk prioritization), SecOps (automation and efficiency), red teams (offensive testing), and vulnerability management teams (validation and prioritization). Each persona receives tools and insights relevant to their responsibilities. Source

What is Cymulate's pricing model?

Cymulate uses 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 custom quote, schedule a demo .

How does Cymulate compare to AttackIQ?

Cymulate offers a larger threat scenario library, AI-powered capabilities, and greater ease of use. It is recognized for innovation and streamlining workflows. Read more .

How does Cymulate compare to Mandiant Security Validation?

Mandiant Security Validation is an original BAS platform but has seen less innovation in recent years. Cymulate continually innovates with AI and automation, expanding into exposure management and recognized as a grid leader. Read more .

How does Cymulate compare to Pentera?

Pentera focuses on attack path validation but does not provide the same depth in exposure validation and defense optimization as Cymulate, which also offers automated mitigation and broader coverage. Read more .

How does Cymulate compare to Picus Security?

Picus Security offers on-premise BAS but lacks Cymulate's comprehensive exposure validation platform, which covers the full kill chain and includes cloud control validation. Read more .

How does Cymulate compare to SafeBreach?

Cymulate provides unmatched innovation, precision, and automation, with the industry's largest attack library and a full CTEM solution for comprehensive exposure validation. Read more .

How does Cymulate compare to Scythe?

Scythe is suitable for advanced red teams building custom attack campaigns, while Cymulate offers a more comprehensive exposure validation platform with actionable remediation and automated mitigation. Read more .

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Banco PAN Optimizes Security Controls and Validates Group Policy Objects with Cymulate

Overview

industry

Finance

Brazil

Company Size

1k-5k employees

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Results

Validate and optimize security controls
Baseline and score internal cyber risk
25% reduction in manual SecOps tasks

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.

- Raphael Ferreira, Cybersecurity Manager

Challenge

For Banco PAN, cybersecurity excellence means more than just passing its next audit. While the security team at the mid-size Brazilian commercial bank is required to report an external risk score to the Brazilian Central Bank, the CISO wanted more visibility into Banco PAN’s cybersecurity efficacy.

In addition to a cybersecurity risk rating platform to assess its external risk, Banco PAN also outsourced manual pen tests and utilized a vulnerability management tool. However, this did not provide enough transparency into how the bank’s security controls were performing.

Banco PAN wanted a platform that could provide them with:

A comprehensive risk score that considered the efficacy of all its security controls

Continuous security control validation and optimization

Realistic simulated attacks to test against lateral movement

Intelligence and assessments against emergent threats

The Cymulate Solution

Banco PAN evaluated various security validation platforms and decided to implement Cymulate because it provided the most comprehensive and user-friendly solution. Banco PAN appreciated that Cymulate provides a wide range of customizable attack simulations in different operating systems, real-time insights, and integration capabilities with its vulnerability management tool, EDR and other tools.

Raphael Ferreira, Cybersecurity Manager at Banco PAN, elaborated, “We didn’t realize how many different use cases a security control validation platform could provide. Cymulate does so much more than we expected.”

Raphael explained that Banco PAN uses Cymulate to:

Benchmark and measure cybersecurity performance over time

“We use the Cymulate risk score to benchmark our cybersecurity efficacy and security control performance. It enables us to create KPIs and a common goal to work towards. We also use these metrics to report our cyber risk score to the Brazilian Central Bank.”

Continuously assess and optimize security controls

“Cymulate allows us to see if we need to fine-tune the controls we already have, replace a control or add another control to our security stack. If we do add a new control, it helps us tune it to perfection and ensure it continues doing its job as time passes.”

Automate assessments to test against lateral movement

“The Cymulate network pen testing capability (Hopper) continuously helps us see where we have gaps in our group policies, and it provides guidance on the best and most efficient way to close those gaps. It's like having a specialist inside our network all the time, testing everything automatically, so we can continually improve the security of our infrastructure.”

Test against emergent threats

“Cymulate continuously updates the platform with assessments of emergent threats and vulnerabilities, so we can test them against our EDR and understand how the control would respond if attacked.”

Prioritize vulnerabilities with validation

“We integrated Cymulate with our vulnerability management to validate each vulnerability and understand if there are compensating controls in place protecting us. It helps us focus and prioritize the high-risk vulnerabilities that are exploitable in our environment.”

Benefits

The Cymulate platform provides Banco PAN with these additional benefits:

Increased SecOps efficiency
After a Cymulate assessment, the SecOps team utilizes easy-to-digest remediation guidance to fine-tune its security controls. With the push of a button, the SecOps team automatically re-runs the assessment to validate its activities. The team works independently without waiting for a red team to re-run assessments for them, saving significant time and resources.

Near real-time feedback
The security team can make data-based decisions regarding Banco PAN’s security based on the immediate feedback and insights it receives from the Cymulate assessments.

Compliance assurance
The team uses Cymulate to assess and demonstrate compliance with various cybersecurity standards and regulations while also ensuring adherence to the banking industry’s best practices.

Solution

Breach and attack simulation
Automated network pen testing (Hopper)
Attack-based vulnerability management

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