Cymulate is a unified exposure management and security validation platform that enables organizations to proactively test, validate, and optimize their cybersecurity defenses. It provides continuous threat validation, exposure prioritization, and actionable insights to help teams stay ahead of emerging threats and improve overall resilience. Learn more.
Who can benefit from using Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for CISOs, security leaders, SecOps teams, red teams, and vulnerability management professionals in organizations of all sizes and industries, including finance, healthcare, retail, media, transportation, and manufacturing. See more about roles.
What are the main use cases for Cymulate?
Main use cases include continuous security validation, exposure prioritization, breach and attack simulation, automated mitigation, compliance mapping, and supporting audits. For example, a UK bank used Cymulate to continuously validate security, prioritize remediation, and map controls to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and NIST 800-53. Read the case study.
How does Cymulate help small security teams?
Cymulate's automation and risk-based prioritization enable small teams to maximize efficiency, focus on critical exposures, and reduce manual effort. The UK bank case study highlights how a small team used Cymulate to automate validation, streamline response, and justify security investments. Read more.
How does Cymulate support compliance and audits?
Cymulate enables organizations to map security controls to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and NIST 800-53, visualize gaps, and provide evidence for audits. In the UK bank case, Cymulate helped answer auditor questions and demonstrate program maturity. See details.
What types of organizations use Cymulate?
Organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to large enterprises (including banks, credit unions, and healthcare providers), use Cymulate to enhance their security posture. See customer stories.
What problems does Cymulate solve for financial institutions?
Cymulate helps financial institutions address challenges such as continuous validation, prioritizing remediation, mapping to frameworks, and providing audit evidence. The UK bank case study demonstrates these benefits in action. Read the case study.
How does Cymulate help justify security investments?
Cymulate visualizes security gaps and provides data to support investment decisions. For example, the UK bank used Cymulate to identify the need for a security service edge (SSE) and compare vendors before purchasing. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help with emerging threats?
Cymulate automatically validates defenses against new threats added by the Cymulate Research Lab, eliminating manual processes and ensuring timely response to the latest risks. See case study.
How does Cymulate support mapping to cyber frameworks?
Cymulate enables organizations to measure and map controls to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and NIST 800-53, using heatmaps to visualize strengths, weaknesses, and progress. Read more.
Features & Capabilities
What are the key features of Cymulate?
Key features include continuous threat validation, breach and attack simulation, exposure prioritization, automated mitigation, attack path discovery, mapping to frameworks, and actionable reporting. See platform features.
Does Cymulate support automated mitigation?
Yes, Cymulate offers automated mitigation capabilities, including automatic IOC (Indicator of Compromise) uploads to endpoints for faster threat detection and response. Learn more.
How does Cymulate help prioritize remediation efforts?
Cymulate provides risk-based scoring and visibility into exposures, enabling teams to focus remediation on the most critical vulnerabilities and optimize resource allocation. See details.
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.
How does Cymulate validate against emerging threats?
Cymulate automatically incorporates new threat intelligence from its Research Lab, enabling organizations to validate defenses against the latest threats without manual updates. See case study.
What technical documentation is available for Cymulate?
Cymulate provides guides, whitepapers, solution briefs, and data sheets covering topics like CTEM, detection engineering, exposure validation, automated mitigation, and more. Access technical resources.
How does Cymulate support mapping to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST frameworks?
Cymulate enables organizations to map their security controls to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST 800-53 frameworks, using visual heatmaps to track strengths, weaknesses, and progress. Read more.
What is Cymulate's approach to exposure validation?
Cymulate combines attack path discovery with exposure validation, providing a comprehensive view of threat exposure and enabling organizations to prioritize and remediate risks effectively. See data sheet.
How does Cymulate help optimize security controls?
Cymulate allows organizations to fine-tune security tools by validating their effectiveness, ensuring the best return on investment, and providing immediate visibility into security posture. Read more.
Implementation & Ease of Use
How easy is it to implement Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for quick, agentless deployment with no need for additional hardware or complex configurations. Customers report being able to start running simulations almost immediately. Book a demo.
What feedback have customers given about Cymulate's ease of use?
Customers consistently praise Cymulate for its intuitive dashboard, ease of implementation, and actionable insights. For example, a Head of Cybersecurity at a UK bank said, "We loved that the platform’s dashboard gave us immediate visibility into our security posture." Read testimonial.
What support resources are available for Cymulate users?
Cymulate offers email and chat support, a knowledge base, webinars, e-books, and an AI chatbot for real-time assistance and best practices. Explore resources.
How quickly can a team start using Cymulate after purchase?
Teams can start running simulations almost immediately after deployment, thanks to Cymulate's agentless architecture and minimal setup requirements. Book a demo.
What is required from the customer to implement Cymulate?
The customer is responsible for providing necessary equipment, infrastructure, and third-party software as per Cymulate’s prerequisites, but the platform itself is designed for seamless integration into existing workflows. Learn more.
Security, Compliance & Certifications
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. See details.
How does Cymulate ensure data security?
Cymulate uses encryption for data in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), secure AWS-hosted data centers, and a tested disaster recovery plan. Learn more.
Is Cymulate GDPR compliant?
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), ensuring GDPR compliance. See compliance details.
What application security practices does Cymulate follow?
Cymulate follows a secure development lifecycle (SDLC), including secure code training, continuous vulnerability scanning, and annual third-party penetration tests. Read more.
What HR security measures does Cymulate have in place?
Cymulate employees undergo ongoing security awareness training, phishing tests, and adhere to comprehensive security policies. See details.
What product security features does Cymulate offer?
The platform includes mandatory 2-Factor Authentication (2FA), Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC), IP address restrictions, and TLS encryption for its Help Center. Learn more.
Pricing & Plans
What is Cymulate's pricing model?
Cymulate uses a subscription-based pricing model tailored to each organization's requirements, based on the chosen package, number of assets, and scenarios. For a personalized quote, schedule a demo.
Competition & Differentiation
How does Cymulate compare to AttackIQ?
Cymulate offers a larger threat scenario library, AI-powered capabilities, and greater ease of use compared to AttackIQ. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Mandiant Security Validation?
Mandiant Security Validation is an original BAS platform, but Cymulate is recognized for continuous innovation, AI, and automation, expanding into exposure management as a grid leader. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Pentera?
Pentera focuses on attack path validation, while Cymulate provides deeper exposure validation, defense optimization, and scalable offensive testing. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Picus Security?
Picus Security offers on-premise BAS, but Cymulate provides a more comprehensive exposure validation platform covering the full kill-chain and cloud control validation. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to SafeBreach?
Cymulate offers unmatched innovation, the industry’s largest attack library, and a full CTEM solution for comprehensive exposure validation and threat resilience. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Scythe?
Scythe is suitable for advanced red teams, while Cymulate provides a more comprehensive exposure validation platform with actionable remediation and automated mitigation. Read more.
What makes Cymulate different from other security validation platforms?
Cymulate stands out for its unified platform, continuous innovation, AI-powered optimization, extensive threat library, ease of use, and proven results such as a 52% reduction in critical exposures and 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months. See comparison.
Customer Success & Measurable Outcomes
What measurable outcomes have customers achieved with Cymulate?
Customers have reported a 52% reduction in critical exposures, 60% increase in team efficiency, 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months, and up to 60 hours per month saved in testing new threats. See more metrics.
Are there real-world case studies showing Cymulate's impact?
Yes, case studies include a UK bank boosting security with continuous validation, Hertz Israel reducing cyber risk by 81%, and Nemours Children's Health improving detection in hybrid environments. See all case studies.
How does Cymulate help organizations prove cyber resilience?
Cymulate provides evidence for audits, maps controls to frameworks, and visualizes progress, helping organizations demonstrate cyber resilience to auditors and stakeholders. Read more.
What customer feedback highlights Cymulate's value?
Customers praise Cymulate for its ease of use, actionable insights, and ability to provide immediate visibility into security posture. Testimonials from security leaders and analysts emphasize its effectiveness and support. See testimonials.
Cymulate named a Customers' Choice in 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™
Cymulate ensures we get the most out of our security controls. It gives us accurate and timely assurance regarding the posture of our security program.
- Head of Cybersecurity
Small security team seeks proactive validation
This small UK bank with about 1,500 employees specializes in savings accounts, mortgages and loans. With limited manpower, the team outsources its SOC and is always looking for new ways to implement cutting-edge technologies to support its mission of protecting critical systems and the personal data of its customers and employees.
The bank’s Head of Cybersecurity continuously assesses compliance regulations in the field to stay on top of his team’s security programming and standards. The Head of Cybersecurity had already implemented methods for security validation but believed that a more proactive and automated approach would help the bank’s security program progress further. The security team faced the following challenges:
Lacking continuous validation In addition to its annual required penetration tests, the team arranges a penetration test when a new technology is added or a new banking service is released. While these manual assessments are helpful, they provide only a point-in-time view, offering a partial picture of the bank’s security posture without accounting for the evolving threat landscape.
Difficult to validate against emerging threats The team tried to aggregate its threat intelligence from different platforms to validate against emerging threats, but the manual process was slow, unscalable and inefficient.
Unable to prioritize remediation The team has strict lead times for remediation based on each vulnerability's criticality. However, without validating each vulnerability in the company’s security infrastructure and assessing it against its defenses, the team found it challenging to understand the vulnerability’s actual level of risk.
The Cymulate Solution
The Head of Cybersecurity wanted to optimize the company’s existing security tools so that the team could anticipate future attacks and better protect the organization. After researching various automated security validation tools, the bank selected Cymulate. The Head of Cybersecurity recalled, “We loved that the platform’s dashboard gave us immediate visibility into our security posture.” Implementation was quick, and the bank’s team received unmatched support.
In addition to continuously validating its security controls, the Head of Cybersecurity explained that his team uses Cymulate to assess emerging threats, streamline response, align with industry frameworks, and justify investments.
Optimize security controls
“In the last few years, we have consolidated our security tools, and when we purchase a new tool, we use Cymulate to fine-tune it to ensure the best return on investment.”
Validate against emerging threats
“We have Cymulate set up to automatically validate any new emerging threat that the Cymulate Research Lab adds to the platform. No more manual processes, which saves us time and effort.”
Automate IOC mitigation
“The Cymulate IOC mitigation capability is invaluable for increasing the speed and accuracy of threat detection and response. It automatically uploads critical IOC data directly to our endpoint, so we can identify and address potential threats quickly.”
Prioritize based on risk
“Because we're a small team, we need to prioritize based on risk, and the Cymulate scoring allows us to do this. It provides us a full picture of our security posture and signals to us where we have potential exposures so that we can focus our efforts and resources.”
Justify investments
“Cymulate visualizes our gaps and helps rationalize our need to invest in new technologies to close those gaps. We are currently deploying a security service edge (SSE) because Cymulate showed a need for it, and we also used Cymulate to compare the different SSE vendors before we purchased the new tool. We've already seen the return on that investment.”
Map protection against cyber frameworks
“With Cymulate, we can measure and map our controls to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and NIST 800-53, ensuring we adhere to industry standards and best practices. The platform’s framework heatmaps allow us to visualize our strengths and weaknesses easily; we can see our gaps and track our progress to close them.”
Prove cyber resilience for audits
“When Ernest and Young were conducting an audit, they were impressed with our security program's maturity. We could easily answer their questions about our control environment with evidence from Cymulate. It showed them our investment in evaluating our organization’s threat environment and the measures we take to protect it.”
Benefits
Increased team efficiency The small security team relies on the platform's automation to boost team efficiency and maximize security activities.
Improved visibility Thanks to Cymulate risk scoring, mapping to cyber frameworks and reporting, the bank now has a clearer picture of the company’s security posture.
Accurate and timely assurance With Cymulate, the bank can independently and continuously validate its security without waiting for the next penetration test to obtain that assurance.
