Frequently Asked Questions
Product Information
What is Cymulate?
Cymulate is an Exposure Management Platform designed to help organizations proactively improve their resilience against cyber threats. It provides end-to-end visibility, simulates real-world threats, automates remediation, and quantifies risk reduction. The platform enables continuous threat validation, exposure prioritization, and automatic remediation to optimize security operations. Learn more.
What products and services does Cymulate offer?
Cymulate offers a unified Exposure Management Platform with features such as continuous threat validation, exposure validation, threat resilience optimization, cloud security validation, vulnerability management, automated remediation, and a MITRE ATT&CK heatmap. These capabilities help organizations validate, prioritize, and optimize their entire security ecosystem. See full platform details.
How does the Cymulate Exposure Management Platform work?
The platform correlates data from multiple vulnerability scanners and exposure discovery tools with proof of exploitability from threat validation and compensating security controls. It scores each vulnerability based on evidence of threat, threat intelligence, and asset criticality, enabling targeted remediation and a 52% reduction in critical vulnerabilities on average. It also provides AI-guided assessments, customizable attack scenario workbenches, and ready-to-use templates for blue and red teams. Learn more.
What are the key capabilities and benefits of Cymulate?
Key capabilities include continuous threat validation, exposure validation, threat resilience optimization, cloud security validation, vulnerability management, automated remediation, and MITRE ATT&CK heatmap visualization. Benefits include a 30% improvement in threat prevention, 52% reduction in critical exposures, 60% increase in operational efficiency, quantifiable risk reduction, proven compliance, and faster recovery post-attack. See more.
What business impact can customers expect from using Cymulate?
Customers can expect measurable improvements such as a 30% increase in threat prevention, 52% reduction in critical exposures, 60% boost in operational efficiency, and faster recovery after cyberattacks. The platform provides resilience metrics for executives and stakeholders, helping align security with business goals and reduce breach-related costs. See business impact.
Features & Capabilities
What features does Cymulate offer?
Cymulate offers continuous threat validation, exposure validation, threat resilience optimization, cloud security validation, vulnerability management, automated remediation, and MITRE ATT&CK heatmap visualization. The platform also includes AI-guided workflows, customizable attack scenario workbenches, and ready-to-use templates for blue and red teams. Full feature list.
Does Cymulate support integrations with other security tools?
Yes, Cymulate integrates with a wide range of security tools, including SIEM platforms (e.g., Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk, Google Chronicle), SOAR solutions (e.g., Palo Alto Cortex XSOAR, IBM Resilient SOAR), EDR solutions (e.g., CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne), vulnerability management tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys), cloud security solutions (e.g., Wiz, CloudGuard), IAM systems (e.g., Microsoft Active Directory), and ticketing systems (e.g., Jira, ServiceNow). See all integrations.
Does Cymulate have an API?
Yes, Cymulate provides an API with a rate limit of 10 requests per second per IP address. The API documentation is available at Cymulate API Documentation.
What technical documentation and resources are available for Cymulate?
Cymulate offers solution briefs, data sheets, e-books, and guides covering detection engineering, threat resilience, exposure management, and security validation. These resources help users understand the platform and improve cybersecurity strategies. Browse resources.
How does Cymulate help with cloud security validation?
Cymulate assesses and validates security measures in cloud environments, ensuring organizations can confidently operate in the cloud. The platform integrates with leading cloud security solutions and provides continuous validation against the latest threats. Learn more.
What performance improvements can Cymulate deliver?
Cymulate customers report a 30% improvement in threat prevention, 52% reduction in critical exposures, and a 60% increase in operational efficiency. The platform also helps reduce the average recovery time post-attack, which is typically over 6 days, by optimizing security systems. See performance metrics.
Use Cases & Benefits
Who can benefit from using Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for blue teams (SOC analysts and managers), red teams (offensive security professionals), CISOs, CIOs, executives, and stakeholders across industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, technology, manufacturing, utilities, and more. It is suitable for organizations seeking to improve cybersecurity posture, validate threats, and optimize resilience. See target roles.
What problems does Cymulate solve?
Cymulate addresses challenges such as quantifying cybersecurity efforts, prioritizing remediation, reducing manual security operations, improving visibility into security posture, validating cloud security, simulating real-world threats, managing vulnerabilities efficiently, and accelerating post-breach recovery. Learn more.
What are some specific use cases for Cymulate?
Use cases include continuous threat validation, exposure prioritization, automated remediation, real-time threat simulations, cloud security validation, scalable offensive testing, and providing quantifiable risk metrics for executives. See use cases.
Which industries are represented in Cymulate's case studies?
Cymulate's case studies span critical infrastructure, education, engineering, finance, healthcare, insurance, IT services, law enforcement, manufacturing, non-profit, retail, technology, transportation, and utilities. See customer stories.
Can you share specific case studies or success stories?
Yes. For example, Hertz Israel reduced cyber risk by 81% within four months, and a retail organization became 12x faster at assessing security controls. More case studies are available at Cymulate's customer stories page.
Competition & Comparison
How does Cymulate compare to Pentera?
Pentera focuses on penetration testing to identify vulnerabilities. Cymulate provides continuous threat validation and actionable remediation, focusing on exploitable vulnerabilities and delivering measurable impact: 30% improved threat prevention, 52% reduction in critical exposures, and 60% increased efficiency. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to Picus Security?
Picus Security emphasizes security control validation and attack simulation. Cymulate offers a unified Exposure Management Platform with real-time threat simulations, automated remediation, and end-to-end visibility, providing tailored detection rules and quantifiable risk metrics. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to Scythe?
Scythe provides automated red teaming and breach simulation. Cymulate combines full-kill-chain validation with actionable remediation, scalable offensive testing, and up-to-date attack scenario knowledge, helping organizations stay ahead of emerging threats. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to AttackIQ?
AttackIQ focuses on breach and attack simulation to find security gaps. Cymulate not only identifies gaps but also provides solutions to fix them, optimizing security controls, validating threats, and offering automated exposure validation and quantifiable metrics. See comparison.
How does Cymulate compare to NetSPI?
NetSPI specializes in penetration testing and vulnerability management. Cymulate emphasizes continuous validation and prioritization of exploitable vulnerabilities, reducing manual operations by 25% and providing resilience metrics for better stakeholder communication. See comparison.
What makes Cymulate different from other exposure management solutions?
Cymulate stands out with its unified platform, continuous threat validation, automated remediation, quantifiable metrics, and tailored solutions for blue teams, red teams, and executives. It is recognized as a Market Leader for Automated Security Validation by Frost & Sullivan and as a Customers' Choice by Gartner Peer Insights. See why Cymulate.
Security & Compliance
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, covering security, availability, confidentiality, privacy, and cloud security controls. See certifications.
How does Cymulate ensure product security and compliance?
Cymulate prioritizes robust security and compliance through industry certifications, GDPR compliance, role-based access controls, two-factor authentication, encryption, secure development practices, and employee security awareness programs. Learn more.
Technical Requirements
What are the technical requirements for implementing Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for easy implementation, requiring basic equipment, infrastructure, servers, and third-party software/licenses. Customers must adhere to Cymulate's pre-requisites and technical guidelines. The platform is intuitive and user-friendly, with minimal configuration needed. See implementation details.
How long does it take to implement Cymulate and how easy is it to start?
Cymulate is known for its quick and easy implementation. Customers report being able to get started with just a few clicks and receive actionable insights immediately. Testimonials highlight the platform's intuitive design and minimal setup requirements. Read customer feedback.
Support & Implementation
What customer service and support does Cymulate provide?
Cymulate offers first-class customer support, available via email ([email protected]) and chat (chat support). Customers consistently praise the support team for being helpful and responsive. Learn more.
What training and technical support is available to help customers get started?
Cymulate provides webinars, solution briefs, e-books, and guides to help customers understand and adopt the platform. The support team is available for onboarding and troubleshooting, and customer testimonials highlight the ease of use and implementation. See resources.
How does Cymulate handle maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting?
Cymulate ensures continuous accessibility and functionality, except during scheduled maintenance as outlined in the Service Level Agreement. The support team assists with troubleshooting, upgrades, and maintenance, and customers can contact support via email or chat. Learn more.
Customer Proof & Testimonials
What feedback have customers given about Cymulate's ease of use?
Customers consistently praise Cymulate for its intuitive design and ease of use. For example, Ariel Kashir, CISO, says, "It’s easy to use, intuitive, and the customer support is unparalleled." Raphael Ferreira, Cybersecurity Manager, notes, "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.
Who are some of Cymulate's customers?
Cymulate serves over 1,000 customers in 50 countries. Notable examples include Hertz Israel, Saffron Building Society, and a retail organization that became 12x faster at assessing security controls. See more customers.
