Frequently Asked Questions
Product Information
What is Cymulate and what does it do?
Cymulate is a unified exposure management and security validation platform that enables organizations to proactively validate their security controls, simulate real-world threats, and optimize their defenses. It integrates Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), and Exposure Analytics into a single platform, helping organizations identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities efficiently.
What is the primary purpose of Cymulate's platform?
The primary purpose of Cymulate's platform is to harden defenses and optimize security controls by proactively validating controls, threats, and response capabilities. This helps organizations focus on exploitable exposures and strengthen their overall security posture. Learn more.
What are the main components of Cymulate's platform?
Cymulate's platform includes Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), Exposure Prioritization & Remediation, Attack Path Discovery, Automated Mitigation, and Exposure Analytics. These components work together to provide continuous threat validation and actionable insights. See platform details.
How does Cymulate help organizations move from reactive to proactive security?
Cymulate enables organizations to simulate real-world attacks, validate their defenses continuously, and receive actionable insights for remediation. This approach shifts security from reactive incident response to proactive exposure management and continuous improvement. See case study.
What is Cymulate's approach to continuous threat exposure management (CTEM)?
Cymulate's CTEM approach integrates validation, prioritization, and mobilization with collaboration across teams. It ensures measurable improvements in threat resilience and operational efficiency by continuously testing and optimizing security controls. Learn more about CTEM.
Features & Capabilities
What features does Cymulate offer?
Cymulate offers continuous threat validation, unified platform integration (BAS, CART, Exposure Analytics), AI-powered optimization, complete kill chain coverage, attack path discovery, automated mitigation, cloud validation, and an extensive threat simulation library with daily updates. See all features.
Does Cymulate support cloud and hybrid environment validation?
Yes, Cymulate provides dedicated validation features for hybrid and cloud environments, helping organizations address new attack surfaces and validation challenges introduced by cloud adoption. Learn more.
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, CrowdStrike Falcon, CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale, and Cybereason. For a complete list, visit our Partnerships and Integrations page.
How does Cymulate use AI and automation?
Cymulate leverages machine learning and automation to deliver actionable insights, prioritize remediation efforts, and accelerate security posture improvement. The platform is updated every two weeks with new AI-powered features such as SIEM rule mapping and advanced exposure prioritization. See innovation details.
What technical documentation is available for Cymulate?
Cymulate provides whitepapers, guides, solution briefs, data sheets, and e-books covering topics like exposure management, CTEM, threat detection, and vulnerability management. Access the full resource library at our Resource Hub.
How often is Cymulate's threat simulation library updated?
Cymulate's threat simulation library is updated daily, ensuring customers can test against the latest real-world threats and stay ahead of emerging attack techniques.
What is the implementation process like for Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for rapid and simple implementation. Customers report being able to deploy and start running simulations within minutes, thanks to agentless mode and minimal infrastructure requirements. See customer feedback.
How easy is Cymulate to use?
Cymulate is praised for its intuitive, user-friendly dashboard and ease of use. Customers highlight the platform's simplicity, quick deployment, and accessible support as key factors in their positive experience. Read testimonials.
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 financial services, healthcare, retail, transportation, and media. It is suitable for organizations of all sizes, from small businesses to enterprises with over 10,000 employees. See role-specific benefits.
What business impact can customers expect from Cymulate?
Customers typically see a 30% improvement in threat prevention, a 52% reduction in critical exposures, a 60% increase in team efficiency, and an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months. These outcomes are supported by case studies such as Hertz Israel and Nemours Children's Health. Read case studies.
What are some real-world use cases for Cymulate?
Use cases include reducing cyber risk (Hertz Israel), increasing visibility and detection (Nemours Children's Health), automating risk measurement (financial services organization), optimizing SecOps (credit union), and validating cloud security (civil engineering organization). See all case studies.
How does Cymulate address the needs of different security roles?
Cymulate tailors its solutions for CISOs (exposure scoring, metrics), SecOps (automation, efficiency), red teams (scalable offensive testing), and vulnerability management teams (prioritization and remediation). Each role benefits from features and insights relevant to their responsibilities. Learn more.
What pain points 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. It provides continuous validation, actionable insights, and unified workflows to solve these challenges. See more.
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, enabling focused and effective remediation. Learn more.
What are the measurable outcomes reported by Cymulate customers?
Customers report a 52% reduction in critical exposures, a 60% increase in team efficiency, an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months, and 40X faster threat validation. See case studies.
Pricing & Plans
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.
How can I get a quote for Cymulate?
You can get a detailed quote based on your organization's requirements by scheduling a demo with Cymulate's team. Book a demo here.
Competition & Comparison
Who are Cymulate's main competitors?
Cymulate's main competitors include AttackIQ, Mandiant Security Validation, Pentera, Picus Security, SafeBreach, Scythe, and NetSPI. Each offers different strengths and focuses within the security validation market. See competitor comparisons.
How does Cymulate compare to AttackIQ?
Cymulate offers an industry-leading threat scenario library, AI-powered capabilities, and continuous innovation. AttackIQ focuses on automated security validation but does not match Cymulate's breadth of innovation, threat coverage, or ease of use. Read more.
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 being recognized as a grid leader. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Pentera?
Pentera is useful for attack path validation but lacks the depth Cymulate provides for comprehensive exposure validation and defense optimization. Cymulate also offers scalable offensive testing and increased exposure awareness. Read more.
How does Cymulate compare to Picus Security?
Picus Security 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. Read more.
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. Read more.
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. Read more.
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, and is recognized as a leader in exposure validation by Gartner and G2. Read more.
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, demonstrating its commitment to security, privacy, and cloud service best practices. See all certifications.
How does Cymulate ensure data security and privacy?
Cymulate hosts services in secure AWS data centers, uses strong encryption (TLS 1.2+ for data in transit, AES-256 for data at rest), and follows a strict Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC). It also complies with GDPR and employs a dedicated privacy and security team. Learn more.
Is Cymulate compliant with GDPR?
Yes, Cymulate incorporates data protection by design and has a dedicated privacy and security team, including a Data Protection Officer (DPO) and a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), ensuring GDPR compliance. See details.
Reports & Resources
Where can I find the 2025 Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report?
The 2025 Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report is available for download from our resources page.
What is the 'Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025' about?
The 'Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025' provides insights on the state of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), automation and AI, cloud exposure validation, and the optimization of threat prevention and detection. Download the report.
Does Cymulate publish any major industry reports?
Yes, Cymulate regularly publishes reports such as the Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report 2025, which provides data-driven insights into the current threat landscape and security control effectiveness. See all reports.
What can be learned from the '2024 State of Exposure Management & Security Validation' report?
This report provides insights into current trends, gaps, and control effectiveness in exposure management and security validation. Read the full report.
Company & Trust
When was Cymulate founded?
Cymulate was established in 2016 and has since grown to serve over 1,000 customers in 50 countries, with a presence in 8 global locations. Learn more.
What is Cymulate's mission and vision?
Cymulate's mission is to revolutionize how companies approach cybersecurity by fostering a proactive stance against threats and empowering organizations to manage their security posture effectively. See company vision.
How does Cymulate demonstrate its viability and innovation?
Cymulate demonstrates viability through continuous growth, a strong customer base, and bi-weekly platform updates with new features such as AI-powered SIEM rule mapping and advanced exposure prioritization. Learn more.
