Gartner® Report: Hype Cycle™ for Security Operations, 2024

Cymulate Named a Sample Vendor in the New Adversarial Exposure Validation Category

This year’s Hype Cycle reflects evolving vulnerability and exposure management approaches and introduces platforms, such as exposure assessment and adversarial exposure validation, to support and execute the CTEM (continuous threat exposure management) approach.

According to the recent Gartner report, “Adversarial exposure validation technologies offer offensive security technologies simulating threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures to validate the existence of exploitable exposures and test security control effectiveness. Within this profile, Gartner has consolidated breach attack simulation, autonomous penetration testing, and red teaming.”

The report emphasizes the drivers for adversarial exposure validation:

  • Validation allows these products to highlight the exposures that are truly exploitable in an organization’s environment and supports the validation step of CTEM programs
  • Automation enables red teams to easily scale their programs
  • The continuous nature of these platforms allows security teams to prepare for audits and compliance requirements

Adversarial exposure validation vendors, such as Cymulate, offer easy-to-deploy products that enable teams to scale their validation capabilities with automation and realistic testing scenarios.

Key Takeaways:

  • Choose the attack simulation vendors that provide the most impactful exposure scenarios to support exposure management and resilience programs
  • Attack simulation can help organizations shift from vulnerability management to a CTEM program
  • Empower red teams to utilize simulated attacks for increased productivity and collaboration with SecOps teams
  • When choosing a vendor, evaluate their threat vectors and attack scenarios, the controls they evaluate, and the frequency they update their assessments
  • Understand the benefits and challenges of each vendor’s deployment options and which is more effective for your organization’s needs

For detailed insights and practical recommendations, download the full Gartner report.

Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2024, Jonathan Nunez & Andrew Davies, 29 July 2024.
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