During initial testing of our email gateway, we found that some extensions were not being blocked and that sandboxing was not enabled. Once we blocked them and enabled the sandbox, our Cymulate score went from 54 (medium risk) to 6 (minimal risk) within 2 weeks. Quick win!
– SOC Manager
Threat Actors Prefer Email to Initiate Cyber Attacks
Email is the most frequently used delivery method of attack for exploiting security weaknesses, making your secure email gateway a critical front-line component of your organization’s cyber defense.
With more than 94% of organizations having suffered an email security incident and 79% of attacks originating from a malicious phishing email, cybersecurity leaders have reasons to stress about email security.
(Source: Egress 2024 Email Security Report)
Secure Email Gateways Require Continuous Validation Against the Latest Email-Based Threats
As a cybersecurity leader, you need to test and optimize the efficacy of your secure email gateway controls and policies to detect and prevent the delivery of malicious email content and protect your end users from inadvertently succumbing to an email-based attack.
Cymulate enables your security team to conduct comprehensive assessments of your email gateway that test and validate against thousands of known malicious links and payloads in a production-safe mode.
The best practice assessment simulates different types of email-based threats with the latest ransomware, malware, worms, trojans and exploits delivered through email attachments and malicious links. The simulated attack types include:
Malicious links
Malicious attachments
Executable payloads
Dummy code execution
True file type detection
Email attachment policies
The results of these assessments highlight the gaps and weaknesses in your email security controls that could be used to exploit your users and lead to a cyber breach.
Email Gateway Validation Solution Brief
Learn how the Cymulate enables security teams to conduct comprehensive assessments of the email gateway that test and validate against thousands of known malicious links and payloads in a production-safe mode.
Automated Security Validation for your Secure Email Gateway
The Cymulate platform includes breach and attack simulation to automate production-safe security testing of your email gateway using a wide range of malicious links and payload variants that simulate the latest email-based attacks. The solution lets you identify the gaps and weaknesses in your email security controls that could enable a malicious email to reach your users and potentially initiate a cyber attack on your environment. The assessment enables you to optimize the investment you have made in your secure email gateway by configuring and tuning your email defenses with precise mitigation guidance from Cymulate.
Detailed Report and Findings
Gain deep insight into the effectiveness of your email gateway controls and policies with detailed reports and findings that include:
Risk score to measure the overall performance of your secure email gateway
Exposure level to measure your security posture
Penetration ratio highlighting the number of malicious emails not blocked by the email gateway
Ratio by attack type to focus efforts on least protected areas of the email gateway controls
High risk files to prioritize risk and focus mitigation efforts
Mitigation guidance to help optimize controls and enhance policies
Email Gateway Report Summary
Why Choose Cymulate?
Depth of attack simulations
The assessment contains a comprehensive suite of over 10,000 test cases to fully validate your email gateway against the latest malicious links and files.
Production safe
The full suite of test cases is completely production-safe with no malicious payload or code execution that could impact your production environment.
Automated testing
The assessment is fully automated enabling continuous validation and performance optimization of your email gateway control effectiveness every week.
