Frequently Asked Questions
Product Information & Platform Overview
What is Cymulate and what does the platform do?
Cymulate is a cybersecurity platform that enables organizations to proactively validate their defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and optimize their security posture. It provides continuous threat validation, exposure prioritization, and actionable insights to help security teams stay ahead of emerging threats and improve resilience. Learn more.
How does Cymulate's Exposure Validation work?
Cymulate's Exposure Validation uses automated, real-world attack simulations to test and validate your cyber defenses. It allows you to identify gaps using the MITRE Heat Map dashboard, tie findings to real threat actors, drill into MITRE techniques, launch targeted validations from a library of over 100,000 scenarios, and generate executive and technical reports. Read more.
What is the primary purpose of Cymulate's platform?
The primary purpose of Cymulate's platform is to help organizations proactively validate their cybersecurity defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and optimize their security posture. It empowers security teams to stay ahead of emerging threats and improve overall resilience. More info.
What are the main components of the Cymulate platform?
The Cymulate platform unifies Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), Continuous Automated Red Teaming (CART), and Exposure Analytics into a single solution. This integration reduces complexity and improves efficiency for security teams. Platform details.
How does Cymulate help answer the question, 'Are we actually protected?' for security teams?
Cymulate provides clear, defensible answers by simulating real-world attacks, mapping findings to MITRE ATT&CK, and generating reports that communicate risk and remediation priorities. This enables security teams to validate their protection against current threats. See demo.
What is Cymulate's overarching vision and mission?
Cymulate's vision is to create an environment where everyone collaborates to make a lasting impact on cybersecurity. The mission is to transform cybersecurity practices by enabling organizations to proactively validate defenses, identify vulnerabilities, and optimize security posture. About Us.
What types of reports can Cymulate generate?
Cymulate generates executive, technical, and resilience reports that clearly communicate risk and remediation priorities, helping stakeholders at all levels understand and act on security findings. Learn more.
How does Cymulate tie security findings to real threat actors?
Cymulate maps security findings to real threat actors using the MITRE ATT&CK framework, allowing organizations to understand which adversaries their environment is exposed to and prioritize remediation accordingly. Details.
What is the Cymulate MITRE Heat Map dashboard?
The Cymulate MITRE Heat Map dashboard visually displays coverage and gaps across the MITRE ATT&CK framework, helping security teams quickly identify areas of risk and focus validation efforts. More info.
How does Cymulate track prevention and detection drift over time?
Cymulate tracks prevention and detection drift by continuously running attack simulations and monitoring changes in security control effectiveness, allowing organizations to detect and address gaps as they emerge. Learn more.
Features & Capabilities
What are the key features of Cymulate's Exposure Validation?
Key features include automated real-world attack simulation, a library of over 100,000 attack scenarios, MITRE ATT&CK mapping, targeted validation, executive and technical reporting, and continuous tracking of prevention and detection effectiveness. See details.
Does Cymulate support custom attack scenario creation?
Yes, Cymulate provides a flexible Attack Scenario creation workbench, allowing users to build custom attack chains from a library of over 100,000 attack actions, create custom scenarios, and use an AI attack planner to convert threat advisories into attack chains. More info.
How does Cymulate's ease of use compare to traditional pen-testing frameworks?
Cymulate is designed for ease of use with automated simulations, quick deployment, and no specialized expertise required. In contrast, pen-testing frameworks require high manual effort, deep expertise, and continuous tuning. 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, Cisco Secure Endpoint, CrowdStrike Falcon, Wiz, SentinelOne, and more. For a complete list, visit the Partnerships and Integrations page.
How does Cymulate automate mitigation?
Cymulate integrates with security controls to push updates for immediate prevention of threats, automating mitigation actions based on validated exposures and attack simulations. Read more.
What is Cymulate's threat library and how is it updated?
Cymulate offers an extensive threat library with over 100,000 attack actions aligned to MITRE ATT&CK, updated daily to ensure coverage of the latest threats. Platform info.
Does Cymulate provide a data sheet for Exposure Validation?
Yes, Cymulate provides a data sheet detailing its automated attack simulations for exposure validation. You can access it here: Cymulate Exposure Validation Data Sheet.
How does Cymulate's platform support collaboration across security teams?
Cymulate enables collaboration between SecOps, Red Teams, and Vulnerability Management teams by providing a unified view of exposure risks and validated data, ensuring a coordinated approach to security challenges. More info.
Use Cases & Benefits
Who can benefit from using Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for CISOs, security leaders, SecOps teams, Red Teams, and Vulnerability Management teams in organizations of all sizes and industries, including finance, healthcare, retail, media, transportation, and manufacturing. See more.
What business impact can customers expect from Cymulate?
Customers can expect up to a 52% reduction in critical exposures, a 20-point improvement in threat prevention, a 60% increase in team efficiency, and an 81% reduction in cyber risk within four months. Read more.
What are common pain points Cymulate helps address?
Cymulate addresses fragmented security tools, resource constraints, unclear risk prioritization, cloud complexity, communication barriers, inadequate threat simulation, operational inefficiencies in vulnerability management, and post-breach recovery challenges. See case studies.
Are there case studies showing Cymulate's effectiveness?
Yes, for example, Hertz Israel reduced cyber risk by 81% in four months, and Nemours Children's Health improved detection and response in hybrid and cloud environments. See more case studies at Cymulate Customers.
How does Cymulate help with fragmented security tools?
Cymulate integrates exposure data and automates validation, providing a unified view of the security posture and reducing gaps caused by disconnected tools. See Hertz Israel case study.
How does Cymulate address resource constraints in security teams?
Cymulate automates processes, improving efficiency and operational effectiveness, allowing teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than manual tasks. See case study.
How does Cymulate help with unclear risk prioritization?
Cymulate validates exploitability and ranks exposures based on prevention, detection, business context, and threat intelligence, helping organizations focus on the most critical vulnerabilities. See credit union case study.
How does Cymulate support cloud security validation?
Cymulate secures hybrid and cloud infrastructures through automated compliance and regulatory testing, increasing visibility and improving detection and response capabilities. See Nemours case study.
How does Cymulate help with post-breach recovery?
Cymulate enhances visibility and detection capabilities after a breach, ensuring faster recovery and improved protection. See Nedbank case study.
Implementation & Support
How easy is it to implement Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for quick and easy implementation, operating in agentless mode with no need for additional hardware or complex configurations. Customers can start running simulations almost immediately after deployment. Book a demo.
What support options are available for Cymulate customers?
Cymulate offers email support, real-time chat support, a knowledge base with technical articles and videos, webinars, e-books, and an AI chatbot for quick answers and guidance. Contact support.
What feedback have customers given about Cymulate's ease of use?
Customers consistently praise Cymulate for its intuitive interface, ease of use, and actionable insights. For example, Raphael Ferreira, Cybersecurity Manager, said, "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." See more testimonials.
How can I get a personalized demo of Cymulate?
You can book a personalized demo to see Cymulate in action and understand how it prevents lateral movement by visiting the demo scheduling page.
How long does it take to implement Cymulate?
Cymulate is designed for rapid deployment, with most customers able to start running simulations almost immediately after setup, thanks to its agentless mode and minimal resource requirements. Learn more.
Security & Compliance
What security and compliance certifications does Cymulate hold?
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. Security at Cymulate.
How does Cymulate ensure data security?
Cymulate ensures data security through encryption in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest (AES-256), secure AWS-hosted data centers, and a tested disaster recovery plan. More info.
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. Details.
What application security measures does Cymulate use?
Cymulate follows a strict Secure Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including secure code training, continuous vulnerability scanning, annual third-party penetration tests, and mandatory 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Role-Based Access Controls (RBAC). Learn more.
Pricing & Plans
What is Cymulate's pricing model?
Cymulate uses a subscription-based pricing model tailored to each organization's requirements. Pricing depends on the chosen package, number of assets, and scenarios selected. For a detailed quote, schedule a demo.
Competition & Comparison
How does Cymulate differ from similar products in the market?
Cymulate stands out with its unified platform combining BAS, CART, and Exposure Analytics, continuous 24/7 threat validation, AI-powered optimization, complete kill chain coverage, ease of use, and an extensive, daily-updated threat library. See comparison.
How does Cymulate's Attack Scenario creation compare to Pentera?
Cymulate offers a flexible workbench for building custom attack chains and scenarios, while Pentera operates as a 'black box' with limited customization. Cymulate also features an AI attack planner for converting advisories into attack chains. Read more.
How does Cymulate's ease of use compare to Pen-Testing Frameworks?
Cymulate is designed for ease of use with automated simulations and minimal setup, whereas pen-testing frameworks require significant manual effort and expertise. Learn more.
