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Cycode

Cycode · Exposure & Vulnerability Management

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CommercialCompany4.07 / 5

Cycode inventories repositories, pipelines and cloud assets, correlates findings from its own and connected scanners, prioritizes by reachability, exposure and business context, routes work to owners and tracks remediation, including hardening of CI/CD and source control posture.

What it does14 capabilities · 12 at full coverage

12 of 14 at full coverage, 5 through a named feature.

CI/CD Security Posture ManagementFullCICD · level 3 · 6 providers
Code-to-Cloud TraceabilityFullCLOUD · via a feature · level 4 · 6 providers
Reachability AnalysisPartialDEPS · level 3 · 8 providers
Software Composition Analysis★FullDEPS · level 1 · 23 providers
Application Security Posture ManagementFullEVM · level 3 · 8 providers
Automated Ticketing & Remediation WorkflowFullEVM · level 2 · 8 providers
Contextual Remediation GuidanceFullEVM · via a feature · level 3 · 5 providers
Cross-Tool Finding CorrelationFullEVM · via a feature · level 4 · 2 providers
Finding Ownership RoutingFullEVM · level 3 · 5 providers
Fix ValidationPartialEVM · level 3 · 5 providers
Risk-Based Vulnerability PrioritizationFullEVM · via a feature · level 3 · 11 providers
Vulnerability Aggregation & DeduplicationFullEVM · via a feature · level 2 · 11 providers
Secrets Detection in Source Code★FullSECRETS · level 1 · 15 providers
Static Application Security TestingFullSAST · level 2 · 21 providers

What it proves55 controls across 14 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

CSF 2.011 / 106DE.AE-03 GV.SC-07 ID.AM-02 ID.AM-08 ID.RA-01 ID.RA-04 ID.RA-05 ID.RA-06 PR.AA-01 PR.PS-06 RC.RP-05
SSDF 1.111 / 42PO.3.2 PO.4.2 PS.1.1 PS.3.2 PW.4.4 PW.7.1 PW.7.2 RV.1.1 RV.1.2 RV.2.1 RV.2.2
SAMM 2.07 / 90I-DM-1-A I-DM-2-A I-SB-2-B I-SD-2-B V-ST-1-A V-ST-2-A V-ST-2-B
ASVS 5.04 / 17V1 V13 V15 V5
CNAS Top 104 / 10CNAS-2 CNAS-4 CNAS-5 CNAS-7
CI/CD Top 103 / 10CICD-SEC-6 CICD-SEC-7 CICD-SEC-8
CRA3 / 41Annex I Part I (2)(a) Annex I Part II (2) Annex I Part II (3)
CIS Controls2 / 18CIS 16 CIS 7
DSOMM2 / 19TV-Consolidation TV-Static-Depth-Applications
OWASP Top 102 / 10A03:2025 A05:2025
S2C2F2 / 25SCA-1 SCA-2
Scorecard2 / 20SAST Vulnerabilities
CIS Benchmarks1 / 6CIS Software Supply Chain Security Guide
SP 800-204D1 / 11204D-CI-COMMIT

What it stops7 techniques · 5 risks

7 techniques countered, 7 of them common

Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190Very Common
Exploitation of Known Vulnerable ComponentVery Common
Injection ExploitationVery Common
Leaked Secret AbuseVery Common
Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In FilesT1552.001Very Common
Compromise Software Dependencies and Development ToolsT1195.001Common
Data from Information Repositories: Code RepositoriesT1213.003Common

5 risks reduced

Leaked credential enables unauthorized accessCritical
Critical exposures lost in an unprioritized finding backlogHigh
Exploitable flaw in first-party application codeHigh
Exposed and over-privileged cloud resources go unnoticedHigh
Known vulnerability in a reachable dependency is exploitedHigh

Where it runs5 phases · 4 ways to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Code4
Build4
Test1
Operate2
Monitor10

How it is delivered

CLI toolIDE pluginSaaSSource control app

What it unlocks12 activities · reaches level 5

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 5. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 1

Run SAST on critical repositoriesLow effort
Scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities and licensesLow effort
Scan repositories and history for secretsLow effort
Track findings with severity SLAsLow effort

Level 2

Aggregate findings and route to ownersMedium effort
Scan every pull request and block new high-confidence issuesLow effort

Level 3

Prioritize by exploitabilityMedium effort

Level 4

Code-to-cloud ownership and sensitive data postureMedium effort
Pipeline posture management and runtime anomaly detectionMedium effort
Prioritize by reachability and curate an approved catalogMedium effort
Validate fixes and correlate across layersMedium effort

Level 5

Fix runtime findings in code automaticallyHigh effort

How it holds up13 criteria scored · 2 strengths · 1 limitation

Scored 0 to 5 against the evaluation criteria

Coverage from pre-commit to runtime4.6
Language, framework and ecosystem breadth4.0
Software supply chain and vendor risk visibility4.3
Accurate dependency and asset discovery4.2
Context-driven prioritization4.4
CI/CD and developer workflow integration4.0
APIs and extensibility4.2
Actionable remediation guidance4.3
Accuracy and noise4.0
Governance and compliance reporting4.4
AI capability maturity and AI security coverage4.0
Total cost and licensing fit3.0
Operational effort and skills required3.3

Strengths

Native scanners plus connectors
Strong SDLC and pipeline coverage

Limitations

Platform breadth requires deliberate rollout

What it costs2 tiers · Platform enterprise agreement

LicensingPlatform enterprise agreement

Priced perannual contract

BillingSubscription

Scales withNegotiated scope (developers, assets, modules)

EnterpriseContact salesAnnual
Planning estimateestimate$70,000year · Annual

Total cost

Opaque list pricing; benchmark with peers and require clear overage terms.

What it takes to run2 FTE at peak · 1 role

Peak staffing2 FTE

Roles it needs

Application Security Engineer1–2 FTE

What it works with3 features · 1 AI feature

Named features

AI exploitability and remediation agentsAIAI exploitability and remediation agents in Cycode.
Risk Intelligence GraphRisk Intelligence Graph in Cycode.
Third-party scanner connectorsThird-party scanner connectors in Cycode.

AI features

AI exploitability and remediation agents

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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