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Cymulate

Cymulate · Runtime Application Validation

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CommercialCompany

Cymulate validates controls against simulated threats and prioritizes exposures by validated risk.

What it does3 capabilities · 1 at full coverage

1 of 3 at full coverage.

Breach & Attack SimulationFullVALIDATE · level 4 · 5 providers
Exploitability ValidationPartialVALIDATE · level 3 · 7 providers
Attack Surface Mapping & ValidationPartialDESIGN · level 3 · 5 providers

What it proves11 controls across 5 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

CSF 2.05 / 106DE.AE-02 ID.AM-01 ID.AM-02 ID.IM-02 ID.RA-01
CIS Controls2 / 18CIS 1 CIS 18
CRA2 / 41Annex I Part I (2)(a) Annex I Part I (2)(j)
API Top 101 / 10API9:2023
SSDF 1.11 / 42RV.2.1

What it stops5 techniques · 1 risk

5 techniques countered, 5 of them common

Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190Very Common
OS Credential DumpingT1003Very Common
Valid AccountsT1078Very Common
Cloud Infrastructure DiscoveryT1580Common
Exfiltration Over Web ServiceT1567Common

1 risks reduced

Exploitable issues in running applications remain undiscoveredHigh

Where it runs3 phases · 2 ways to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Test1
Operate3
Monitor1

How it is delivered

Host agent or sensorSaaS

What it unlocks4 activities · reaches level 5

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

Level 4

Continuous exploitability validation and attack simulationMedium effort
Validate fixes and correlate across layersMedium effort
Validate the real attack surface against the designMedium effort

Level 5

Cross-organization exercises and continuous improvementHigh effort

How it holds up

Not assessed yet: no strengths, limits or evaluation scores. 47 of 340 products carry an assessment and 29 are scored.

What it costsPlatform enterprise agreement

LicensingPlatform enterprise agreement

Priced perannual contract

BillingSubscription

Scales withNegotiated scope (developers, assets, modules)

Total cost

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

What it takes to run

No staffing, rollout time or operational commitment recorded.

What it works with

No supported language, standard, integration or named feature recorded.

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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