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We performed a comparison between Cymulate and IBM X-Force Exchange based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable feature for us is the zero-day.""The reporting capabilities are very good."

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"It's quite integratable so you can actually integrate and get IP malware and URL information. It also gives you some form of intelligence into what you're trying to investigate or what you're trying to understand.""The most valuable feature is you have the expertise of human experience directly involved. There is a team of experts.""This product has helped to increase staff productivity."

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Cons
"The reporting process requires significant improvement as it often takes longer than expected and the quality is lacking.""The product must provide consultancy for initial setup."

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"I would like to see better integration with other systems, solutions, and vendors.""We would like to have more AI capabilities to detect threats and improve its productivity from a cybersecurity standpoint.""You have to look for the new information from X-Force. X-Force will provide it but you have to look for it. We need clearer visibility."

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  • "The product is affordable."
  • "Cymulate's services are expensive."
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  • "Cost is clearly a consideration, but the important thing is what we do with the data and how we protect it."
  • "One of the fastest ways to cut costs is reducing staff, and this product can reduce staff by 70 percent."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature for us is the zero-day.
    Top Answer:Cymulate's services are expensive for CE EU region . In some cases, it may be more cost-effective to hire a local competitor or ethical hacker for a year to perform frequent testing rather than… more »
    Top Answer:The management at Cymulate is inconsistent and unreliable, particularly in the sales process. Changes happen abruptly, with sudden shifts in personnel and strategy. The turnover rate for key… more »
    Top Answer:The most valuable feature is you have the expertise of human experience directly involved. There is a team of experts.
    Top Answer:I would like to see better integration with other systems, solutions, and vendors.
    Top Answer:Our primary use case is for threat intelligence. We are feeding intelligent information from cybersecurity all over the world and letting them know how to actively protect their system.
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    9.0
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    Average Words per Review
    195
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    9.0
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    Also Known As
    X-Force Exchange, X-Force
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    Overview

    For companies that want to manage their security posture against the evolving threat landscape: Cymulate SaaS-based Extended Security Posture Management (XSPM) deploys within an hour, enabling security professionals to continuously challenge, validate and optimize their cyber-security posture end-to-end across the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

    The platform provides out-of-the-box, expert and threat intelligence-led risk assessments that are simple to deploy and use for all maturity levels, and constantly updated. It also provides an open framework to create and automate red and purple teaming by generating penetration scenarious and advanced attack campaigns tailored to their unique environments and security politices. Cymulate allowes professionals to manage, know and control their dynamic environment. 

    IBM X-Force Exchange is a cloud-based threat intelligence sharing platform enabling users to rapidly research the latest security threats, aggregate actionable intelligence and collaborate with peers. IBM X-Force Exchange is supported by human- and machine-generated intelligence leveraging the scale of IBM X-Force.
    Sample Customers
    Euronext, YMCA, Telit, Nemours 
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Insurance Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Healthcare Company6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Cymulate is ranked 15th in Threat Intelligence Platforms with 2 reviews while IBM X-Force Exchange is ranked 7th in Threat Intelligence Platforms with 3 reviews. Cymulate is rated 9.0, while IBM X-Force Exchange is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cymulate writes "An affordable solution that improves an organization’s security posture and provides excellent reporting capabilities". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM X-Force Exchange writes "Speed threat assessment ,security investigations leveraging on real time actionable threat intel integrated to your Security Intelligence Platform". Cymulate is most compared with Pentera, Picus Security, XM Cyber, SafeBreach and AttackIQ, whereas IBM X-Force Exchange is most compared with VirusTotal, IBM Security QRadar, ThreatConnect Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP), Recorded Future and Anomali ThreatStream.

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