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We performed a comparison between Cymulate and Mandiant Advantage based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Attack Surface Management (ASM) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Cymulate vs. Mandiant Advantage Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The reporting capabilities are very good.""The most valuable feature for us is the zero-day."

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"The advantage of the solution is being able to go look up threat actors and get a lot of detailed information about different attacks and different tactics and general information about threats.""It is so valuable to have someone performing these functions outside of our business hours when we don't have staff in the building. We've seen a lot of solid metrics on the amount of malware that it's detecting and resolving. We're pleased with it so far.""The feature I have found most valuable is directory monitoring. We experienced an instance of threat actors trying to ensure a complex and massive attack against our customer's infrastructure on the forum. That is, they were animating people on a formum. The solution alerted us to this two days ahead of the attack, which gave us plenty of time to prepare for it."

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

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"I think that the data query that is used for data cloud language should be improved. It's really hard to query actual data from the platform.""They could have better support. Now that they've merged, they are moving towards a portal system, which isn't very helpful.""Mandiant's on-prem client is too processor-intensive, so it's putting a strain on the local device's CPU. When a scan is running on the device, the other processing tasks slow to a crawl. We're still trying to figure out the correct settings for the client."

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  • "The product is affordable."
  • "Cymulate's services are expensive."
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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 feature I have found most valuable is directory monitoring. We experienced an instance of threat actors trying to ensure a complex and massive attack against our customer's infrastructure on the… more »
    Top Answer:I think that the data query that is used for data cloud language should be improved. It's really hard to query actual data from the platform. The free tech search is also super slow and sometimes you… more »
    Top Answer:Our primary use case was monitoring the threat actors that our clients were concerned about. We also used Mandiant Advantage to map the infrastructure that the threat experts were using and monitor… more »
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    9.0
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    8.7
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    Also Known As
    Mandiant Threat Intelligence
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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. 

    Mandiant Advantage is a multi-vendor XDR platform that provides security teams of all sizes with frontline intelligence. Mandiant Advantage aims to speed up operational as well as strategic security and risk decision making. Mandiant Advantage provides security teams with an early knowledge advantage through the Mandiant Intel Grid, which provides platform modules with current and relevant threat data and analysis capabilities. Organizations are better protected from cyber attacks and more confident in their readiness when they have access to continuous security validation, detection, and response.

    Mandiant Advantage Features

    Mandiant Advantage has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Threat intelligence: Front-line intelligence that enables a defender to be aware of the strategies and tactics that opponents are employing at this moment. Organizations will be able to contextualize, prioritize, and implement the most pertinent new intelligence by fusing ASM and threat intelligence.
    • Security validation: This allows security teams to optimize, rationalize, and prioritize their security activities from a budget and manpower viewpoint. It measures the effectiveness of security controls applied within an organization. Controls can be evaluated against the most recent TTPs actively used by threat actors by incorporating information into the security validation procedure. Organizations can determine whether their security policies are successfully thwarting or detecting attacks against their external attack surface by integrating ASM and security validation.
    • Automated Defense: In order to fuel SOC event/alert correlation and triage, Automated Defense combines knowledge and intelligence with machine learning. This is similar to integrating a machine-based Mandiant analyst into your security program. By merging ASM and Automated Defense, more context is given to Automated Defense, enhancing the relevance and usefulness of alarms.
    • Attack surface management: ASM offers a continuous, scalable method for locating hundreds of different asset and exposure types within on-premises, cloud, and SaaS application environments. In addition to assets being found, technologies in use are also identified, and vulnerabilities are confirmed rather than just speculated. Cyber defenders are able to effectively and efficiently limit their external exposures by integrating the full Mandiant Advantage suite into ASM, which prioritizes and validates the information regarding the attack surface.

    Mandiant Advantage Benefits

    There are many benefits to implementing Mandiant Advantage. Some of the biggest advantages the solution offers include:

    • Boost your current security investments: No matter what security policies you have implemented, you may improve your security capabilities by automating Mandiant's expertise as a virtual extension of your team.
    • Improve your visibility and priority: View the threats Mandiant is continuously monitoring across your attack surface and internal controls in order to prioritize and drive focus.
    • Flexible deployment: Depending on your needs, Mandiant Advantage can be supplied as technology, along with support, or as a fully managed contract.
    • Scale efficiently: Without the need for time-consuming and expensive human labor, a SaaS-based strategy deploys in hours, scales with your environment, and provides constant expert analysis.
    Sample Customers
    Euronext, YMCA, Telit, Nemours 
    Stater Bros. Markets, Rush Copley, Blackboat, CapWealth
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Comms Service Provider5%
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    Financial Services Firm18%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business17%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cymulate vs. Mandiant Advantage
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cymulate vs. Mandiant Advantage and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Cymulate is ranked 7th in Attack Surface Management (ASM) with 2 reviews while Mandiant Advantage is ranked 1st in Attack Surface Management (ASM) with 3 reviews. Cymulate is rated 9.0, while Mandiant Advantage is rated 8.6. 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 Mandiant Advantage writes "It gives us peace of mind that issues can be addressed when our core IT team isn't working". Cymulate is most compared with Pentera, Picus Security, SafeBreach, XM Cyber and CrowdStrike Falcon, whereas Mandiant Advantage is most compared with Cortex Xpanse, CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management, Group-IB Threat Intelligence and Cortex XDR by Palo Alto Networks. See our Cymulate vs. Mandiant Advantage report.

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