How a leading financial institution in South Africa scaled continuous cybersecurity validation with Cymulate
Facing increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and complex security environments, a leading financial institution in South Africa set out to modernize its cybersecurity operations. By replacing manual, resource-intensive testing with Cymulate’s automated breach and attack simulation platform, the organization gained continuous visibility into its security posture, accelerated risk identification, and strengthened protection across on-premises and cloud environments.
Client
Industry: Financial Services
Headquarters: South Africa
Company Size: 30,000+ employees
Challenge
A leading financial institution in South Africa needed to protect itself and its subsidiaries from cyber threats and vulnerabilities targeting the financial services industry. The cybersecurity team aimed to replace manual, resource-heavy security processes in order to improve protection against the latest active threats.
The team was looking for a solution that would help:
Automate security testing
Significant time and resources were being spent on developing assessments and manually running them across multiple environments and subsidiaries. It was also critical to ensure that all assessments were safe to run and would not negatively impact production systems.
Track and detect security drift
With multiple teams modifying security configurations, the organization lacked a centralized platform to monitor changes and ensure they did not introduce risk.
The Cymulate Solution
The organization evaluated several security validation platforms based on technical capabilities, design, user management, reporting, alerting, and vendor support. After seeing Cymulate in action, the security team quickly recognized its potential to meet their requirements.
During onboarding, Cymulate seamlessly converted the evaluation environment into a production instance, allowing the team to continue working without disruption.
Cymulate highlights our security gaps so our teams can collaborate to close them before an attack occurs.
Information Security Analyst
Solution
Results
Over 130 security assessments executed in less than two months
Automated security validation across on-premises and cloud environments
Baseline establishment and continuous drift detection
How the security team uses Cymulate
Benefits
Increased productivity through automation
Improved allocation of security resources
More comprehensive and frequent testing
Automated indicators of compromise (IOC) mitigation
High-quality vendor support and customer service
Cymulate
Cymulate is a company that offers a platform simulating real cyberattacks, helping organizations identify security gaps, assess their defenses, and improve overall security posture. Cymulate’s solutions enable companies to stay ahead of emerging threats by providing up-to-date insights into their readiness to ensure robust protection of IT systems.
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