Why traditional tools aren’t enough—and how Cymulate helps validate your true security posture

According to the Cymulate 2025 Threat Exposure Validation Impact Report, 61% of security leaders admit they are unable to effectively identify and remediate cloud security exposures. And only 9% of organizations perform daily exposure validation. At Softprom, we work closely with Cymulate to deliver advanced, real-world cloud security validation tools to enterprises across the region. If your organization relies on AWS, Azure, GCP, or hybrid/multi-cloud setups, it’s time to rethink your approach.

Why Cloud Security Remains a Challenge

Today’s cloud environments are dynamic, distributed, and ephemeral. Containers, serverless workloads, and multi-cloud deployments generate assets that appear and disappear in seconds. Conventional tools like CSPM, CIEM, and SIEM offer visibility, but not certainty. The problem? These tools don’t test whether your controls actually work. Here’s where many traditional approaches fall short:

• Static snapshots miss transient risks.
• Rules-based detection fails against complex, chained misconfigurations.
• Cloud-native tools are reactive, not proactive.
• Alert fatigue in SIEMs slows real response times.

As a result, attackers often find and exploit cloud vulnerabilities long before defenders notice.

The 7 Cloud Threats You Shouldn’t Ignore in 2025

Drawing on Cymulate’s research and the Cloud Security Alliance’s latest findings, here are the top threats security teams must address:

• Misconfigurations Open storage buckets, default settings, and overly permissive network rules are still the leading cause of cloud breaches.
• Insecure APIs APIs are essential for cloud workloads, but broken authentication, missing rate limits, and excessive permissions make them prime attack targets.
• IAM Mismanagement Misconfigured roles, reused credentials, and role sprawl can easily lead to full account compromise.
• Weak Encryption Practices Without proper key rotation, TLS enforcement, and segmentation, encryption gaps leave data exposed.
• Blind Spots in Ephemeral Resources Short-lived containers and serverless functions often go unmonitored—giving attackers time to move laterally or exfiltrate data.
• Excessive Permissions & Entitlements Even with CIEM tools in place, unchecked privilege escalation paths remain exploitable without validation.
• Shadow IT Unmonitored cloud resources launched by developers or departments outside IT governance open the door to silent breaches.

Why Cloud Security Validation Is Essential

The reality is clear: cloud complexity is outpacing traditional security tools. That’s why exposure validation must become part of your cloud security strategy in 2025. With Cymulate’s cloud security validation platform, your team can:

• Continuously test controls across IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS environments
• Simulate real-world attack paths and adversary behavior
• Detect exploitable misconfigurations, weak identities, and policy gaps
• Validate security posture with frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and NIST
• Automate remediation and prioritize real risks

This is not theoretical security—it’s operational assurance at the speed of cloud.

What Success Looks Like

Organizations that implemented Cymulate report powerful results:

• 60% boost in SecOps efficiency (finance sector)
• 81% reduction in cyber risk in 4 months (transportation)
• 168 real-world exploits prevented from a single policy fix (healthcare)

In one case, a global IT consultancy used Cymulate to shift from reactive alert triage to proactive exposure management—transforming cloud security from a challenge into a competitive advantage.

Start Validating, Not Assuming

In 2025, breaches are not a question of if but when. Visibility alone won’t protect your cloud infrastructure. You need validation to prove your defenses are working. Softprom, as an official distributor of Cymulate, helps organizations across Central and Eastern Europe, the CIS, and beyond proactively strengthen cloud security through exposure validation.