Range Operators
Program Managers
Security Leaders

Stop Writing Scripts for Network Traffic

Select the behaviors you want. Build your scenario. Execute your intended content.

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Cut Labor Costs by 75%

Break the 10:1 scripting ratio. Deploy faster with smaller teams.

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Zero Agent Maintenance. Zero Range Pollution.

Network guest model. No host software. No technical debt.

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The Infrastructure Tax

In most cyber ranges, behavior is embedded in scripts and infrastructure. Every new scenario feels like a rebuild.

The Challenge

  • Engineering Bottlenecks

    Behavior requires manual coding, not simple configuration.

  • Zero Reuse

    Activities are locked to specific hardware and cannot be shared.

  • Broken Realism

    Static scripts create "tells" that fail under repeated observation.

10:1

The Scripting Ratio

10 hours of manual engineering for every 1 hour of exercise time. This is the industry standard you're competing against.

Training directors spend excessive capital on billable engineering hours. Range operators are trapped managing "spaghetti logic." CISOs deal with agent-based maintenance drag.

The Workflow Shift

From engineering-heavy manual workflows to declarative configuration. Compare the two approaches.

Without Animate
With Animate

Phase 1: Manual Scenario Engineering

  • Infrastructure Preparation — Build or verify OS, network topology, and technical layers for every scenario.
  • Embedded Logic Authoring — Write hundreds of lines of brittle, environment-specific scripts for every host or VM.
  • Contextual Binding — Behaviors locked to IPs, tools, and timing; nearly impossible to reuse elsewhere.

Phase 2: Intrusive Deployment

  • Manual Injection — Log in to every machine to install and modify local scripts by hand.
  • Linear Labor Scaling — 1,000 users = 1,000 scripts; no central mechanism to propagate changes.
  • Lack of Abstraction — No separation between "what" and "where"; any change requires full rebuilds.

Phase 3: Execution & Maintenance

  • Static Execution — Scripts run as one-off automation with no governing coordination layer.
  • Environment Degradation — Orphaned files and one-off changes accumulate into "spaghetti logic."
  • The Rebuild Cycle — Re-image or manually clean after each exercise; behavior is baked into system images.

Phase 1: Deploy the "Muscle"

  • Zero-Script Setup — Download the Animate Host ISO and boot as a VM at any point of presence.
  • Network Guest Architecture — Self-contained; no modifications to underlying OS or hardware.
  • Automatic Registration — Host checks in with the Coordinator via Cyber Mesh; verify instantly in the PDK.

Phase 2: Define Intent

  • Declarative Selection — Select pre-built behaviors (SSH, HTTP, Malicious Exfiltration) from a library.
  • Hierarchical Scaling — Define Personalities and Actors once; global changes "blast" to every actor instantly.
  • Binding — Drag-and-drop Actors onto Hosts; the system handles technical mapping.

Phase 3: Execution & Flywheel

  • Load State — Right-click the Scenario Flywheel, transition to Load; Coordinator pushes bundles to Hosts.
  • Autonomous Play — Stochastic Scheduling creates non-deterministic, realistic Pattern of Life.
  • Pristine Teardown — Stop the Flywheel; behaviors unload, leaving infrastructure clean with no orphaned files.
Dimension Traditional Manual Workflow The Animate Workflow
Effort 10:1 Labor Ratio (Days/Weeks) 75% Reduction (Hours/Minutes)
Method Brittle Manual Scripting Declarative Configuration
Environment "Graveyard" of Orphaned Files Pristine & Reusable Infrastructure
Scaling Linear (1 Script = 1 Host) Hierarchical (1 Change = 1,000 Actors)
Realism Static/Predictable Automation Stochastic/Realistic Pattern of Life

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Who We Serve

Four personas. One solution: Network effects that are simple, scalable, and reusable.

PRIMARY

Training Director / Program Manager

Budget & Cost Decision Maker

Primary Focus:

Executive buy-in, billable hour efficiency, secure enclave compliance

The Toil:

Excessive capital on "billable engineering hours" for manual builds. High Side logistics nightmare where experts cannot troubleshoot off-site semicolon errors, leading to weeks of delay for a single scenario.

The Animate Value:
  • 75% labor reduction — Scenarios ready in days, not weeks
  • Frictionless Low→High Side mobility — Build on Low Side, deploy via Blob methodology
  • "More with less" — Prove mission readiness to DOGE-era leadership
PRIMARY

Range Operator / Content Engineer

Day-to-Day User

Primary Focus:

Scenario realism, speed of deployment, infrastructure repeatability

The Toil:

Trapped in the "10:1 Scripting Ratio" (10 hours of work for 1 hour of exercise). Managing "Spaghetti Logic" where scripts are hard-coded to specific VMs, causing "Range Pollution" and constant need to re-image assets.

The Animate Value:
  • BDK workflow — Reusable Python-based software assets
  • Hierarchical control — Update one global attribute to scale instantly
  • Pristine range — No more re-imaging after every run

Efficiency-Driven CISO / Architect

Long-Term Stability Owner

Primary Focus:

Breaking the "Technical Debt Ceiling," system stability, reducing attack surface

The Toil:

Managing "operational drag" of host-based agents requiring constant re-engineering for OS kernel patches. Team burnout from spending 44% of time on repetitive manual tasks.

The Animate Value:
  • Agentless "Network Guest" architecture
  • Protocol-native stability
  • Zero software conflicts or blue screens

Enterprise Validation Lead

Defense Stack Tester

Primary Focus:

Stochastic realism, anomaly detection accuracy, Pattern of Life at scale

The Toil:

Forced to use brittle PCAP replays or static scripts that trainees easily memorize. Manually simulating thousands of unique user sessions to create a "realistic haystack" is an insurmountable labor challenge.

The Animate Value:
  • Stochastic Execution Engine
  • Authentic "Pattern of Life" generation
  • High-fidelity "needle in haystack" validation

Our Focus: Network Effects

If you need network effects—traffic generation, pattern of life simulation, realistic telemetry—regardless of what else your training requires, we can cover that piece of your puzzle so it's simple, scalable, and one less thing to worry about.

Note: Host/desktop effects are available through bespoke third-party services, environment-dependent.

How It Works

The Behavioral Orchestration Layer: Transform behavior from manual coding into modular, configurable scenarios

The Workflow

1
Configure

Configure

Define desired outcomes and roles without scripting. Select behaviors from library, map to environment.

2
Deploy

Deploy

Bind reusable behaviors to existing topologies and tools via network trunking. Zero host software.

3
Execute

Execute

Behavior executes with defined placement, timing, and constraints. Each run produces unique patterns.

📊 Scenario Studio Interface

Visual configuration interface for building scenarios without code

⚙️ BDK Workflow

Python-based Behavior Development Kit for creating reusable assets

Traditional vs. Animate

❌ Traditional Scripting

  • ⏰ Weeks to build one scenario
  • 🔧 Manual coding for every change
  • 🔄 Constant re-imaging after exercises
  • 📉 Zero reusability across environments
  • 🎯 Static, predictable patterns

✅ Animate Configuration

  • âš¡ Hours to build and deploy
  • 🎨 GUI-based configuration
  • ✨ Pristine infrastructure, no cleanup
  • ♻️ Fully reusable across topologies
  • 🎲 Stochastic, realistic patterns

🎯 Centralized Project Operations

Define, place, and evolve behavior without rebuilding the environment. Modify through configuration, not environment rebuilds.

âš¡ Intent-Driven Execution

Behavior originates from the correct level of effect (network, host, or device). Execution follows defined placement, timing, and constraints.

🔄 Reusable Scenarios

Reuse scenarios without destabilizing the environment. Behaviors are decoupled from infrastructure.

📊 Unique Patterns

Each run produces unique patterns of life signals within defined bounds. Artifacts emerge naturally from execution.

Proven Scale: Successfully orchestrated 50-100 users. Theoretically unlimited scalability through hierarchical attribution—update one global attribute to cascade changes instantly across all actors.

Proven Impact

Organizations transforming their cybersecurity training operations with Animate Cyber

U.S. Navy / ManTech ST3P

"Simulated realistic human-like network activity"

Ranked Top 10 Technology for innovation and relevance

PI Achievers

"Cracked the code for network behavior"

"New scenarios are spun up in hours instead of weeks"

FS-ISAC

"Never seen anything like this."

Deployed large-scale ransomware simulations for 200+ financial institutions

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