iluminr Microsimulations Recognized in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Risk, Compliance and Audit Technologies for the Third Consecutive Year

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - 29 July 2026 - iluminr, a microsimulation platform for operational resilience, security, and governance teams in regulated enterprises, today announced that iluminr microsimulations have been recognized in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Risk, Compliance and Audit Technologies, 2026. This marks the third consecutive year iluminr has appeared in the report, reinforcing the company's view that microsimulations are becoming an enduring capability for resilience, governance, and assurance teams.

A Gartner Hype Cycle gives assurance leaders a view of how a technology matures and where it sits relative to its proven value over time. Three consecutive years of inclusion demonstrate the sustained relevance of microsimulations as organizations increasingly seek measurable ways to build and demonstrate operational capability. iluminr's continued inclusion reinforces the company's position that demand for measured capability data is growing as boards, regulators, and insurers raise the bar on what counts as evidence of how an organization governs and operates in disruption.

iluminr helps regulated enterprises run microsimulations that put teams through realistic disruption scenarios and capture how they respond: the decisions they make, the time they take, response outcomes, and how capability changes across repeated runs. That behavioral data feeds into Capability Intelligence, iluminr's insights layer, and accumulates in the Capability Graph, a living record of organizational performance. The result is verifiable evidence that aligns directly with regulatory expectations under DORA, APRA CPS 230, FCA and PRA Operational Resilience guidance, FFIEC, ISO 22301, and more.

"Being recognized for a third year reflects what our customers tell us every day," said Joshua Shields, Cofounder and CEO of iluminr. "Boards and regulators want evidence of how teams make decisions in uncertainty, and that is what microsimulations produce. Our focus has stayed on turning that evidence into Capability Intelligence leaders can act on."

Robert Fucito, Senior Vice President and Head of Enterprise Resilience at Citizens, who has been a leading advocate for the use of microsimulations in financial services, said,

"iluminr has been an absolute game changer. Microsimulations are enterprise enablers covering a broad spectrum of scenarios that can be deployed quickly, at scale, and can be launched at a frequency that has never been seen before. Our leadership team loved the “quick, fast and many” approach and recognized the speed at which we can translate lessons learned into tangible operational enhancements.”

The unit of value in a microsimulation is measured capability change over time, captured in a format that boards, auditors, regulators, and insurers can revisit.

"Capability is where we have always invested," said Marcus Vaughan, Cofounder and Chief Growth Officer of iluminr. "Three consecutive years of recognition reinforces our conviction that organizations are looking for repeatable, measurable ways to build operational capability. As regulatory expectations continue to evolve, boards, regulators, and insurers increasingly want evidence of how people perform in real-world scenarios. The behavioral data from every microsimulation compounds in the Capability Graph, so each exercise a customer runs makes their evidence base richer."

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Hype Cycle for Risk, Compliance and Audit Technologies, 2026

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About iluminr

iluminr is a microsimulation platform for operational resilience, security, and governance teams in regulated enterprises. Through Single-Player and Multiplayer microsimulations, Simulation Space, and Simulation Studio, iluminr helps organizations test how their people respond to disruption and convert the results into Capability Intelligence. The Capability Graph preserves that data as a living record of organizational capability, giving boards, regulators, and insurers verifiable evidence of how teams perform. Learn more at iluminr.io.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Gartner Hype Cycle forRisk, Compliance and Audit Technologies? It is a Gartner research report that maps the maturity and adoption of technologies used by risk, compliance, and audit teams and helps assurance leaders decide when and how to adopt them.

What are iluminr microsimulations? iluminr microsimulations are short, realistic disruption scenarios that put teams through a crisis and capture how they respond, including the decisions made, the time taken, and how capability changes over repeated runs.

What is Capability Intelligence? Capability Intelligence is iluminr's reporting layer that converts behavioral data from microsimulations into a measurable view of how an organization performs under pressure over time.

Which regulations does iluminr support? iluminr's evidence maps to operational resilience, scenario testing, and assurance requirements across major jurisdictions. These include the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and NIS2, UK FCA and PRA operational resilience rules including PRA SS1/21, APRA CPS 230 and APRA intelligence-led cyber testing in Australia, SEC Regulation SCI and FFIEC business continuity guidance in the United States, the EBA ICT and security risk management guidelines, the Basel Committee principles for operational resilience, and Asia-Pacific and Middle East frameworks such as MAS, HKMA, RBI, the Singapore Cybersecurity Act, SAMA, and UAE central bank requirements. iluminr also supports the ISO 22300 series for business continuity and exercise management, including ISO 22301, ISO 22398, and ISO 22320.

How many times has iluminr been recognized in the report? The 2026 edition marks the third consecutive year iluminr microsimulations have been named as a Sample Vendor, reflecting the continued relevance of microsimulations as organizations adopt more measurable approaches to operational resilience and assurance.

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