Qualys Vulnerability Management

Qualys is a cloud-based IT security and compliance platform that provides continuous vulnerability management, threat detection, compliance monitoring, and web application security scanning. Founded in 1999 by Philippe Courtot and headquartered in Foster City, California, Qualys serves over 6,300 customers including half of the Fortune 100. Key features include: Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR, continuous vulnerability scanning across network assets, containers, and cloud instances with live threat intelligence correlation and risk-based prioritization), CloudView (cloud security posture management for AWS, Azure, and GCP detecting misconfigurations, exposed assets, and compliance violations across multi-cloud environments), Container Security (CI/CD integrated container image scanning, runtime container protection, and Kubernetes security posture management), Web Application Scanning (automated DAST scanning for web applications detecting OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities including SQL injection, XSS, and authentication flaws), Policy Compliance (continuous compliance assessment against CIS benchmarks, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST, ISO 27001, and custom policies with automated evidence collection), Web Application Firewall (cloud-based WAF protecting web applications from OWASP Top 10 attacks, bot traffic, and DDoS with virtual patching), Threat Protection (IT-centric view of vulnerabilities correlating threat intelligence feeds including active exploits, malware, and threat actors with asset data for prioritization), and Qualys Cloud Platform (single SaaS platform with global scanners in over 100 data centers, requiring no on-premises infrastructure beyond lightweight virtual scanner appliances).