Qualys stories
With premiums flat for now, buyers who tie cover to outage costs can avoid nasty surprises when cyber insurers start tightening terms.
Security teams could spot newly disclosed flaws within minutes as rising CVE volumes and faster attacks squeeze response windows.
Governance features aim to help security teams prove AI controls to boards and regulators as shadow AI and agentic risks spread.
Expansion in Australia and New Zealand is expected to deepen Qualys' managed risk services push as it adds four local hires.
More than 16.4 million systems could be exposed after a Linux kernel flaw was found to let ordinary local users gain root privileges.
A race condition in Ubuntu's snap-confine could let a local user seize root on default desktop installs, prompting urgent patching.
The coalition has now processed more than 40,000 findings, underscoring how quickly open source flaws can spread across corporate systems.
Security teams are still struggling to turn vulnerability alerts into fixes, leaving companies exposed for months when IT and operations must act separately.
Security teams want daily scanning and clearer risk rankings as cloud sprawl and third-party reliance widen attack surfaces, a survey found.
Public exploit code for a nine-year-old Linux kernel bug could let local users steal credentials or gain root on affected systems.
Patch teams are falling behind as exploited flaws pile up, with 47 million instances still open after a year, Qualys data shows.
FedRAMP High approval lets federal agencies and suppliers use TotalCloud to secure sensitive cloud workloads with stricter controls.
Businesses may win lower premiums as live security data replaces self-reported forms in a new cyber insurance model for Qualys users.
Poor identity controls and slow remediation are leaving cloud users exposed as attacks now exploit trust relationships rather than one flaw.
Security teams are falling behind as attackers now exploit some flaws before disclosure, leaving critical systems exposed for longer.
Attackers are now exploiting flaws before patches exist, leaving 85% of vulnerable assets unpatched at disclosure across 10,000 organisations.
Qualys debuts Agent Val to validate real exploit paths in live systems, promising sharply reduced noise and faster remediation for teams.
Managed service providers could cut hours of manual vulnerability work per client as the update links scans, remediation and audit evidence.
Businesses could see premiums better reflect live security posture as Qualys and Converge replace questionnaires with verified risk data.
Gartner’s endorsement could boost Tenable’s pitch to security teams seeking better AI risk prioritisation and wider attack-surface visibility.
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