Certified platform provides federal agencies continuous view of their security and compliance posture across global IT
assets
REDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - Qualys, Inc.
(NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, today announced that the Qualys
Cloud Platform has been granted an
Authority to Operate (ATO) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Federal Risk and Authorization
Management Program (FedRAMP).
This certification will allow Qualys to expand its offering and establish itself as a cybersecurity cloud services platform
of choice within the Federal Civilian sector.
FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and
continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. The Federal Government spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year
securing the use of IT systems; FedRAMP provides assurance to agencies that approved security and risk management practices are
in place for their cloud initiatives. Only Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) that meet the strict provisions of FedRAMP earn this
certification.
"The Federal Government is now moving at an accelerated pace toward cloud-based solutions to achieve greater scale and
significant cost reduction," said Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO, Qualys, Inc. "FedRAMP is a significant program that enables
this major shift and we are proud that Qualys' cloud-based security and compliance platform has now received the FedRAMP
Authorization to Operate (ATO), thus allowing government agencies to achieve 2-second visibility across their global IT assets,
have a continuous view of their security and compliance posture and identify those that are already compromised."
The Qualys Cloud Platform provides an integrated suite delivering asset discovery, network security, web application security,
threat protection and compliance monitoring. Qualys is being used today by more than 9,200 organizations worldwide, including
many federal, state, local government and education institutions. By achieving the FedRAMP ATO certification, Qualys is now
officially recognized by the U.S. Government as a CSP that meets the most stringent cloud security requirements in government
today.
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About FedRAMP
FedRAMP is a government-wide program with input from numerous departments, agencies, and government groups. The
program's primary decision-making body is the Joint Authorization Board (JAB), comprised of the CIOs from DOD, DHS, and GSA. In
addition to the JAB, other organizations such as OMB, the Federal CIO Council, NIST, DHS, and the FedRAMP Program Management
Office (PMO) also play key roles in effectively running FedRAMP.
About Qualys, Inc.
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions with
over 9,200 customers in more than 100 countries, including a majority of each of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. The
Qualys Cloud Platform and integrated suite of solutions help organizations simplify security operations and lower the cost of
compliance by delivering critical security intelligence on demand and automating the full spectrum of auditing, compliance and
protection for IT systems and web applications. Founded in 1999,Qualys has established strategic partnerships with leading
managed service providers and consulting organizations including Accenture, BT, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Fujitsu, HCL
Comnet, HPE, Infosys, NTT, Optiv, SecureWorks, Tata Communications, Verizon and Wipro. The company is also a founding member of
the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). For more information, please visit www.qualys.com.