SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM THINK 2019,
Booth #516 -- Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance
solutions, today announced that X-Force Red, IBM Security's team of veteran hackers, will leverage Qualys' new Patch Management (PM) solution as part of its X-Force Red Vulnerability Management Services to
automate vulnerability prioritization and patching. The collaboration enables clients to simplify vulnerability remediation and
fix their most critical vulnerabilities using less resources and time.
Building on a collaboration announced in August 2018 to deliver a full-lifecycle vulnerability
management solution using the Qualys Cloud Platform, this extension of that relationship leverages the recently unveiled Qualys
PM specifically to help automate X-Force Red's prioritization and remediation management capabilities. It also adds Qualys Web
Application Scanning (WAS) to X-Force Red's vulnerability management scanning capabilities.
"Based on our many conversations with security leaders, prioritizing and remediating vulnerabilities seems to be the biggest
vulnerability management headache," said Charles Henderson, Global Head of X-Force Red. "Qualys
has released a patch management platform that automates patching with a click of a button. X-Force Red has created an algorithm
that automatically prioritizes vulnerabilities within minutes. By bringing our solutions together, we can offer organizations
fast, effective and manageable remediation no matter how limited their resources and time."
"IBM X-Force Red is at the forefront of helping the world's largest companies build security into their digital
transformation," said Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO, Qualys, Inc. "This expansion of our
partnership equips IBM X-Force Red to broaden their Vulnerability Management Services to include patch management and streamline
their web application security services."
Many organizations identify and manually decipher which of millions of vulnerabilities to fix first, then assign patching
responsibilities and track remediation progress for each one, beginning with the most critical. This lengthy process drains
resources, all while exploitable vulnerabilities are exposing sensitive assets. X-Force Red Vulnerability Management Services
uses a proprietary algorithm to prioritize vulnerability remediation based on asset value, weaponization, and other contextual
factors. The team then facilitates the remediation process using a concurrency model. The top, most critical vulnerabilities are
sent to the individuals in charge of remediation. As each is fixed, the next most critical vulnerability is then sent out,
keeping the organization focused on the highest risk vulnerabilities at all times.
Qualys PM automates these patch deployments using Qualys Cloud Agents, enabling more efficient full-lifecycle vulnerability
management. It allows IT and SecOps teams to centralize their patching and remediation of Windows, macOS and Linux operating
systems, and hundreds of applications. Leveraging the Qualys PM solution, X-Force Red will be able to quickly target critical
Common Vulnerability and Exposure IDs (CVEs) without researching knowledge base articles, then deploy the patch to
endpoints, on-premises or cloud assets and verify remediation, all in less time.
Qualys WAS will allow X-Force Red to continuously discover and catalog web applications - including new and unknown ones - and
detect vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in web apps and APIs. Scaling to thousands of scans, WAS conducts incisive,
thorough, and precise testing of browser-based web apps, mobile app backends, and Internet of Things (IoT) services.
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About Qualys
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions with over
10,300 customers in more than 130 countries, including a majority of each of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps
organizations streamline and consolidate their security and compliance solutions in a single platform and build security into
digital transformation initiatives for greater agility, better business outcomes and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Cloud
Platform and its integrated Cloud Apps deliver businesses critical security intelligence continuously, enabling them to automate
the full spectrum of auditing, compliance and protection for IT systems and web applications on premises, on endpoints and
elastic clouds. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has established strategic partnerships with
leading managed service providers and consulting organizations including Accenture, BT, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Deutsche
Telekom, Fujitsu, HCL Technologies, HP Enterprise, IBM, Infosys, NTT, Optiv, SecureWorks, Tata Communications, Verizon and Wipro.
The Company is also a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance. For more information, please visit www.qualys.com.
Qualys and the Qualys logo are proprietary trademarks of Qualys, Inc. All other products or names may be trademarks of their
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