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We’re proud to announce that Qualys has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Exposure Management 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc #US52994525, August 2025). We believe this recognition underscores Qualys’ commitment to helping organizations proactively manage cyber risk with comprehensive visibility, contextualized prioritization, and integrated remediation. IDC MarketScape Recognition IDC MarketScape’s report notes,…

One of the common infosec jokes is that sometimes, you do not need to “break” an application, but you have to log in. This is often the case for weak default passwords, which are common in IoT devices. However, an even easier method is to tell the application who you are. This does not even…

For too long, security teams have had to wrestle with custom query languages just to ask basic questions of their SIEM. During the critical moments of an incident – when every second matters – analysts shouldn’t be slowed down by remembering syntax or troubleshooting formatting errors. They need to focus on outcomes: finding threats, scoping…

When we talk about cybersecurity, much of the focus tends to center around keeping attackers out—blocking unauthorized access, hardening perimeter defenses, and protecting login credentials. These are all important protections, but what happens once someone is inside the system, even with legitimate access?  This is why we need defense-in-depth. Defense-in-depth is a cybersecurity strategy about…

Audits are rarely simple. Security and compliance teams often find themselves buried in repetitive, time-consuming tasks—collecting logs from multiple systems, exporting reports from various tools, and manually reconciling data in spreadsheets. Evidence must be traced back to the correct controls, mapped against multiple frameworks, and cross-checked across departments. Requests from auditors add pressure, forcing teams…

Every October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month serves as a global reminder of just how quickly the digital world changes and how important it is to keep pace with it. This year’s theme, “Secure Our World,” feels especially urgent in the age of AI-powered threats.. For security and IT professionals, the question isn’t whether these shifts will…

Microsoft is addressing 176 vulnerabilities today, which seems like a lot, and it is. Curiously, Microsoft’s own Security Update Guide (SUG) for September 2025 Patch Tuesday only lists 86 vulns, and that’s because the SUG doesn’t include a large number of open source software (OSS) fixes published today as part of updates for Azure Linux/CBL-Mariner….