Qualys Launches First Cloud-Based Risk Operations Center

Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a provider of innovative cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions, has launched the industry’s first Risk Operations Center (ROC) featuring Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM). This groundbreaking solution enables Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and business leaders to manage cybersecurity risks in real time, transforming fragmented, siloed data into actionable insights that align cyber risk operations with business priorities.

As organizations face an increasing volume of risk findings across multiple disconnected dashboards, they often struggle to get a clear picture of their overall risk. This fragmentation leads to conflicting analyses, missed threats, and ineffective strategies, hampering informed remediation decisions. To address these challenges, Qualys’ ROC offers an integrated approach that consolidates diverse risk factors from various asset management tools and disparate cybersecurity solutions into a single platform.

Key Features of Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management:

– Comprehensive Data Ingestion: The ROC ingests both Qualys and non-Qualys data, allowing enterprises to measure their TruRisk score. It aggregates and unifies risk factors such as vulnerabilities, security postures, and asset exposures across cloud, on-premises, and third-party applications. This data is correlated with over 25 threat intelligence sources to highlight critical risk exposure indicators for proactive risk management.

– Business Value Alignment: CISOs can communicate the return on investment (ROI) and outcomes of cybersecurity investments in terms of business risk reduction. By quantifying cyber risks, ETM enables risk teams to convey the financial impact of TruRisk for critical applications, shifting the focus from technical issues to understanding security threats’ financial implications.

– Automated Remediation Workflows: Security and Risk Operations teams can leverage personalized risk reduction plans with Qualys TruRisk Eliminate to intelligently patch or mitigate prioritized exposures, balancing risk reduction with business continuity. ETM supports integrations with IT Service Management (ITSM) tools like ServiceNow and JIRA, streamlining the remediation process.

“Organizations need an accurate diagnosis of their risk, including both IT and security data, in a unified view,” stated Scott Woodgate, General Manager at Microsoft Security. “Qualys Enterprise TruRisk now integrates with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint vulnerability and device data to make this possible.”

“Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Qualys continues to disrupt the cybersecurity landscape with the launch of the Risk Operations Center (ROC),” said Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys. “The ROC, powered by Qualys ETM, transforms proactive cybersecurity, empowering organizations to operationalize their risk management processes in one platform, revolutionizing the way customers measure, communicate, and eliminate risk.”