Qualys to enhance security for Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS & Red Hat OpenShift

Qualys, Inc. collaborates with Red Hat to enhance security for Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS & Red Hat OpenShift. The collaboration will drive greater security for both the container and host operating system for Red Hat OpenShift.

Qualys is partnering with Red Hat to provide a containerized Qualys Cloud Agent that extends security to the operating system. In conjunction with the Qualys Container Security solution, the Cloud Agent for Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS on OpenShift provides continuous package and vulnerability discovery for the whole Red Hat OpenShift stack. Qualys’ solution, built on the Qualys Cloud Platform, interacts easily with clients’ vulnerability management workflows, reporting, and analytics to help decrease risk.

“Security is one of the biggest areas of concern for nearly every organization, and we believe that a strong partner ecosystem helps to address these concerns by giving our customers a wide range of solution choices,” said Aaron Levey, Head of Security Partner Ecosystem at Red Hat.

Further added, “Qualys’ Cloud Platform and Cloud Agent help administrators gain deeper visibility into known vulnerabilities that may be present on their Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS nodes with pointers to associated Red Hat Security Advisories, leaning on the expertise of Red Hat as well as Qualys’ skills in driving cloud-native security.”

Qualys Cloud Agent for Red hat enterprise Linux CoreOS on Red Hat OpenShift helps customers:

• See the Full Inventory – All Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS nodes have continuous visibility of installed applications, open ports, and Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) with complete reporting.
• Manage Host Hygiene – It is fully integrated on the Qualys Cloud Platform; it automatically identifies and manages host status for known vulnerabilities in updates and compliance adherence.
• Quickly Deploy to the Host – The Qualys Cloud Agent simplifies the deployment process to secure the host operating system. This method avoids having to change the host, open ports, or maintain credentials.
• Get Complete Coverage – Full Red Hat OpenShift and Qualys Container security coverage provides complete visibility from the host operating system to the images and containers running on OpenShift.

“As security teams look to support modern applications built on cutting edge technology like Red Hat OpenShift, they need to secure both the running container images and the underlying OpenShift cluster,” said Sumedh Thakar president, and CEO of Qualys.

Also comments, “By collaborating with Red Hat, we have built a unique approach to secure Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS that provides complete control over containerized workloads enhancing Qualys’ ability to help customers discover, track, and continuously secure containers.”