 |
 The Network Security
Challenge
Along with the global business opportunities enabled by the
Web, an epidemic of increasingly sophisticated and indiscriminate hacker
break-ins threatens the security of every Internet-connected network. Data
assets, confidential customer information, e-business revenue, and corporate
reputations are at risk. Even for companies that have already deployed
preventive measures such as firewalls, IDSs, VPNs, and anti-virus, proactive
network vulnerability management has become a critical component of IT
departments' overall network security strategy.
Qualys, the leader
in Managed Vulnerability Assessment (MVA), enables security providers, security
professionals, and corporate customers to automatically audit Internet-connected
networks for security vulnerabilities. Qualys' innovative Web service provides
an ongoing picture of network exposures to help network administrators detect,
prioritize, and resolve vulnerabilities before they are exploited by intruders.
Where traditional security monitoring products require customers to purchase and
maintain software and hardware, Qualys' service platform approach automatically
delivers immediate, transparent, and continuous security auditing and risk
assessment of global networks, inside and outside the firewall.
The QualysGuard
Platform
QualysGuard is the first scalable, affordable Web service
designed for companies of every size to audit global networks for
vulnerabilities that could compromise business continuity. Delivered over the
Internet, QualysGuard employs advanced vulnerability detection techniques, with
its proprietary Inference-Based Engine, to assess a network's security exposures
and suggest remedies before intruders can take advantage of them.
The service references
the most comprehensive and up-to-date vulnerability KnowledgeBase in the
industry, a CVE-compliant database tracking thousands of vulnerabilities for
more than 300 applications on over 20 operating systems. Results from network
audits, which can be pre-scheduled or conducted on-demand, are available near
instantly via email alerts. Dynamic network topology maps and detailed reports
of findings can be accessed from any Web browser. QualysGuard's customizable
reporting engine allows enterprises to extract actionable summaries and generate
graphical reports with detailed information for security administrators or
high-level trend analysis for management. The service is non-intrusive, with no
impact on the systems being scanned.
The Qualys
Story
Founded in 1999 by a team of Internet security experts,
Qualys is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with offices in France,
Germany and the U.K. The company has built the security industry's largest and
most experienced engineering team dedicated to real-time intelligence on network
vulnerabilities, development of detection and remediation signatures, and
deployment of a secure, scalable Web service. Today more than 600 customers rely
upon QualysGuard to proactively and cost-effectively monitor the security of
their networks.
|
|
.gif){kind=small}
.gif){kind=small}
.gif)
