QualysGuard Consultant
QualysGuard Consultant

QUALYSGUARD - FEATURES

  Scanning

Comprehensive vulnerability KnowledgeBase that incorporates 5,500+ unique checks — the largest vulnerability database in the industry.
Network mapping rapidly detects and identifies servers, desktops, routers, wireless access points and other networked devices.
Inference-based scanning engine.
Authenticated or unauthenticated scanning capabilities.
Internal and external scanning provides a 360-degree view of network vulnerabilities.
Scans are configurable for optimum performance and minimum network load.
Customization of scans to scan for specific ports/services and specific vulnerabilities.
Schedule and automate network discovery and vulnerability scan tasks on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.
Automated daily updates to the QualysGuard vulnerability KnowledgeBase.
   


Reporting

Easy access to concise, auto-generated reports.
Executive Dashboard provides real-time illustration of risk.
Detailed reports with verified remediation actions for technicians.
SANS Top 20 Report provides industry baseline.
Automated MasterCard SDP / Visa CISP Compliance Reporting.
Top 10 reports of the top ten most prevalent vulnerabilities (both internal and external).
Network topology visualization of all discovered hosts.
CVE-linked and Bugtraq-referenced vulnerability checks with detailed remediation instructions.
Customizable reports for flexible, on demand reporting by business units for executives and managers.
Automated trending and differential reporting.
Export reports to HTML, MHT, PDF, CSV and XML formats.
   


Remediation

Automatically generate and verify trouble tickets concerning network vulnerabilities.
Ticket trending and reports by owner, group and vulnerability to measure network threat level.
Policy-based remediation workflow management with automatic trouble ticket creation/assignment.
Automated remediation ticket generation and verification.
Out-of-the-box integration with patch management and software distribution solutions (e.g. Citadel, PatchLink).
   


Policy Compliance

Trusted, third-party network auditing and reporting meets the compliance needs of HIPAA, GLBA, SB 1386 and Sarbanes-Oxley and others.
Automated Self-Service MasterCard SDP / Visa CISP compliance certification.
   


Management

Automatic centralized reporting from distributed scans.
Consolidated administration of both internal and external (perimeter) scanning.
Flexible asset prioritization and asset grouping that gives users the ability to fix the highest priority vulnerabilities based on asset value and security policies.
Daily signature updates and feature enhancements are completed automatically and transparently to the user.
Hierarchical role-based user access controls allow delegation of responsibilities to reflect organizational structure.
Authorized user access from any location.
Scheduled scans and network discoveries.
All functionality and management is available via a Web browser.
Appliance-based; no software to install or maintain.
   


Deployability/Scalability

Deploys in minutes with no software installation, rollout complications or maintenance upgrades
Immediately accessible anytime, anywhere via a Web browser
On demand technology allows users to scan globally with no additional infrastructure to buy or maintain
   


Security

End-to-end encryption of vulnerability data.
SAS/70 audited security architecture provides maximum data protection.
Section 508 compliant.
Optional two-factor authentication with RSA SecurID.
Trusted, third-party certification of network security with tamper-resistant audit trails.
Secure architecture protects scan results from tampering and manipulation.
   


Interoperability

Extensible XML-based API.
Policy Compliance SDK available for custom report generation.
Out-of-the-box integration with existing or legacy security management consoles (e.g. ArcSight, GuardedNet, Symantec, etc.).
Out-of-the-box integration with patch management and software distribution solutions (e.g. Citadel, PatchLink).
Industry standard support for vulnerability scoring with Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Industry standard support for the addition of custom detections using Open Vulnerability Assessment Language (OVAL).
   


Support

24x7x365 email/telephone customer & technical support.
Weekly, Web-based customer training.
Technical training and certification workshops.