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	Heartbleed still prevalent year after discovery The Heartbleed bug is still prevalent among appliances and devices that rely on SSL despite almost a year passing since it was discovered, according to data collected by the security vendor Qualys. Read more Mar 4, 2015
Data Centre Solutions	BMC and Qualys join forces to improve enterprise security Integrated solution combines BMC BladeLogic and Qualys Vulnerability Management to quickly identify and remediate threats and boost collaboration between Security and IT Operations teams. Read more Feb 26, 2015
	BMC and Qualys partner to combine technologies BMC and Qualys have launched a solution to tie vulnerability information to automated remediation actions. Read more Feb 26, 2015
	5 lessons to be learned from the Gemalto NSA/GCHQ hack Wolfgang Kandek, CTO, Qualys, says: "CISOs can use attacks, such as the one on Gemalto, for the positive purpose of internal security planning and review. The question becomes: How would my organisation fare against such an attack? Read more Feb 23, 2015
	What is good ‘cyber hygiene’ and how do you achieve it? Qualys CISO Jonathan Trull discusses how organizations can practice good cyber hygiene. Read more Feb 17, 2015
	Microsoft fixes Project Zero disclosures in latest Patch Tuesday release Speaking about the vulnerabilities in Flash, Wolfgang Kandek, chief technical officer at Qualys, said: "February Patch Tuesday 2015 comes after a quite turbulent month for information security professionals. Read more Feb 11, 2015
	4 highlights from Adobe & Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Another month has passed and Patch Tuesday is once again upon us, with both Microsoft and Adobe having recently released important patches for their product ranges. Read more Feb 11, 2015
	Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft focus on Internet Explorer updates Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday brought 41 fixes for memory vulnerabilities in its Internet Explorer browser. Desktop and server editions of Windows and Office also got fixes. Read more Feb 11, 2015
	Microsoft fixes bugs exploited to hack military and financial firms Microsoft’s February 2015 security update includes fixes for a bug exploited by attackers targeting US defence and financial services firms and a vulnerability affecting core components of Windows. Read more Feb 11, 2015
	Bug-Ridden Internet Explorer Back with a Bang … and 41 Flaws This month’s Patch Tuesday round from Microsoft features nine bulletins fixing 56 vulnerabilities including a mammoth 41 flaws in Internet Explorer. Read more Feb 11, 2015
	Home alone with hackers: how to shift the goalposts For too long hackers have been a step ahead of organisations and the security industry at large. Can continuous security change that? Read more Feb 5, 2015
	GHOST bug haunts Linux users Researchers of Cloud Security firm Qualys have discovered vulnerability in Linux GNU C Library (glibc) library which can be manipulated to gain remote access of the attacked system. Read more Jan 29, 2015
	Ghostbusting in the 'critically' vulnerable Linux machine Whose afraid of GHOSTs? Disagreement over potential risks of new Linux vulnerability, but layered defence is recommended. Read more Jan 29, 2015
	Linux 'Ghost' vulnerability uncovered Security researchers at Qualys have discovered a Linux vulnerability, naming it 'Ghost'. Read more Jan 29, 2015
	Severe Linux GHOST Flaw Spooks Out Computer Users The vulnerability, discovered by Qualys, a provider of cloud security and compliance solution, is in the Linux GNU C Library (glibc) and is known as GHOST (CVE-2015-0235), because it can be triggered by the gethostbyname functions. Read more Jan 28, 2015
	'Ghost' vulnerability poses high risk to Linux distributions The flaw in the GNU C Library can be exploited remotely for full control, according to Qualys. Read more Jan 28, 2015
	Ghost in the Linux machine hits Debian, Red Hat and Ubuntu The buffer overflow-type vulnerability was discovered by Qualys and has been classified as CVE-2015-0235. The researchers have nicknamed it Ghost as it can be triggered by GetHOST functions. Read more Jan 28, 2015
	I ain't afraid of no GHOST – securo-bods Security researchers at cloud security firm Qualys found a critical vulnerability in Linux, specifically the GNU C Library (glib). The vulnerability – nicknamed “GHOST” – allows attackers to remotely hack into vulnerable systems without any passwords or administrator credentials. Read more Jan 28, 2015
	Linux flaw leaves web infrastructure vulnerable A security flaw in the open source operating system Linux is allowing hackers to run malicious code on the machines which power the internet, email and other critical online services. Read more Jan 28, 2015
	Most Linux systems affected by critical vulnerability The vulnerability could be considered as critical as Heartbleed and Shellshock because it could allow hackers to exploit it in order to execute malicious code on servers and remotely gain control of Linux machines. Read more Jan 28, 2015
	Admins Urged to Patch Linux Now as 'Ghost' Bug Emerges Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek claimed in a blog post that the firm “has worked closely with Linux distribution vendors and patches are available” as of Tuesday. Read more Jan 28, 2015
	Ghost Linux bug haunting Red Hat and Ubuntu systems An exploitable bug, codenamed Ghost, that affects numerous Linux systems has been discovered by researchers at Qualys. Read more Jan 28, 2015
	BOO! Grave remote-code exec flaw in GNU C Library haunts Linux Security researchers have uncovered a critical bug in the GNU C Library (glibc), a key component of Linux and some other operating systems, which could render countless machines vulnerable to remote code execution attacks. Read more Jan 27, 2015
	How can I make my PC completely secure? Use Qualys BrowserCheck or a similar website to check that all your browser plug-ins are up to date. Read more Jan 15, 2015
Cyber Parse	Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Windows Flaws Disclosed by Google Qualys’ Kandek noted that the Telnet vulnerability shows that even old software can still harbor new bugs. Read more Jan 14, 2015
	Microsoft release one critical patch on first “no advance notification” Tuesday Microsoft released nine patches last night, with one rated as critical. Read more Jan 14, 2015
	Google and Microsoft fail to patch up security row Decision to publish details of non-critical flaw in Windows 8.1 before release of fix prompts angry response from Microsoft Read more Jan 14, 2015
Cyber Parse	Microsoft Ends Free Public Advance Security Notification Service Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek discusses the new changes with Microsoft's ANS program and why there is value in that IT administrators can read about specifics, exploits and priorities. Read more Jan 12, 2015
	Microsoft's Patch Tuesday preview will no longer be made public CTO Wolfgang Kandek comments that the security industry should continue to move in the direction of more information and explanation to help organizations better working to quickly manage vulnerabilities Read more Jan 12, 2015
	Microsoft to abandon patch advance notifications Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek said that he always thought that customers were interested in the information contained in ANS, but we will see how that works out. Read more Jan 9, 2015
	Microsoft ends free Patch Tuesday security notices Wolfgang Kandek, chief technology officer of Qualys, also spoke up in defence of the ANS information. “I have always thought that our customers were interested in the information contained in ANS, but we will see how that works out,” he said. Read more Jan 9, 2015
	Microsoft drops Patch Tuesday free advance notice of fixes From now on if you want to see what patches Microsoft is going to issue on Patch Tuesday you'll have to pay for it. Read more Jan 9, 2015
Global Banking & Finance Review	Online Banking with the Most Secure Endpoint Device Qualys CTO Wolfgang Kandek discusses online banking security and how organizations can secure different endpoint devices. Read more Jan 7, 2015