Qualys Also Recognised in Categories for Best Regulatory Compliance Solution, Best SME Security Solution and Best Vulnerability Management Tool
Redwood City, Calif., - November 10, 2011 - Qualys®, Inc., the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) IT security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced that SC Magazine has named it a finalist in four categories of the 2012 SC Awards U.S. QualysGuard Vulnerability Management (VM) was named a finalist in the Reader’s Choice award for Best Vulnerability Management Tool, and Qualys was recognised in three excellence categories, including Best Security Company, Best Regulatory Compliance Solution for QualysGuard Policy Compliance and Best SME Security Solution for QualysGuard Express.
In its 15th year, the information security industry’s most prominent accolade, the annual SC Awards showcase the best solutions, services and professionals while recognising achievement and technical excellence. SC Magazine distinguishes the achievements of the security professionals in the trenches, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities and the passionate work of government, commercial and non-profits - all working to help improve global security.
“We are delighted to be a finalist in four SC Awards categories including Best Security Company for 2012,” said Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO of Qualys. “This underscores the continued and accelerated adoption of our QualysGuard cloud security and compliance platform and applications that allow both large and small companies to effectively protect themselves against cyber-attacks and insider threats without the costs and complexities associated with maintaining and deploying traditional enterprise software.”
Winners of this year’s SC Magazine Awards US will be announced at a gala dinner and award ceremony to be held in San Francisco on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. The event is a night filled with excitement, along with an invaluable opportunity to network with the top corporate IT professionals in attendance. To attend the Awards, please register at http://www.cvent.com/d/scqm6b/4W.
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Qualys, Inc. is the leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) IT security risk and compliance management solutions. Qualys solutions are deployed in a matter of hours anywhere in the world, providing customers an immediate and continuous view of their security and compliance postures.
The QualysGuard® service is used today by more than 5,000 organisations in 85 countries, including 50 of the Fortune 100, and performs more than 500 million IP audits per year. Qualys has the largest vulnerability management deployment in the world at a leading global company, and has been recognised by leading industry analysts for its market leadership. Qualys was recently named Best Security Company in the Excellence Awards category of the 2011 SC Awards U.S.
Qualys has established strategic agreements with leading managed serviceproviders and consulting organisations including BT, Etisalat, Fujitsu, IBM,I(TS)2, LAC, NTT, SecureWorks, Symantec, Tata Communications and TELUS. Qualys is a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
For more information, please visit www.qualys.com.
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