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Mastering Vulnerability Remediation: 5 Proven Steps for Reducing Risk

Use your own data and environment to gain unmatched visibility into a customized security risk status with the Qualys 5-Step Remediation Dashboard. Integrated with your current VMDR dashboards, this dashboard serves as a robust tool and strategic roadmap toward enhancing your security posture. Created specifically for Qualys VM and VMDR clients, the dashboard provides insights to mitigate substantial risk through deliberate, strategic actions. Users of Qualys Patch Management benefit further from automated patching mechanisms that streamline and accelerate the remediation of vulnerabilities. Elevate your security strategy with your personalized, data-guided journey.

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For optimal results, download our VMDR 5-Step Dashboard, which seamlessly works with Qualys VMDR, Patch Management, and Custom Assessment & Remediation solutions.

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    See entire attack surface, continuously maintain your CMDB, and track EOL/EOS software
    
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    Gain an attacker’s view of your external internet-facing assets and unauthorized software
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  - Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) ^NEW
    Consolidate & translate security & vulnerability findings from 3rd party tools
    
    TotalAI ^NEW
    Holistic AI security with vulnerability assessment and protection
    
    Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response (VMDR)
    Discover, assess, prioritize, and patch critical vulnerabilities up to 50% faster
    
    Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM)
    Consolidate & translate security & vulnerability findings from 3rd party tools
    
    Web App Scanning (WAS)
    Automate scanning in CI/CD environments with shift left DAST testing
    
    API Security
    Scan REST/SOAP APIs & check API compliance with shift-left API testing
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    Address critical vulnerabilities with flexible, patchless solutions
    
    Patch Management (PM)
    Efficiently remediate vulnerabilities and patch systems
    
    Custom Assessment and Remediation (CAR)
    Quickly create custom scripts and controls for faster, more automated remediation
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    Advanced endpoint threat protection, improved threat context, and alert prioritization
    
    Context XDR
    Quickly create custom scripts and controls for faster, more automated remediation
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    Continuously discover, monitor, and analyze your cloud assets for misconfigurations and non-standard deployments.
    
    Infrastructure as Code Security (IaC)
    Detect and remediate security issues within IaC templates
    
    SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
    Automate the process of managing your SaaS apps, including global settings, user privileges, licenses, files, and their security and compliance posture.
    
    Cloud Workload Protection (CWP)
    Detect, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in your cloud environment
    
    Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
    Continuous real-time protection of the multi-cloud environment against active exploitation, malware, and unknown threats.
    
    Kubernetes and Container Security (KCS)
    Discover, track, and continuously secure containers – from build to runtime
- Asset Management
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  - Asset Management
  - CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM)
    See entire attack surface, continuously maintain your CMDB, and track EOL/EOS software
    
    External Attack Surface Management (EASM)
    Gain an attacker’s view of your external internet-facing assets and unauthorized software
- Vulnerability & Configuration Management
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  - Vulnerability & Configuration Management
  - Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) ^NEW
    Consolidate & translate security & vulnerability findings from 3rd party tools
    
    TotalAI ^NEW
    Holistic AI security with vulnerability assessment and protection
    
    Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response (VMDR)
    Discover, assess, prioritize, and patch critical vulnerabilities up to 50% faster
    
    Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM)
    Consolidate & translate security & vulnerability findings from 3rd party tools
    
    Web App Scanning (WAS)
    Automate scanning in CI/CD environments with shift left DAST testing
    
    API Security
    Scan REST/SOAP APIs & check API compliance with shift-left API testing
- Risk Remediation
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  - Risk Remediation
  - TruRisk Eliminate (TE) ^NEW
    Address critical vulnerabilities with flexible, patchless solutions
    
    Patch Management (PM)
    Efficiently remediate vulnerabilities and patch systems
    
    Custom Assessment and Remediation (CAR)
    Quickly create custom scripts and controls for faster, more automated remediation
- Threat Detection & Response
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  - Threat Detection & Response
  - Multi-Vector EDR
    Advanced endpoint threat protection, improved threat context, and alert prioritization
    
    Context XDR
    Quickly create custom scripts and controls for faster, more automated remediation
- Compliance
  - | Platform
  - Compliance
  - Policy Compliance
    Reduce risk, and comply with internal policies and external regulations with ease
    
    File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
    Reduce alert noise and safeguard files from nefarious actors and cyber threats
- Cloud Security
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  - Cloud Security
  - TotalCloud (CNAPP)
    Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) for multi-cloud environment.
    
    Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
    Continuously discover, monitor, and analyze your cloud assets for misconfigurations and non-standard deployments.
    
    Infrastructure as Code Security (IaC)
    Detect and remediate security issues within IaC templates
    
    SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM)
    Automate the process of managing your SaaS apps, including global settings, user privileges, licenses, files, and their security and compliance posture.
    
    Cloud Workload Protection (CWP)
    Detect, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in your cloud environment
    
    Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
    Continuous real-time protection of the multi-cloud environment against active exploitation, malware, and unknown threats.
    
    Kubernetes and Container Security (KCS)
    Discover, track, and continuously secure containers – from build to runtime
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