Achieve compliance with CISA BOD 26-04
Achieve compliance with CISA BOD 26-04
Activate a Risk Operations Center for defensible, evidence-based compliance.
The FedRAMP High Authorized to Operate (ATO) Qualys Government Platform unifies risk visibility across all assets including on-premises, multi-cloud, IT/OT, containers, cloud (CNAPP), and internet-facing environments. With rigorous technical controls, continuous monitoring, and validated federal security standards, agencies, suppliers, and regulated enterprises can meet stringent requirements for FedRAMP, RMF, NIST, ISO, BOD, CISA, CMMC, FISMA, and Zero Trust while accelerating ATO.
Delivering full-spectrum cyber risk operations management for regulated government environments.
Qualys enables us to scale our services as our clients transform their traditional IT networks into hybrid and cloud-dominant environments.
With the power of the Qualys Platform, we are now in a great position to expand our managed security and fully address the new security challenges that the hybrid infrastructure environment brings.
Qualys’ flexibility has enabled our organization to scale in servicing a wide variety of clients as their needs grow from a simple one-time assessment to a continuous security program.
The Qualys Government Platform (QGP) consists of a suite of Information Technology (IT) security and compliance solutions delivered via a SaaS deployment model that leverages a highly scalable multi-tenant cloud infrastructure.
The services below are part of the QGP platform:
| Services | Services |
|---|---|
CSAM – CyberSecurity Asset Management | PM – Patch Management |
Certificate View | Qflow – Qualys Flow Application |
EDR – Endpoint Detection & Response | TP – Threat Protection |
FIM – File Integrity Monitoring | TotalAppSec (WAS & API Security) |
GAV – Global Asset View | TotalCloud CNAPP |
PC – Policy Compliance | VMDR – Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response |
Federal agencies, suppliers, and commercial organizations seeking the highest levels of cybersecurity face mounting challenges
CISA BOD 26-04 is a mandate for federal civilian agencies that shifts from blanket patching to risk-based vulnerability management. It requires these agencies to remediate high-risk, publicly exposed, and known-exploited vulnerabilities that grant system control within a strict 3-day (72-hour) SLA.
Qualys helps agencies comply through its Federal Risk Operations Center (ROC) model. By utilizing Qualys VMDR, Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM), and TruRisk Eliminate together, teams can efficiently automate detection, hyper-prioritize real-world exposures, and orchestrate rapid remediation to meet the strict 72-hour SLA.
It evaluates exposures based on real-world context rather than treating all vulnerabilities equally. Prioritization requires assessing internet exposure, CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) alignment, real-world exploitability, and specific asset criticality or mission impact instead of just relying on CVSS scores.
Yes, the Qualys Government Platform is FedRAMP High Authorized. This certification ensures Qualys provides full-spectrum, hardened cyber risk operations to secure highly sensitive federal workloads and accelerate Authority to Operate (ATO) across demanding government environments.
Unlike CVSS alone, Qualys TruRisk evaluates evidence of active exploitation, exploit code maturity, asset criticality, and compensating controls. This comprehensive context reduces the number of critical vulnerabilities to prioritize by up to 85%, ensuring teams focus on operational risks that matter.
BOD 26-04 mandates a strict 72-hour (3-day) remediation deadline for the highest-risk vulnerabilities—specifically those that are publicly exposed and known-exploited. Lower-risk vulnerabilities can continue to be managed through normal, established change management processes.
The Qualys Government Platform offers unified, continuous visibility across IT/OT, cloud, and container environments. It aggregates risk factors, validates fixes in hours to prevent drift, and aligns seamlessly with federal mandates like DHS’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) goals.
