Qualys Certification and Training Center

Welcome to the Qualys Certification and Training Center where you can take free training courses with up-to-date hands-on labs featuring the latest Qualys Suite features and best practices. Available self-paced, in-person and online

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Take free self-paced or instructor-led certified training on core Qualys topics, and get certified.

Get Started: Video overview

Vulnerability Management Learning Path:

Vulnerability Management Foundation (optional) Understand the basics of Vulnerability Management.
VMDR with TruRisk An introduction to core Qualys sensors and core VMDR functionality.
CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM) Learn to organize and manage data in a better way using various features of the CSAM application.
Scanning Strategies Scan a complex network of devices.
Reporting Strategies Build a reporting program that impacts security decisions.
Patch Management Accelerate vulnerability remediation for all your IT assets.

Policy Compliance Learning Path:

Policy Compliance Foundation (optional) Understand the basics of Policy Compliance.
Policy Compliance Learn how to verify the baseline configuration of your host assets.

PCI Compliance Learning Path:

PCI Compliance Foundation (optional) Understand the basics of PCI Compliance.
PCI Compliance See how to scan your assets for PCI Compliance.

Endpoint Detection and Response Learning Path:

Endpoint Detection and Response Foundation (optional) Understand the basics of EDR and endpoint security.
Endpoint Detection and Response Learn how to secure endpoints and hunt for malware with Qualys EDR.

Foundational courses:

Endpoint Detection and Response Foundation Understand the basics of EDR and endpoint security.
Vulnerability Management Foundation Understand the basics of Vulnerability Management.
Policy Compliance Foundation Understand the basics of Policy Compliance.
PCI Compliance Foundation Understand the basics of PCI Compliance.

Additional certified courses:

Administration Learn about subscription administration and using the Qualys Administration Utility.
Qualys Flow (QFlow) Learn how to automate detection & remediation with no-code Workflows with Qualys Flow (QFlow).
Custom Assessment and Remediation (CAR) Learn to create reusable custom detections and remediations, including deploying custom configurations and applications.
Endpoint Detection and Response Learn how to secure endpoints and hunt for malware with Qualys EDR.
Qualys Query Language (QQL) Learn the basics of Qualys Query Language in this course. You will use Qualys Query Language (QQL) for building search queries to fetch information from Qualys databases.
API Fundamentals Learn the basics of the Qualys API in Vulnerability Management.
Cloud Agent Learn how to configure and deploy Cloud Agents.
Container Security Learn the core features of Qualys Container Security and best practices to secure containers.
File Integrity Monitoring Log and track file changes across your global IT systems.
PCI Compliance See how to scan your assets for PCI Compliance.
Web Application Scanning Learn the core features of Qualys Web Application Scanning.

Watch individual videos to learn specific skills and techniques with Qualys.

Asset & Attack Surface Management:

Cyber Security Asset Management Learn how to gain visibility to all your enterprise assets by effectivily inventoring and tracking them to assist in detecting, monitoring and remediating unwanted or potential cyber risks on them.
External Attack Surface Management Quickly discover all you external facing assets, setup continuous monitoring and lower your organization's cyber risk.

Vulnerability Management:

VMDR with TruRisk Get started with the basics of Vulnerability Management. Learn to organize assets, scan for vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation and create effective reports and dashboards.
Scanning Strategies Dive into the vulnerability scanning process and strategies within an enterprise.
Reporting Strategies Dive into the vulnerability reporting process and strategies within an enterprise.
Continuous Monitoring Learn how to setup real time alerts for identifying threats and monitoring unexpected network changes before they turn into breaches.
Certificate View Get an inventory of your certificates, configure as per best practices, and assess them for vulnerabilities

Qualys Sensors:

Qualys Scanner Appliance Learn how to deploy and troubleshoot the Qualys Scanner Appliance.
Network Passive Sensor Learn how to automatically detect and profile all network connected systems, eliminating blind spots across your IT environment.
Cloud Agent Learn about the Cloud Agent features, as well as how to deploy, configure, tune and troubleshoot the Qualys Cloud Agent.
Qualys Gateway Service Learn about the Qualys Gateway Server, its use cases, and how to setup and configure it.

Risk Remediation:

Patch Management Learn how to accelerate vulnerability remediation for all your global IT Assets.
Custom Assessment and Remediation (CAR) Learn how to create reusable custom detections and remediations, including deploying custom configurations and applications.

Web Application Security:

Web Application Scanning Learn the core features of Qualys Web Application Scanning as well as best practices to effectively build a web application security program for your organization.

Compliance Solutions:

Policy Compliance Learn how to configure scanning, define controls, generate reports, and implement best practices for effectively maintaining a secure and compliant IT environment.
PCI Compliance Learn how to scan your assets for PCI Compliance.
File Integrity Monitoring Log and track file changes across your global IT systems.
Security Assessment Questionnaire Learn how to build and manage automated questionaires using templates to assess IT security risk to your business.

Cloud and Container Security:

TotalCloud Get visibility into your comprehensive security for your multi-cloud environment.
Container Security Learn the core features of Qualys Container Security and best practices to secure containers.

Endpoint Security Solutions:

EDR Walk through the steps for configuring Qualys EDR.

Qualys Platform:

Qualys Query Language Build search queries in the UI to fetch data from your subscription.
Qualys API Fundamentals Learn the basics of the Qualys API.
Qualys Flow (QFlow) Automate Detection & Remediation with No-code Workflows
Qualys Subscription Health Learn how to manage your Qualys subscription health

Onboarding Training is designed to get new customers moving as quickly as possible. It is not a certified training. If you just purchased VMDR, this is where you should start.

Onboarding Training for External Attack Surface Management This is the fastest way to get started with EASM.
Onboarding Training for TotalCloud This is the fastest way to get started with TotalCloud.
Onboarding Training for VMDR This is the fastest way to get started with VMDR.
Onboarding Training for Patch Management This is the fastest way to get started with Patch Management.