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Get the full version of Qualys’ award-winning VMDR 2.0 with TruRiskTM at a small-business price.

We built Qualys VMDR 2.0 with ease of use, built-in intelligence, and the automation you need so you can:

Meet all your internal and external PCI (Payment Card Industry) scanning needs with a single solution
Prioritize discovered vulnerabilities according to actual risk
Manage and remediate vulnerabilities at scale—automatically

Qualys VMDR 2.0 with TruRisk^TM uses data from over 25 threat intelligence sources, advanced correlation, and powerful machine learning models to automatically prioritize the riskiest vulnerabilities to your business.

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Platform
- | Platform
- Overview
- Enterprise TruRisk Platform
  Everything you need to measure, manage, and reduce your cyber risk in one place.
- Capabilities
- All
  - | Platform
  - 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
  - TotalAppSec ^NEW
    Get AI-powered, unified application risk management with web app & API security testing and malware detection all-in-one
    
    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
  - 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
  - Multi-Vector EDR
    Advanced endpoint threat protection, improved threat context, and alert prioritization
  - Compliance
  - Policy Audit ^NEW
    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
  - 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.
    
    Kubernetes and Container Security (KCS)
    Discover, track, and continuously secure containers – from build to runtime
    
    Cloud Workload Protection (CWP)
    Detect, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in your cloud environment
    
    Infrastructure as Code Security (IaC)
    Detect and remediate security issues within IaC templates
    
    Cloud Infrastructure and Entitlement Management (CIEM)
    Solution to automate the process of managing user entitlements and privileges in cloud environments
    
    Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
    Continuous real-time protection of the multi-cloud environment against active exploitation, malware, and unknown threats.
    
    Cloud Workflow Automation (CWA)
    Qualys Flow is a Low-code/No-code, remediation and workflow automation tool
    
    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.
- Asset Management
  - | Platform
  - 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
  - | Platform
  - 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
    
    TotalAppSec ^NEW
    Get AI-powered, unified application risk management with web app & API security testing and malware detection all-in-one
    
    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
    
    Web Malware Detection
    Identify known and zero-day attacks using deep learning-based web malware detection
- Risk Remediation
  - | Platform
  - 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
  - | Platform
  - Threat Detection & Response
  - Multi-Vector EDR
    Advanced endpoint threat protection, improved threat context, and alert prioritization
- Compliance
  - | Platform
  - Compliance
  - Policy Audit ^NEW
    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
  - | Platform
  - 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.
    
    Kubernetes and Container Security (KCS)
    Discover, track, and continuously secure containers – from build to runtime
    
    Cloud Workload Protection (CWP)
    Detect, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities in your cloud environment
    
    Infrastructure as Code Security (IaC)
    Detect and remediate security issues within IaC templates
    
    Cloud Infrastructure and Entitlement Management (CIEM)
    Solution to automate the process of managing user entitlements and privileges in cloud environments
    
    Cloud Detection and Response (CDR)
    Continuous real-time protection of the multi-cloud environment against active exploitation, malware, and unknown threats.
    
    Cloud Workflow Automation (CWA)
    Qualys Flow is a Low-code/No-code, remediation and workflow automation tool
    
    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.
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