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Using Qualysguard to Meet Sox Compliance & IT Control Objectives
White Paper The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has fundamentally changed the business and regulatory landscape for all companies publically traded in the US. SOX is intended to instill confidence back into the investor community after several corporate... [13 Nov 2009]
The Need for Vulnerability Management
White Paper This paper describes the need for VM. It introduces the sources of vulnerabilities and their related fallout, then relates why the nature of modern threats to the network requires automated technology to counter sophisticated exploits. [13 Nov 2009]
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday unleashes record number of updates
News Wolfgang Kandek, CTO at Qualys, said: "They probably didn't have time to QA [quality assurance test] it adequately. Microsoft has released 10 security updates fixing a record number of Patch Tuesday holes, including one... [10 Jun 2009]
Cloud: Resistance is futile
News This was the claim of Philippe Courtot, chairman and CEO of security company Qualys speaking at the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week. There may be a number of unresolved security issues around cloud computing -... [27 Apr 2009]
Microsoft plugs Windows, Word and Excel holes
News Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of vulnerability-management-software company Qualys, said: "We were astonished to see how many zero-days are in that release," in reference to exploits that target software with a vulnerability that... [15 Apr 2009]
4 Key Steps to Automate IT Security Compliance: A Unified Approach for IT, Audit and Operation Teams
White Paper For businesses today, managing IT security risk and meeting compliance requirements is paramount. The past decade has seen an unprecedented wave of security breaches that have compromised the integrity of company-owned information -... [01 Feb 2009]
Google targets business with Postini-based security app
News Philippe Courtot, chief executive of Qualys, which offers security as a service to corporations, said: "Securing the current enterprise environment is futile. Google has announced a re-branded web security for Enterprise... [12 May 2008]
7 Essential Steps to Achieve, Measure and Prove Optimal Security Risk Reduction
White Paper It's impossible to secure what isn't measured. Without an accurate depiction of your network, the ability to identify real-world security threats and evaluate your organization's ability to respond, there's no way to improve, let alone... [09 Nov 2007]
Microsoft patches 'the class of 2007'
News The fact several of the newly reported vulnerabilities critically affect Internet Explorer 7, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007, hurts Microsoft's security message, said Amol Sarwate, manager of the vulnerability research lab at... [09 May 2007]
Re:Viewing 2006: CIO quotes of the year
News Philippe Courtot, CEO, Qualys on whether CIOs must 'outsource or die' "I've always been grateful for the HR department because if ever there's been anybody the business liked less it was HR. Neil Cameron, global CIO,... [21 Dec 2006]
Three dire Windows holes patched
News Amol Sarwate, a research manager at vulnerability management company Qualys, said: "While we see Microsoft making an attempt to patch zero-day vulnerabilities, they are still struggling to keep up with the continuous... [13 Dec 2006]
Windows worm holes plugged
News The most urgent issue is a flaw in Microsoft's "Workstation Service" in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, said Amol Sarwate, a research manager at vulnerability management company Qualys. Microsoft has provided fixes for... [15 Nov 2006]
Glitch mars Microsoft patch batch
News Jonathan Bitle, manager of technical accounts at Qualys, said: "Although there are only 10 patches, they address 26 vulnerabilities and it's the largest release for Microsoft this year. IT administrators may want to work... [11 Oct 2006]
Boom time coming for SaaS vendors
News Philippe Courtot, CEO of on-demand vulnerability management vendor Qualys, said the software as a service boom has caught many traditional on-premise vendors "with their pants down". The market for software as a service... [02 Oct 2006]
Saxby honoured in CNET Networks Awards extravaganza
News The winners at a glance. Enterprise Hardware Product of the Year Pillar Data Systems - Pillar Axiom Storage System Enterprise Software Product of the Year NetSuite - NetSuite Networking Product of the Year Aruba Networks... [27 Sep 2006]
