An Overview of NIST CSF 2.0 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently updated its popular Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) to version 2.0 to help organizations reduce cybersecurity risks. Designed for virtually all industry sectors, from small to medium businesses (SMBs) to larger enterprises, NIST CSF v2.0 represents the first major update in more […]
Most nations need to protect sensitive data for any number of reasons. Assuring legal compliance, protecting national security, preventing abuse and prejudice, improving global competitiveness, and upholding ethical standards are all vital requirements. Data privacy enhances the safety, security, and success of a nation’s residents and enterprises by upholding citizen rights, building trust, and encouraging […]
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization originally formed in October 2000. CIS has created what is considered one of the industry’s “gold standard” security frameworks based on its mission to “help people, businesses, and governments protect themselves against pervasive cyber threats.” To this end, CIS has recently released CIS Controls […]
Introduction The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a new regulation implemented by the European Union to ensure the stability and security of the financial sector. Coming into effect in 2022, DORA mandates enhanced cybersecurity and operational resilience standards for financial institutions. This blog post explores how Qualys, with its integrated apps – including Policy […]
Introduction Did you know that as a consumer, 25% of the apps you engage with are collecting your Personally Identifiable Information (PII)? Do you know why they are collecting it or where they are storing it? Also, do you realize as a company, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) fines can reach up to 4% of […]
Virtually every security professional and corporate executive is painfully aware of recent escalations in cybersecurity threats. No one wants to be a headline or get hit with the typical $4.5 million price tag to remediate an incident (IBM Study). Almost every security team will agree that file integrity monitoring (FIM) is a critical component of […]
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) is a U.S. government initiative that promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the U.S. federal government by providing a standardized approach to security and risk assessment for cloud technologies. FedRAMP reduces duplicative efforts to comply with multiple federal agency requirements by placing all requirements under […]
Qualys leads the industry with 850 policies, 19000 controls, 350 technologies, and 100 frameworks Remote and hybrid work, digital transformation, and customer experience initiatives require rapid and continuous technology additions and changes. This requires continual additions of and deployments for various applications, as well as complex infrastructure changes related to operating systems, servers, containers, databases, […]
Requirements for file-level security are often set by laws, regulations, and audit standards. These include identification of what must be protected, the various controls required to implement security, and outcomes required to successfully pass audits for compliance. This blog describes these and how Qualys File Integrity Management (FIM) provides ready-to-use profiles to implement specific use […]
File integrity monitoring (FIM) tools are essential for defending business and customer data, but legacy tools are falling short by swamping security analysts with irrelevant alerts. This blog describes how Qualys FIM easily solves such issues by accurately isolating file-level breaches and sending only relevant alerts to security teams. File integrity monitoring (FIM) is an […]
