Qualys Recognized as The Leader in Attack Surface Management by KuppingerCole
In today’s ever-evolving security landscape, organizations face an unprecedented expansion of digital assets—and with that expansion comes a growing attack surface. We’re proud to announce that Qualys has been named The Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Attack Surface Management (ASM), a testament to our commitment to providing comprehensive and proactive cybersecurity solutions.
The evaluation focused on key factors such as visibility, risk prioritization, integration, and operational efficiency—and our approach struck a chord.
Placement in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Attack Surface Management (ASM)
In the 2025 Leadership Compass, KuppingerCole evaluated 20 vendors based on their innovation, market presence, and overall capabilities in ASM. Qualys earned its position as The Leader, reflecting our robust approach to identifying, monitoring, and mitigating risks across complex IT environments.
The Overall Leadership rating provides a combined view of the ratings for Product Leadership, Innovation Leadership, and Market Leadership.
This recognition underscores our dedication to delivering a unified platform that integrates asset discovery, vulnerability management, risk assessment, and remediation, enabling organizations to enhance cyber resilience by preventing attack vectors and reducing attack surfaces.
Where Qualys Stands Out
Qualys received top ratings across all product capability categories: Security, Functionality, Deployment, Interoperability, and Usability. KuppingerCole cited several key differentiators that position Qualys at the forefront of the ASM market:
Comprehensive Asset Discovery
Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM) delivers deep visibility across internal and external environments—including cloud, shadow IT, misconfigured services, operational technology (OT), and IoT. Organizations can continuously discover, inventory, and classify assets, no matter where they reside.
Real-Time Risk Prioritization
By correlating threat intelligence, asset criticality, and exploitability data, Qualys provides a unique proprietary risk-scoring framework that surfaces the most impactful risks first. MITRE ATT&CK mapping and broad threat intelligence processing (with multilingual support) ensure high-fidelity context for every exposure.
No-Code/Low-Code Workflow Automation
Qualys simplifies operational efficiency with a user-friendly, drag-and-drop workflow builder that allows teams to automate tasks—such as remediation, compliance checks, and escalation—without writing a single line of code.
Seamless Integration and Scalability
Qualys’ architecture supports seamless integration with existing security tools and scales effortlessly to accommodate organizations of all sizes. Our solution’s flexibility allows for customized deployment options to meet diverse operational needs.
Unified Platform and Seamless Integration
The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform consolidates a full suite of cybersecurity capabilities—including vulnerability management, risk mitigation & patch management, compliance, EDR, and asset inventory—all deployable via a single agent. Out-of-the-box integrations with leading third-party tools make it easy to plug into any security stack. The platform also supports flexible access control options, making it ideal for complex, distributed teams.
Compliance and Regulatory Coverage
Automated policy checks, compliance monitoring, and support for frameworks such as NIST, ISO, CIS, and PCI DSS help security and GRC teams stay audit ready. Organizations benefit from extensive regulatory coverage that adapts to evolving requirements.
Flexible Deployment, Global Support
Whether deployed on-premises, in a private cloud, or via SaaS, the Qualys platform offers flexible deployment options to suit diverse operational needs. 24/7 support is included in the standard plan, ensuring global security teams get the help they need, whenever they need it.
Enterprise-Ready Solution
Designed with large-scale enterprise environments in mind, Qualys supports complex hybrid IT infrastructures. Its distributed platform architecture ensures consistent performance, while dedicated support teams guarantee stability and reliability.
“Qualys utilizes a one-agent, one-platform strategy and leverages its extensive cybersecurity expertise. It also incorporates a unique risk scoring system. Given the capabilities it offers, Qualys is a leader in the ASM market.”
– KuppingerCole Leadership Compass 2025
Upgrade to the Industry Leader for Unified Attack Surface Management
In an era where digital transformation accelerates the expansion of attack surfaces, having a reliable ASM solution is crucial. At Qualys, we envision Attack Surface Management as a cornerstone of proactive cybersecurity strategies. By providing continuous visibility and risk assessment, Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM) empowers organizations to identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. Qualys CSAM stands out as an industry leader, offering:
- Unified coverage of internal and external assets.
- Comprehensive risk assessment and prioritization.
- Scalable and flexible deployment options.
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- Unified coverage of the internal and external attack surface.
- Comprehensive attribution with a confidence score for all internet-facing assets.
- Multiplying risk factor identification for precise TruRisk™ Scoring.
- Proactive EoL/EoS tech debt management up to 12 months in advance.
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