From Vision to Value: Gartner® Identifies Qualys as 2025 Magic Quadrant™ Leader in Exposure Assessment Platforms
Why Was Qualys Named a Leader in Exposure Assessment Platforms?
We’re proud to share that Qualys has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Exposure Assessment Platforms. We believe this recognition reflects our forward-thinking vision and the proven value of the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform in helping organizations manage cyber risk.
The cybersecurity landscape has transformed, making traditional vulnerability tools insufficient. Modern enterprises now require a unified approach to secure complex attack surfaces spanning on-prem, cloud, and external assets. Exposure Assessment Platforms (EAPs) provide this holistic view, and we believe Qualys is at the forefront of this evolution.
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What is an Exposure Assessment Platform?
An Exposure Assessment Platform (EAP) is a solution that converges capabilities for continuous asset discovery, risk-based prioritization, and remediation into a single, unified framework. According to Gartner, EAPs continuously identify and prioritize exposures such as vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and security controls gaps — by mapping them to potential attack paths within a business risk context. This allows security teams to focus on high-risk threats by incorporating business context and threat intelligence.
How Does the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform Work?
A powerful vision is only valuable when it is operationalized. The principles of unified visibility and contextual risk management must translate into tangible capabilities that reduce complexity and drive efficient outcomes. The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform is the engine that brings our vision to life, providing the foundational technology for building a modern Risk Operations Center (ROC). It delivers a unified approach to discovering every asset, prioritizing true risk, and orchestrating remediation across the entire enterprise.
Our platform is built on four core pillars that deliver a comprehensive exposure management lifecycle.
Pillar 1: How Do You Achieve Unified Visibility Across the Attack Surface?
You cannot secure what you cannot see. The Enterprise TruRisk Platform, through our CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM) module, delivers a complete and accurate inventory of all assets. It continuously discovers and categorizes known and unknown assets across your entire hybrid ecosystem, from on-prem servers to cloud instances and external infrastructure. This unified view eliminates blind spots and ensures no part of your attack surface is left unmanaged.
Pillar 2: How Do You Prioritize Risk Beyond CVSS Scores?
Not all vulnerabilities pose an equal threat. Relying on CVSS scores alone creates an unmanageable volume of “critical” issues. Our Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR) module moves beyond these static scores, measuring business risk in the universal language of TruRisk™ to enrich vulnerability data with crucial context.
The Enterprise TruRisk Platform’s TruRisk™ scoring algorithm correlates multiple factors to help you focus on the most critical exposures:
- Real-World Threat Intelligence: Is the vulnerability being actively exploited?
- Asset Criticality: Is the asset a business-critical system or “crown jewel”?
- Attack Path Analysis: Can an attacker easily reach and leverage the vulnerability?
Pillar 3: How Do You Orchestrate Remediation and Bridge Security Gaps?
Finding a vulnerability is only the first step. The Enterprise TruRisk Platform bridges the common gap between security and IT operations by unifying discovery, prioritization, and remediation in one seamless workflow.
Our platform’s workflow automation engine, QFlow, allows security teams to orchestrate remediation actions without manual handoffs. It automates ticket creation in ITSM tools like ServiceNow and Jira, assigns ownership, and tracks remediation SLAs. This integration accelerates risk reduction across any environment.
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Pillar 4: How Do You Align Security with Business and Compliance Goals?
Effective exposure management must align with broader governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) objectives. The Qualys Policy Audit module integrates directly into the Enterprise TruRisk Platform, providing continuous compliance monitoring against hundreds of global frameworks and mandates.
Our extensive policy library supports standards like NIST, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and ISO 27001, automating evidence collection. This integration ensures your security program reduces risk while supporting key business and regulatory requirements from a single platform.
Build Your Future-Ready Risk Operation Center Program with Qualys
The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform delivers a complete vision for exposure management by integrating visibility, contextual prioritization, remediation orchestration, and compliance. Adopting a true Exposure Assessment Platform is a strategic decision to build a more resilient and future-ready security program.
The future of cybersecurity is unified, contextual, and automated. With Qualys, that future is available today.
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Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Exposure Assessment Platforms, Mitchell Schneider, Dhivya Poole, Jonathan Nunez, 10 November 2025.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is the Gartner Magic Quadrant?
A: The Gartner Magic Quadrant are reports that provide a wide-angle view of the relative positions of competitors in a specific technology market. It evaluates vendors on their “Completeness of Vision” and “Ability to Execute.”
Q: Why are Exposure Assessment Platforms important for cyber risk management?
A: Exposure Assessment Platforms are important because they provide a unified view of risk across an entire organization’s complex attack surface. They move beyond traditional vulnerability scanning to help teams prioritize the most critical threats based on business context, leading to more efficient and effective cyber risk management.
Q: What modules are included in the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform?
A: The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform serves as the foundation of a Risk Operations Center (ROC) and includes key modules such as CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM), Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR), and Policy Audit.