As the digital landscape continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, cybersecurity threats grow increasingly sophisticated. To stay ahead of the curve, organizations must anticipate and adapt to the evolving threat landscape. In this article, we delve into the predictionsRead More…
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has identified five Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities within the needrestart component, which is installed by default on Ubuntu Server. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by any unprivileged user to gain full root access without requiring user interaction. The identified flaws have been assigned the CVERead More…
Qualys has launched the industry’s first Risk Operations Center (ROC) with Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) at the Qualys Security Conference. The solution enables CISOs and business leaders to manage cybersecurity risks in real time, transforming fragmented, siloed data into actionable insights that align cyber risk operations with business priorities. TheRead More…
Qualys has unveiled TruRisk Eliminate, a comprehensive remediation solution that extends beyond patching to help organisations further reduce risk. It provides additional innovative remediation methods when patching isn’t feasible. This approach uses patchless patching, targeted isolation, and other mitigation strategies to ensure robust protection. Patch management is a core capabilityRead More…
According to new research from the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU), between January to mid-July, the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) count rose by 30% from 17,114 in 2023 to 22,254 in 2024. The increase in CVEs reflects rising software complexityRead More…
Qualys has announced the launch of its API security platform that leverages AI-powered scanning and deep learning-based web malware detection to secure web apps and APIs across the entire attack surface, including on-premises web servers, databases, hybrid, multi-cloud environments, API gateways, containerised architectures, and microservices. APIs are integral to digitalRead More…
The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has discovered a Remote Unauthenticated Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in OpenSSH’s server (sshd) in glibc-based Linux systems. CVE assigned to this vulnerability is CVE-2024-6387. The vulnerability, which is a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH’s server (sshd), allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) as root on glibc-based Linux systems; that presents aRead More…
Qualys has announced the launch of CyberSecurity Asset Management 3.0, an expansion of the Enterprise TruRisk Platform. This update integrates its leading vulnerability assessment capability into its External Attack Surface Management (EASM) solution delivering an accurate, real-time view of the external attack surface that eliminates more false positives to mitigateRead More…
