ArcaneDoor Unlocked: Tackling State-Sponsored Cyber Espionage in Network Perimeters

Cisco recently uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign, ArcaneDoor, targeting perimeter network devices used by government and critical infrastructure sectors. This campaign involves state-sponsored actors exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2024-20353 and CVE-2024-20359 aimed...

Staying Five Steps Ahead of Cyber Risk

Organizations are continuously seeking effective strategies to protect their digital environments. With over 26,000 vulnerabilities discovered last year, Qualys Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response VMDR offers a comprehensive solution designed to meet the needs of both security and I...

WordPress LayerSlider Plugin: SQL Injection Vulnerability

On March 25th, 2024, a critical security vulnerability was discovered in the LayerSlider plugin for WordPress, marked as CVE-2024-2879. The plugins have more than 10 lakh active installations. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10.0, is identified as an SQL injection vulnerability...

How Qualys Supports the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)’s Vulnerability Management Guidance

NCSC details the importance of having asset management and remediation as key requirements of a successful VM program. “A vulnerability management process shouldn’t exist in isolation. It is a cross-cutting effort and involves not just those working in IT operations, but also security and risk...

Navigating the EU NIS2 Directive

How Qualys Cybersecurity Solutions Ensure Compliance The European Union’s revised Network and Information Security NIS2 Directive is a comprehensive cybersecurity regulation aimed at bolstering the resilience of critical entities and essential services across the EU. As organizations grapple with...

WordPress Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload (CVE-2024-31210)

WordPress is a widely used open publishing platform for the web. A security vulnerability was discovered that allows administrator-level users on single-site installations and Super Admin-level users on Multisite installations to execute arbitrary PHP code. This vulnerability affects WordPress...

De-risk the Software Supply Chain by Expanding Unparalleled Detection Coverage With Qualys VMDR and Software Composition Analysis

QIDs/CVEs When it comes to cybersecurity, speed is key in getting an edge over attackers. But when you consider that vulnerabilities weaponize 24 days faster than then they are remediated on average, cybersecurity stakeholders have a lot of catching up to do. While there are many ways defenders c...

Real-time File Access Monitoring (FAM) with Qualys FIM

What is File Access Monitoring FAM? FAM is a security practice that involves tracking and logging access to sensitive files. FAM should be included with any File Integrity Monitoring FIM solution to trigger alerts when critical host files not intended for regular use are accessed. Importance of F...

Meeting FISMA (M-24-04) Requirements with a Unified Attack Surface Management Strategy

At the end of 2023, the Office of Management and Budget OMB released the FY24 FISMA Guidance M-24-04 with a broad focus on securing the entire attack surface and specific action items for agencies pertaining to High Value Assets, IoT/OT devices, and internet-connected assets. In reference to rece...

Combine Qualys TruRisk™ and MITRE ATT&CK to Adopt Threat-Informed Defense to Reduce Risk

There are so many vulnerabilities disclosed daily that no one can patch all of them. Unfortunately, attackers can exploit them while you are still in the process of reviewing, prioritizing, and patching. Effective risk-based prioritization focuses your limited resources and remediation efforts...

De-risking Your Organization in Spite of NVD Delays

In the face of recent struggles with the National Vulnerability Database NVD, causing delays in analyzing Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVEs since February 12, 2024, a significant number of CVEs lacked essential metadata including severity scores and affected product details. Qualys remain...

Top MITRE ATT&CK Tactics and Techniques Leveraged in 2023

The Qualys Threat Research Unit has mapped vulnerabilities and misconfigurations to the MITRE ATT&CK framework tactics and techniques to help you get the attacker’s view. They have also analyzed vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across all our customers to find the top tactics and techniques...

Qualys Updates Login Page to Improve User Experience and Highlight Latest Qualys News

With an eye to updating the overall user experience UI, continuing to fortify security, and keeping you informed of the latest Qualys news, were optimizing our login at the end of May 2024. This UI overhaul of sorts aims not only to refresh the aesthetic appeal but also to integrate robust...

Achieving NIST CSF 2.0 Top Tier Adaptable Status

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...

TruRisk™️ Insights – The Story Behind a TruRisk Score

In the world of cloud and SaaS security, where risks arise not only from vulnerabilities but also from misconfigurations and various threats, the task of prioritizing and managing them becomes increasingly complex. Its not just about identifying vulnerabilities; its also crucial to recognize and...

The vulnerability of the Qualys Policy Compliance Connector Plugin lies in the improper restriction of XML links to external objects, which allows attackers to perform XXE attacks.

The vulnerability of the Qualys Policy Compliance Connector Plugin is related to an incorrect limitation on XML links to external objects. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to execute XXE attacks using specially created XML code...

CSAM Strengthens Attack Surface Coverage and Risk Assessment With Third-Party Connectors

Organizations using Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management CSAM can now import asset data from any external system into the Enterprise TruRisk Platform. With third-party connectors, you will identify any existing coverage gaps and add business context to your unified inventory, helping you...

Exploit for Path Traversal in Jenkins

Jenkins CVE-2024-23897 PoC A proof-of-concept PoC for CVE-2...

Identify and De-risk Unmanaged, Unauthorized Devices With Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM)

69% of organizations said they experienced at least one cyberattack resulting from an exploit of an unknown or unmanaged asset such as software, cloud-based workloads user accounts, and IoT devices. Ultimately, these attacks stem from visibility gaps in the attack surface. Bringing these assets...

Qualys Patch Management: A Review of New Features in 2023 for Faster Elimination of Cyber Risk

The recent debut of Qualys’ Enterprise TruRisk Platform promises three key benefits: measuring, communicating, and eliminating cyber risk across the extended enterprise. Qualys Patch Management plays a pivotal role in this process towards the rapid elimination of cyber risk. Our focus during 2023...