Empowering Small Businesses in the Digital Age: A Must-Read Guide to Web Application & API Security

Small and medium-sized businesses have increasingly become reliant on web applications - whether they are developed or procured, to drive their operations, engage customers, and scale their businesses. The increasing reliance on online operations is underscored by 84% of businesses using digital...

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...

TotalCloud Insights: Safeguarding Your Cloud Database from SQL Server Threats and Lateral Movement Risks

Introduction In todays tech-driven world, cloud computing has completely changed how businesses store and manage their data. It offers many advantages, like flexibility, scalability, and cost savings, making it a go-to choice for organizations of all sizes. Keeping your data secure, especially in...

Oracle Patch Update, April 2024 Security Update Review

Oracle released its second quarterly edition of Critical Patch Update, which contains patches for 441 security vulnerabilities. Some of the vulnerabilities addressed in this update impact more than one product. These patches address vulnerabilities in various product families, including third-par...

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...

Qualys Endpoint Detection & Response Validated by Top Independent Testing Labs

Qualys is proud to announce that our Endpoint Detection & Response solution has earned top certifications from two of the most respected independent anti-virus testing organizations - SE Labs and AV-Test. These prestigious validations underscore Qualys mission to deliver best-in-class malware...

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...

How to Reduce Your Risk with Proactive VM Strategies

Current cybersecurity challenges demand more than just reactive measures. A significant hurdle many organizations face is the effective remediation of vulnerabilities within their IT infrastructure. Recognizing this, security teams are increasingly turning to sophisticated vulnerability managemen...

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, April 2024 Security Update Review

Welcome to another insightful dive into Microsofts Patch Tuesday! This months security updates address a vast number of vulnerabilities in multiple popular products, features, and roles. We invite you to join us to review and discuss the details of these security updates and patches. Microsoft...

Navigating SQL Injection Vulnerabilities with DAST for Modern AppSec

The digital landscape is continuously evolving, and with it, the strategies for safeguarding our applications against vulnerabilities. In a recent advisory, CISA & the FBI have highlighted the critical importance of conducting thorough reviews of code and supply chains. The aim is to unearth any...

Key Insights from the NCSC’s Vulnerability Management Guidance

In a world increasingly surrounded by cyber threats, the UKs National Cyber Security Centre NCSC offers vital guidance on Vulnerability Management, providing clear and actionable advice for tackling cyber threats. Their recommendations are essential for organizations to understand and mitigate...

XZ Utils SSHd Backdoor

On March 29th, 2024, security researcher Andres Freund discovered a backdoor in XZ Utils versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1. Under certain conditions, this backdoor may allow remote access to the targeted system. This disclosure was posted to the Openwall mailing list. The security researcher mentions that...

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...

Navigating Evolving Cybersecurity: Recent Trends and Future Outlook

“Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." - Winston Churchill While Churchill may not have been the first person to use a variation of this quote, the essence of its meaning rang true then and still does today. In this spirit, and so that we may collectively learn and evolve...

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...

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, March 2024 Security Update Review

Welcome to another insightful dive into Microsofts Patch Tuesday! This months security updates address a significant number of CVEs, underscoring the ongoing battle against digital vulnerabilities. We invite you to join us to review and discuss the details of these security updates and patches...

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...

A Comprehensive Assessment of the General Personal Data Protection Law (LGPD)

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,...

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...

Ransomware Reality Check: Deciphering Priorities in a Sea of Cyber Extortion

Welcome to a critical exploration of the 2023 Cyber Vulnerability Landscape, with a specific focus on the escalating threat of ransomware. I have previously shared the broader results we found in evaluating the 2023 threat landscape; this is now a deeper dive into what the data reveals specifical...

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, February 2024 Security Update Review

The new Microsoft Patch Tuesday Edition for February 2024 is now live! We invite you to join us to review and discuss the details of these security updates and patches. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for February 2024 Microsoft Patch Tuesdays February 2024 edition addressed 79 vulnerabilities, including...

CSAM Drives Accurate TruRisk Scoring with EoL/EoS, Unauthorized Software, and Missing Security Agents

With the release of the Enterprise TruRisk Platform, Qualys is focusing each of its cyber security solutions on the more holistic goals of measuring, communicating, and eliminating cyber risk across the extended enterprise. Each offering within the platform works together, driving toward these...

Announcing TotalCloud™ 2.0 with TruRisk™ Insights: The Future of Cloud and SaaS Security

Rapid cloud and SaaS adoption is driving digital transformation thats reshaping business agility and scalability, making cloud and SaaS security more critical than ever. Recognizing this shift, in November 2022, Qualys launched TotalCloud – an AI-powered cloud-native application protection platfo...

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...

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...

Qualys TRU Discovers Important Vulnerabilities in GNU C Library’s syslog()

The Qualys Threat Research Unit TRU has recently unearthed four significant vulnerabilities in the GNU C Library, a cornerstone for countless applications in the Linux environment. Before diving into the specific details of the vulnerabilities discovered by the Qualys Threat Research Unit in the...

Advancing Cybersecurity Management With Qualys Cloud Agent

In the first part of our series, we discussed the significant enhancements in Reduced Activity Periods RAP and Enhanced Capabilities for VDI in the Qualys Cloud Agent. In this second part of the series, we continue our exploration into the other two pivotal enhancements of this upgrade: 1. Agent...

Cybersecurity Must De-Risk the Business

The Catalyst for My Return to Qualys “Necessity is the mother of all invention.” – Plato Introduction Cybersecurity as a problem and practice is evolving. This evolution is driven by business risk. Does this sound obvious? For far too long, we in security have put the technology cart way ahead of...

Upgrade to New UI of Qualys Web Application Scanning (WAS): Bringing You Enhanced Web Application Security

In the dynamic world of cybersecurity, staying ahead means constantly evolving. At Qualys, we understand that the bedrock of outstanding security is continuous improvement and innovation. Thats why were thrilled to announce the latest launch of the new User Interface UI for Qualys Web Application...

Qualys WAS Unveils New Features in an Upgraded User Interface

Qualys Web Application Scanning WAS has been at the forefront of web application and API security innovation, and today, were excited to announce a significant leap - the launch of our New User Interface UI. From improved performance and reliability to cutting-edge technology adoption and enhance...

Announcing the Newest Game-Changing Upgrades of Qualys Cloud Agent

Qualys Cloud Agent Gets Powerful Enhancements for Boosting User Flexibility, Improved Control & Efficiency in VDI Environments, Seamless Updates, and More! We are excited to unveil a major upgrade to the Qualys Cloud Agent, marking a significant stride in cybersecurity management. The four update...

Reduce Risk Faster With the Qualys Risk Reduction Recommendation Report

New vulnerabilities are found almost daily. However, most organizations struggle to identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities efficiently—making their environments vulnerable to risk. Last year, Qualys introduced Qualys VMDR with TruRiskTM, which helps organizations quantify cyber risk ...

Oracle Patch Update, January 2024 Security Update Review

Oracle has released its first quarterly edition of Critical Patch Update, which contains patches for 389 security vulnerabilities. Some of the vulnerabilities addressed in this update impact more than one product. These patches address vulnerabilities in a wide range of product families, includin...

Detect and Manage the Risk of Apache Struts (CVE-2023-50164) Comprehensively

Introduction In the vast landscape of cybersecurity, staying vigilant against potential threats is crucial. A critical vulnerability that surfaced recently is CVE-2023-50164, affecting Apache Struts 2, a widely used open-source framework for Java development. This path traversal vulnerability,...

TotalCloud Insights: Crafting Effective Indicators of Compromise (IoCs) for Sub-domain Takeover Risk Detection

Subdomain takeover poses a significant security threat in cloud environments. It occurs when a subdomain of a domain e.g., subdomain.example.com inadvertently resolves to an external service no longer under the organizations control. These orphaned subdomains provide attackers with a foothold for...

Dual Zero-Day Threats in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways – CVE-2023-46805 and CVE-2024-21887

In recent and alarming cybersecurity developments, Volexity researchers have discovered that attackers are exploiting two distinct zero-day vulnerabilities in a coordinated manner to enable unauthenticated remote code execution RCE. These vulnerabilities are identified as CVE-2023-46805 and...

Facebook Job Scam

Qualys has confirmed ongoing attacks against multiple brands offering work-from-home remote job offers, advertised through Facebook. Unfortunately, these scams typically see a rise in prevalence following the holidays. Qualys has confirmed cyber criminals are advertising jobs within Facebook to...

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, January 2024 Security Update Review

The first edition of the Microsoft Patch Tuesday for 2024 is now live! Microsoft has released fewer than usual security fixes in this months update. We invite you to join us to review and discuss the details of these security updates and patches. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2024 Microsoft...

Qualys and Microsoft Sunset Embedded Integration of Qualys Solutions for Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Qualys offers a holistic risk-based approach to securing modern cloud workloads Over the past three years, Qualys has had a strong collaboration with Microsoft, with Qualys providing the vulnerability assessment engine for Microsoft Defender for Cloud, covering infrastructure and container...

Yet Another Apache Struts 2 Vulnerability – CVE-2023-50164

Apache Struts is a popular open-source web application framework used to develop MVC-based web applications. The widespread adoption of the Apache Struts framework has resulted in the related applications being targeted by malicious actors over the years. The popularity of the framework results i...

SSH Attack Surface (CVE-2023-48795): Find and Patch With CyberSecurity Asset Management Before the Grinch Arrives

Secure Shell Protocol SSH has been a cornerstone of cryptography and security since it was developed in early 1995. Organizations rely on SSH for secure communications within several popular software products. The recent Terrapin Attack highlights the importance of maintaining full visibility of...

2023 Threat Landscape Year in Review: If Everything Is Critical, Nothing Is

As 2023 nears its end, its time to pause and reflect. It’s time to assess what worked and what didnt, what caught our attention and caused disruption, and what went unnoticed. More importantly, we need to know what lessons we learned from 2023 so that we can do a better job of managing risk in th...

TotalCloud Insights: Hidden Risks of Amazon S3 Misconfigurations

Misconfiguring Amazon S3 Buckets Can Pose Major Risks Amazon Web Services AWS is the world’s largest cloud security provider, and it provides the ability to store massive amounts of cloud-resident data with the Amazon Simple Storage Service S3 bucket. Amazon S3 is an object storage solution known...