Enhanced Vulnerability Management through Qualys VMDR 2.0, boosted by Risk-Based Remediation strategy
Streamlining Security with Qualys VMDR: A Game-Changer in Vulnerability Management
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, organizations are constantly seeking ways to strengthen their defences and respond swiftly to threats. One such solution that has gained traction is Qualys VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response), a unified platform that combines vulnerability management and patch management.
By adopting a single, unified solution, organizations can significantly reduce their average remediation time and bolster their security posture. Qualys VMDR syncs with the list of the most exploited vulnerabilities released by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), ensuring that organizations stay abreast of the latest threats.
The recent version, VMDR 2.0, introduces a new feature called TruRisk scores. These scores help organizations prioritise vulnerabilities based on risk ratings, making it easier to focus on the most critical issues. With VMDR 2.0, the Vulnerability Management team can select and prioritise vulnerabilities based on these TruRisk scores for remediation.
The importance of swift remediation is underscored by the alarming increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, which surpassed the rate of the last five years combined. Remediation paths are not always straightforward, often requiring deployment of a patch and/or configuration changes. These actions can introduce operational risk, causing delays in the remediation process.
However, VMDR 2.0 with Qualys TruRisk helps customers focus on the vulnerabilities currently exploited by threat actors and have no or limited mitigating controls applied in their environment. Proactive automation in VMDR 2.0 can speed up the detection, prioritization, and remediation process for some assets. Zero-touch automation jobs in VMDR 2.0 can automatically execute to patch non-mission critical assets with a Qualys Detection Score >90.
Organizations using Qualys VMDR 2.0 and integrated patch management are significantly faster in remediating security vulnerabilities than those using separate tools. On average, they remediate CISA flagged vulnerabilities 35% faster.
The Verizon DBIR report states that vulnerability exploitation was one of the top three attack vectors in 2021. Given the sheer number of vulnerabilities disclosed - as of June 2022, more than 10,000 vulnerabilities have been disclosed according to the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) - the resources required to patch all these vulnerabilities have not kept up with the pace at which they are disclosed and exploited.
In light of these challenges, Qualys offers a trial of the integrated patch management approach with the newly released VMDR 2.0. By streamlining vulnerability management and patch management, Qualys VMDR 2.0 promises to be a game-changer in the battle against cyber threats.
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