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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2018 Edition

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Microsoft today released a bundle of security updates to fix at least 67 holes in its various Windows operating systems and related software, including one dangerous flaw that Microsoft warns is actively being exploited. Meanwhile, as it usually does on Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday — the second Tuesday of each month — Adobe has a new Flash Player update that addresses a single but critical security weakness.

First, the Flash Tuesday update, which brings Flash Player to v. 29.0.0.171. Some (present company included) would argue that Flash Player is in itself “a single but critical security weakness.” Nevertheless, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer/Edge ship with their own versions of Flash, which get updated automatically when new versions of these browsers are made available. Continue reading Microsoft Patch Tuesday, May 2018 Edition→

The importance of threat intelligence and vulnerability remediation prioritization

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In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2018, Jimmy Graham, Director of Product Management, Vulnerability Management at Qualys, talks about the importance of threat intelligence and vulnerability remediation prioritization. Here’s a transcript of th… Continue reading The importance of threat intelligence and vulnerability remediation prioritization→

Expand vulnerability and risk management programs to eliminate security misconfigurations

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In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2018, Tim White, Director of Product Management, Policy Compliance at Qualys, discusses how expanding vulnerability and risk management programs can eliminate security misconfigurations. Many don’t reali… Continue reading Expand vulnerability and risk management programs to eliminate security misconfigurations→

Photo gallery: CIO/CISO Interchange inaugural event

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CIO/CISO Interchange, a new non-profit, non-commercial organization co-founded by Philippe Courtot, Chairman & CEO, Qualys, and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) was launched during RSA Conference 2018. The CIO/CISO Interchange is a private, invit… Continue reading Photo gallery: CIO/CISO Interchange inaugural event→

Free Qualys services give orgs visibility of their digital certs and cloud assets

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Qualys announced two new free groundbreaking services: CertView and CloudView. Harnessing the power and scalability of the Qualys Cloud Platform, Qualys CertView and CloudView enable organizations of all sizes to gain such visibility by helping them cr… Continue reading Free Qualys services give orgs visibility of their digital certs and cloud assets→

Illumio and Qualys integrate to deliver vulnerability-based micro-segmentation

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Illumio announced new global vulnerability mapping capabilities on its Adaptive Security Platform. Vulnerability and threat data from the Qualys Cloud Platform is integrated with Illumio application dependency mapping to show potential attack paths in … Continue reading Illumio and Qualys integrate to deliver vulnerability-based micro-segmentation→

Qualys at RSA Conference 2018: Best practices presentations from industry leaders

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There will be no lack of interesting content from Qualys at this year’s RSA Conference. Depending on you interests, you might want to make time for some of these talks and presentations. Visit Qualys at Booth N3815 to hear best practices presentations … Continue reading Qualys at RSA Conference 2018: Best practices presentations from industry leaders→