Qualys was one of the first companies to deliver security-as-a-service, launching its cloud platform back in 1999 — years before SaaS became the norm. Today, the Qualys Cloud Platform provides over 20 integrated security and compliance apps from a single agent and dashboard.
The platform’s flagship product, VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response), goes beyond just finding vulnerabilities. It correlates threat intelligence with asset context and can automatically deploy patches, closing the loop from discovery to remediation.
Qualys also covers web application scanning, container security, SaaS misconfiguration detection, and policy compliance. The platform’s Cloud Agent runs on endpoints, cloud instances, and containers, providing continuous visibility without network-based scanning limitations.
Over 10,000 customers use Qualys globally, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100. The company’s been profitable for years — a rarity in cybersecurity — and its infrastructure processes over 6 billion security data points per year.
