Qualys, a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, today announced that its multi-tenant Qualys Cloud Platform was successfully assessed at the ‘PROTECTED’ level by the Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP), an initiative by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). This achievement demonstrates that Qualys has met some of the highest security standards set by the Australian government for handling customers’ sensitive data.
Achieving the rigorous IRAP assessment allows Australian Government agencies and commercial entities, especially those within the critical infrastructure sectors, to confidently select Qualys, demonstrating its strong security posture and robust protection mechanisms. These capabilities are integral for Australian organisations looking to comply with the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s (ACSC) Essential Eight strategies as well as the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) requirements.
“Completing the PROTECTED IRAP assessment for our cloud platform is not just a technical milestone – it’s a reflection of our ongoing investment in securing Australia’s public and critical infrastructure sectors,” said Sam Salehi, managing director for Australia and New Zealand at Qualys. “It demonstrates our capability to meet over 1,200 stringent security controls, reinforcing our dedication to customer data protection amid a dynamic threat landscape. Completion of this assessment allows organisations to deploy our solution easily, helping them safeguard their most critical systems and better meet their compliance requirements.”
Qualys recently launched its Risk Operations Center (ROC) with Enterprise TruRisk Management, redefining cyber risk operations by unifying diverse security solutions for prioritisation and actionable remediation. Qualys ROC enables security teams to measure, communicate, and eliminate cyber risk with precise remediation activities that drive better business outcomes.
Additional Resources
- Read our blog post, “The Future of Cybersecurity Risk Management: Risk Operations Center (ROC) delivered by Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM)”
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About Qualys
Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings.
The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com.
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