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Qualys
Where Qualys appears on the record (6)
Every page on CISO Tribune and its network that carries this company, 6 in all.
- SEC filing
- Form 10-K cybersecurity disclosure, fiscal 2025 · Item 1C, filed February 20, 2026
- In the vendor directory (5)
- Vulnerability management vendors · primary category
- Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP) vendors · category
- EDR and XDR vendors · category
- External attack surface management vendors · category
- External threat management vendors: who they are and how CISOs compare them · vendor guide
What the company sells
Qualys was founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies. The company offers apps spanning vulnerability management, cloud security posture, endpoint detection and response, and AI security, and lists Sumedh Thakar as its president and CEO under the ticker QLYS.
- Categories
- Headquarters
- Not established from our sources
- Founded
- 1999[1]
- Ownership
- Not established from our sources
- CISO on record
- Not yet on our record. Send a verified source
- Website
- qualys.com
Products and services
Product names as the company writes them; what each does, in our words, from the company's own product pages. Never how well it does it.
Enterprise TruRisk Platform[1]
A cloud platform that measures, manages and reduces cyber risk by combining the company's security apps in one place.
Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response (VMDR)
Scans and tracks vulnerabilities across IT assets and supports detection and response to them.
TotalCloud (CNAPP)
Combines cloud posture, workload and configuration analysis for cloud environments.
TotalAI
Finds AI systems in use, assesses what they can access or expose, and helps remediate related risks.
Multi-Vector EDR
Records endpoint activity to detect, investigate and respond to attacks.
CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM)
Builds an inventory of IT assets for security visibility and management.
Competitors and alternatives
The other companies on our record filed under the same categories, category by category: first those that lead with that category and share more of Qualys's categories, then alphabetical. A list from the record, never a ranking.
On vulnerability management, Qualys competes with Tenable, ConnectSecure, Dynatrace, Bitsight, Flashpoint, RAD Security, Reach Security, Zafran Security, Anchore, Axonius and 20 more.
On cloud-native application protection (cnapp), Qualys competes with RAD Security, Aqua Security, Cyscale, Orca Security, Plerion, Sweet Security, Sysdig, Uptycs, Upwind, Wiz and 9 more.
On edr and xdr, Qualys competes with CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Trend Micro, Xcitium, Bitdefender, Broadcom, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, Microsoft, Nokia and 18 more.
On external attack surface management, Qualys competes with Censys, CyCognito, Hadrian, Tenable, Bitsight, ConnectSecure, Flashpoint, Reach Security, Zafran Security, Arctic Wolf and 14 more.
References
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- [1]CompanyQualys · qualys.com · undated page, accessed November 4, 2026 · Tier A: the company, a regulator or a filing
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Security leadership
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Questions CISOs ask about Qualys
- What does Qualys sell?
- Qualys sells Enterprise TruRisk Platform, Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response (VMDR), TotalCloud (CNAPP), TotalAI, Multi-Vector EDR and CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM). Enterprise TruRisk Platform: A cloud platform that measures, manages and reduces cyber risk by combining the company's security apps in one place. Vulnerability Management, Detection & Response (VMDR): Scans and tracks vulnerabilities across IT assets and supports detection and response to them. TotalCloud (CNAPP): Combines cloud posture, workload and configuration analysis for cloud environments. TotalAI: Finds AI systems in use, assesses what they can access or expose, and helps remediate related risks.
- How does CISO Tribune file Qualys?
- CISO Tribune files Qualys under Vulnerability management, with Cloud-native application protection (CNAPP), EDR and XDR and External attack surface management as secondary categories.
- When was Qualys founded?
- Qualys was founded in 1999.
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