A severe flaw has been found in Linux Systemd
Systemd, the Linux system and service manager, has become more prevalent than init as a Linux startup and control program. However, it has always faced criticism from some quarters. Now, after the discovery of a security bug in systemd by Qualys, systemd will have even more critics.
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Critical vulnerabilities found in Exim mail server
The team behind the Exim mail server software recommends all users to install the latest patches as soon as possible. The patches fix 21 critical vulnerabilities.
The vulnerabilities were found by security company Qualys, which explains its findings in a blog post. The 21 different vulnerabiliti...
Clop ransomware making grounds, security company Qualys also affected
Qualys, a company specialising in cloud security, appears to be the latest victim of the Clop ransomware circulating recently. Internal files of the company have appeared on the blog of the hackers behind Clop.
The French website LeMagIT brought the news to light. The attackers behind the ransom...
Qualys adds Cloud Agent Gateway service to Cloud Agent Platform
Qualys, a provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions, has unveiled its new Cloud Agent Gateway (CAG). CAG aims to simplify large-scale deployments in on premise and hybrid cloud environments.
The new CAG service consists of various virtual appliances that are managed via the Cloud Pla...
Qualys unveils global cloud app IT Asset Inventory
Qualys has unveiled a global cloud app IT Asset Inventory (AI). The app should provide security and IT teams with a complete overview of enriched asset data. This should enable teams to monitor complex, global and interconnected IT environments, identify critical or potential risks, and work togethe...
Qualys acquires Adya for management and security SaaS apps
Qualys, which offers products around cybersecurity software, has taken over the software from cloud provider Adya. That company offers software to help companies manage and secure their software-as-a-service apps. In addition, the software helps with compliance with important laws and regulations.
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Qualys launches Container Security solution for AWS Marketplace
Qualys has launched a new solution for container security. This is Container Security for the AWS Marketplace. This gives users insight into container applications that run on AWS and enables them to realise the security for these applications.
Qualys Container Security can be used by DevOps and Sec...
Qualys acquires security company Layered Insight for robust container security
Cybersecurity software provider Qualys has taken over the startup Layered Insight. This offers a SecurityOps platform that combines DevOps capabilities with container security and compliance tools. According to Qualys, this is a nice addition to his portfolio, which, given the growing number of clou...
Former Qualys top executive indicted for insider trading
A former CEO of the cloud security agency Qualys has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with insider trading. This is the former COO of the company, Amer Deeba, who tipped his family off about expected financial results.
Deeba gave shares in the company to his two brothe...