Cisco Security and Qualys

How Qualys and Cisco Security work together

Qualys helps Cisco Secure Firewall, ISE and SecureX customers improve security.

Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has established strategic partnerships with leading cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and the Google Cloud Platform, and managed service providers and consulting organizations including Accenture, BT, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Deutsche Telekom, DXC Technology, Fujitsu, HCL Technologies, IBM, Infosys, NTT, Optiv, SecureWorks, Tata Communications, Verizon and Wipro. The company is also a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).

Product Integrations

ISE: Qualys supports the Threat Centric NAC feature to dynamically change user permissions based on the changing vulnerability ratings of a device.

Secure Firewall: Vulnerability information collected by QualysGuard can be imported into the Firepower Management Center's host map. Customers can benefit from a combination of vulnerability data from scanning and Firepower's passive discovery feature. This additional vulnerability data can enhance Impact Level scoring and automatic rule recommendations. The Qualys Connector is the only connector for the Firepower Host Input API that is sold as a product on the GPL and supported by TAC.

SecureX Threat Response: SecureX threat response integrates with Qualys Multi-Vector EDR (formerly Indicator of Compromise IOC) as a third-party Cyber Threat Intelligence service provider. Supported Types of Observables: ip, domain, file_name, file_path, mutex, md5 and sha256. Returns Sighting, Indicator, Judgement and Relationship.