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Apple fixes zero-day in iOS and iPadOS 15.0.2 emergency release: Detect and Prioritize Vulnerabilities using VMDR for Mobile Devices
Apple recently released iOS and iPadOS 15.0.2 as an emergency security update that addresses 1 critical zero-day vulnerabilities, which is exploited in wild. Qualys recommends that security teams should immediately update all devices running iOSFrom Technical Features to Customer Security Metrics
Qualys solutions are packed with great functionality to deliver operational efficiency to all our customers, but the value does not end with bits and bytes. Qualys customers can count on Technical Account Managers to maximize the effectivenessQID Spotlight: Discover Azul Java Vulnerabilities
The Qualys vulnerability signatures team has released a new series of signatures (detections) for Azul Java, allowing security teams to identify Azul Java hosts and detect their vulnerabilities. Azul is a Java platform used for modern cloudPrioritize Remediation with a Perceived-Risk Approach to Strengthen CyberSecurity Effectiveness
Minimizing Time To Remediate (TTR) is becoming one of the key metrics of security program effectiveness. This holistic measure represents many capabilities and is a good validation of your risk mitigation capacity because it captures how quicklyImproving Cybersecurity Practices by Managing the Asset Lifecycle
Securing enterprise environments continues to increase in importance. Attacks on infrastructure continue to increase and organizations need to focus more on prevention. While new vulnerabilities are continually being discovered, companies areGoogle Android August 2021 Security Patch Vulnerabilities: Discover and Take Remote Response Action Using VMDR for Mobile Devices
The recently released Android Security Bulletin for August 2021 addresses 36 vulnerabilities, out of which 5 are rated as critical vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities affect open-source components such as the Android Framework, Android MediaTenacity – An Adversary Emulation Tool for Persistence
Persistence is one of the more sought-after techniques of an attacker or adversary. Persistence is achieved through a set of tactics or techniques that adversaries use to maintain their foothold on compromised systems across restarts, changedQualys Research Nominated for Pwnie Awards 2021
The Qualys Research team has been nominated for five Pwnie Awards this year in three different categories. In addition to nominations for Best Privilege Escalation Bug (2 nominations) and Best Server-Side Bug (2 nominations), the team is alsoProtect your Devices from Pegasus Spyware using VMDR for Mobile Devices’ Proactive Approach
Pegasus spyware is in the news, and it has been used to target devices of critical people from different sectors and countries including journalists, activists, politicians, and business executives. It has been said that a leaked list of 50,000Google Android July 2021 Security Patch Vulnerabilities: Discover and Take Remote Response Action Using VMDR for Mobile Devices
The recently released Android Security Bulletin for July 2021 addresses 44 vulnerabilities, out of which 7 are rated as critical vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities affect open-source components such as the Android Framework, Android MediaLoad More