6 October 20262 min read0 views
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Qualyshas introducedReal-TimeCloud Security Posture Management (CSPM).Integrated directly into the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform, this new capability continuously monitors cloud environments, instantly detects changes as they happen, and provides contextual risk insights and remediation guidance.
As organisations increasingly adopt multi-cloud infrastructures across AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and hybrid environments,their IT infrastructure is changing constantly. New cloud resources can be added, access permissions modified, and workloads moved or scaled within minutes.However, many security teams still rely ontraditional CSPM tools that use periodic security scans that run every few hours or days, creating a gap between when a risk emerges and when it is detected. A misconfiguration or exposed resource can therefore remain unnoticed until the next scan, potentially becoming an active business risk.
Qualys is addressing these issues with the introduction of Real-Time CSPMto continuously monitor cloud environments and identify changes as they happen. It delivers instant detection by evaluating each finding in context, correlating posture data with vulnerabilities, asset criticality, and exploitability, while providing remediation guidance for security risks across multi-cloud environments. This helps security teams spot and address issues in real time without having to wait for the next scheduled scan.
Qualys Real-Time CSPM enables:
- Instant Risk Detection:Catches posture changes like loose IAM permissions, exposed S3 buckets, or Kubernetes drift as they happen, using context to surface high-priority risks immediately.
- Proactive Remediation:Offers step-by-step remediation workflows that integrate directly with Jira and ServiceNow, and automates fixes to maintain compliance with NIST, CIS Benchmarks, and PCI-DSS.
- Scalable Multi-Cloud Coverage:Natively scans over 200 cloud services, including serverless functions and containers without agents.
“Imagine an air traffic controller working with a screen that refreshes every 15 minutes. You can follow the pattern, but not the moment of impact. Similarly, in cloud security, anything less than real-time visibility limits your ability to respond to what is changing right now,” said Shrikant Dhanawade, Director of Product Management at Qualys. “In an era where cloud threats move at the speed of code, Qualys Real-Time CSPM unifies risk quantification, instant remediation, and AI-driven workflows into a seamless, closed-loop cloud security engine, and ensures your posture is always one step ahead.”
Real-Time CSPM integrates cloud posture findings with vulnerability data, endpoint visibility and compliance controls. It evaluates misconfigurations based on exploitability, asset importance, and the systems they affect, providing a hyper-prioritized list of remediation actions. While built for immediate intervention, it still supports scheduled scans for periodic reporting as needed.
