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API Security: The Silent Guardian of Your Digital Infrastructure 🛡️ APIs fuel innovation but can also open doors to vulnerabilities if left unchecked. Shadow APIs, exposed PII, and weak access controls are risks businesses cannot ignore. Enter Qualys API Security—a comprehensive solution integrated within Qualys Web Application Scanning (WAS). It automates API discovery, including shadow APIs, secures against OWASP Top 10 API threats, and ensures compliance with global regulations like GDPR. Are your APIs genuinely secure? Let’s discuss protecting your digital infrastructure—one API at a time. #APIsecurity #DigitalInfrastructure #CyberThreats

Why Vulnerability Management is the Real MVP of Cybersecurity 💥 Something that doesn’t always get the focus it deserves in cybersecurity is vulnerability management. It doesn’t sound as exciting as AI or zero-trust strategies, but it’s just as important. Think of vulnerabilities as gaps in your infrastructure that can be exploited. Remember, 43% of cyber attacks target small and mid-sized businesses, and 82% of successful breaches exploit vulnerabilities that were already known, but never fixed. 🧐 The good news is that managing vulnerabilities can be straight forward. Tools like Qualys VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection, and Response) start by discovering your assets and understanding what you have. From there, vulnerabilities are identified, and with the help of threat intelligence and business criticality, they are prioritised so you can focus on what needs to be addressed first. Plus, VMDR connects with other Qualys modules to patch issues, isolate risky systems, or adjust configurations to remediate threats efficiently. Cyber threats aren’t slowing down, so proactively managing vulnerabilities is about staying secure and building a more resilient organization. What’s your approach to vulnerability management? #VulnerabilityManagement #CyberThreats #CyberAttacks #VMDR

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Whichever Cyber Framework you are using, identifying vulnerabilities and addressing them before they are exploited is “up in lights”. Perhaps it’s no surprise that I see a lot of investment going into end-point protection, particularly in detection and response, as it’s a key element of cybersecurity. However, to paraphrase an over-used analogy, incident detection and response is at the bottom of the cliff, and is more effective when there’s a fence at the top. The fence is vulnerability management or VMDR. So, effective incident detection and response tools are essential, but they don’t reduce the risk of the next attack exploiting a known vulnerability. That’s the role of VMDR, and the way that VMDR works resonates with me as common sense; • It starts with visibility - identify all your assets, whether they’re on-prem, in the cloud, or even that server someone set up “temporarily” five years ago. • Prioritise the vulnerabilities that pose the most significant risks to your environment. Resources are limited, so focus them in the most valuable areas to reduce your risk. . • Keep current with continuous monitoring. Unfortunately, vulnerability management isn’t a “one and done” process, it is ongoing. Managing vulnerabilities is a discipline based on informed, proactive decisions to reduce risk and a key deliverable in your Cyber Framework. Valuable. Mike Clarke

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Does your external attack surface keep you up at night? In the spirit of “you can’t protect what you can’t see,” managing an external attack surface is a significant challenge for businesses. The complexity grows as organisations struggle to maintain visibility over their dynamic digital footprints. Unmanaged or forgotten systems—such as those left active after projects end—and shadow IT only add to the difficulty. Qualys EASM tackles these issues head-on by continuously and automatically discovering all publicly accessible assets, including legacy or abandoned systems. It provides prioritised risk insights and integrates seamlessly with other Qualys modules, such as vulnerability management. This unified approach helps businesses proactively manage their attack surface, reduce exposure, and meet regulatory requirements with confidence. #EASM #CyberAttacks #Qualys

From Chaos to Control: Mastering Security in Cloud Environments Managing cloud environments is like hosting a pool party where guests arrive unannounced 🧐 One minute, it’s quiet, and the next, Kubernetes clusters are diving in, serverless apps are flipping off the diving board, and someone’s spun up a rogue resource in the wrong region. Keeping the party fun without losing control is no small task. Misconfigurations are the uninvited guests at this party. They sneak in when you least expect it and threaten to ruin the show. The challenge lies in maintaining order without slowing innovation. Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) has made scaling faster, but one Terraform script mistake can expose you. DevSecOps offers a way to embed security into workflows, but making it seamless is easier said than done. This is where proactive security becomes essential. Tools that offer real-time monitoring, predictive insights, and automation are helping businesses shift from a reactive mindset to a proactive one. Agentless scanning, IaC checks, and cloud posture management are becoming the standard for today’s complex cloud environments. Interestingly, these tools work quietly in the background, enabling teams to focus on innovation while staying secure. As businesses grow increasingly cloud-native, the stakes are higher than ever. Reactive security measures are no longer enough. The future of cloud security lies in solutions that prevent issues before they arise, making security an invisible but essential part of innovation. Modern cloud environments thrive on innovation, but without proactive security, that innovation can come at a cost. The key is to integrate security into every step, making it an effortless part of your processes. By focusing on strategies that align security with business goals, organisations can create a cloud ecosystem where progress isn’t hindered, and risks are managed before they become problems. Jason McLeod Mike Clarke #cybersecurity #cloudenvironment