Research & Development / Alerts

Comprehensive vulnerability detection today requires tracking the latest threats as they emerge and evolve in real-time. The security experts in the dedicated Qualys Vulnerability Research Team perform continuous vulnerability research, ensuring that QualysGuard® incorporates the latest security intelligence for prompt use by customers.

• Security Alerts
  New detections for critical vulnerabilities added to the QualysGuard KnowledgeBase.
  
  
• Security Advisories
  Vulnerabilities discovered by the Qualys Vulnerability and Malware Research Labs (VMRL).
  
  
• Exploits Against Obsolete Software
  Vulnerabilities with exploits for obsolete software discovered by the Qualys Vulnerability Research Team.
  
  
• Top 10 Vulnerabilities
  The Top 10 Vulnerabilities help security administrators prioritize their remediation efforts by focusing first on the most dangerous threats.
  
  
• The Laws of Vulnerabilities
  Wolfgang Kandek, CTO of Qualys, has defined the Laws of Vulnerabilities derived from the industry's largest real-world vulnerability dataset: more than 680 million vulnerabilities generated by 80 million scans during 2008.
  
  
• QualysGuard KnowledgeBase
  The Qualys Vulnerability Research Team creates an average of 25 vulnerability signature updates per week, making the QualysGuard® KnowledgeBase the largest and most up-to-date vulnerability signature database.
  
  
• Open Source Projects
  Projects released by Qualys under open source licenses and contributions made to third-party open source projects.
  
  
• SANS @Risk Newsletter
  In-depth analysis of the latest vulnerabilities, including remediation instructions.
  
  

• Research