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Qualys is a cloud-based solution that detects vulnerabilities on all networked assets, including servers, network devices (e.g. routers, switches, firewalls, etc.), peripherals (such as IP-based printers or fax machines) and workstations. |
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Cloudaware CMDB and Breeze Agent agent support Qualys Vulnerability Scanning Service. Integration The integration supports several distinct use cases:
Qualys as datasourcea data source
Qualys Breeze plugin
DeploymentFloating license management
Software asset management
Qualys as a vulnerability scanning provider
BYOL deployment
Cloudaware license
Qualys
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as a data source
Cloudaware is a CMDB service that supports AWS, Azure, and GCE cloud providersGoogle Cloud. Cloudaware enhances CMDB inventory data using Qualys API.
For example, for every EC2, Azure and GCE instance, Cloudaware will use Qualys API to ascertain the Last Scan Date of the any instance in question. Using this example, CMDB users can built build a report of showing instances that are not getting scanned at all or have not been scanned in a long time.
Here is a complete list of fields and items that Cloudaware either extracts from Qualys or calculates based on the extracted data:
Last Scan DateLast Scan ResultCritical Vulnerabilities CountHigh Vulnerabilities CountMedium Vulnerabilities CountLow Vulnerabilities Count
Cloudaware enhances the following CMDB object types with data from Qualys:
AWS EC2 Instance
Azure VM
Azure Scale Set VM
GCE Instance
Physical Server
VMWare Virtual Machine
In addition, complete vulnerability scan results for every asset are also downloaded into CMDB. Vulnerabilities contain all standard fields from Qualys, such as CVSS Base Score, Risk, Remediation Instructions, Impact, etc.
CMDB users can now build reports using report types such as AWS EC2 Instances With Cloudaware Vulnerabilities, for example.
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Key benefits
Measure Scan Coverage: identify unscanned instances or instances that have not been scanned in a long time.
Create vulnerability reports that combine data from Qualys, data from cloud provider providers and other CMDB data, e.g. group critical vulnerabilities by AWS account owner or application, or combine vulnerability data filtered by cloud provider tags.
Establish other key KPI KPIs, such as MTTR and Scan Frequency.
Establish a complete risk profile by identifying instances with critical vulnerabilities that are also in permissive\/public security groups, subnets, VPCs.
Qualys Breeze
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plugin
Cloudaware Breeze is an optional agent that customers can optionally deploy to cloud compute, virtual, and onprem on-prem instances. Cloudaware uses Breeze agent data to enhance CMDB data with operating system level, OS-level information and data about installed packages, patches, services, users, and performance metrics.
The Breeze Agent agent has several capabilities in regards to Qualys:
1. Discover and interrogate the Qualys
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Agent state and version.
Qualys is a supported software in Breeze’s software asset management capability.
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CMDB users can use Breeze agent data
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to create software asset inventory reports showing which versions of Qualys are installed. In addition, Breeze catalogs the state of the Qualys
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Agent - whether it is running or not.
2. Install/
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uninstall or configure the Qualys Agent.
When deployed in DevOps mode, the Breeze agent can not only interrogate the state of the pre-existing Qualys
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Agent but
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install and configure it as well. If Breeze detects that the agent is corrupt or missing
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, not starting or otherwise malfunctioning, it will perform clean reinstall of the Qualys
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Agent to enforce the desired state. Breeze supports deployment of Qualys
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agents on all Breeze-supported operating systems.
License
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management
The Breeze agent working in coordination will coordinate with CMDB will to manage the Qualys Agent registration and de-registration processes. During the registration process, CMDB will furnish Breeze Agent with Qualys registration keys based on the attributes of the instance where Breeze is running, such as cloud provider account ID, VPC, or application name.
When CMDB notices instances that have been terminated or stopped for over 24 hours, it will issue an asset de-registration request directly to Qualys API endpoint. Once the server is restarted, Breeze will re-register the Qualys agent Agent upon boot.
Vulnerability
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scanning provider
Cloudaware offers vulnerability scanning as a services service (VSaaS). When subscribing for VSaaS, Cloudaware will ensure that all infrastructure gets scanned at least once on a weekly basisweek. Cloudaware VSaaS supports Qualys as a vulnerability scanning provider. Breeze agent will automatically deploy and perform at least one scan every 7 days.
When subscribing to VSaaS, customers can bring their own license licenses or leverage licenses provided by Cloudaware.
Permissions and
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settings
If Qualys is acting as datasource a data source only, reader role is sufficient for Cloudaware (see User Roles Comparison).
However, if Cloudaware/Breeze is managing the agent deployment along with activation and de-activation, Cloudaware user needs to be given permissions to Installinstall/Uninstall uninstall and Activateactivate/Deactivate deactivate agents as shown here.
described here.
Setup in Cloudaware
1. Log in to Cloudaware account → Admin.
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2. Find Qualys in Security integrations. Click +Add.
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3. Fill out the form:
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WHERE
Name - insert a meaningful Qualys integration name
API URL - insert a valid URL containing the platform identifier
Username - insert a username
Password - insert a password
Click Save.
4. The green light in 'Status' means that Qualys integration has been successfully added. If there is a red light, please contact support@cloudaware.com.
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