Infoblox and Qualys Team to Streamline Vulnerability Management, Compliance, and Threat Remediation
December 13 2016 - 8:00AM
Infoblox Inc. and Qualys Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) today announced that
they have joined forces to provide enterprises with powerful
network visibility to better safeguard organizations from
infections, automate asset management, remediate threats faster,
and ease compliance and auditing. Under the expanded technology
partnership, Infoblox, the network control company that provides
Actionable Network Intelligence, is the first DNS, DHCP and IP
Address Management (DDI) solution provider to integrate with the
Qualys Cloud Platform. The integrated solution provides joint
customers a single source of truth which integrates DNS data for
devices and networks. Infoblox provides notification to Qualys when
new physical, virtual, or cloud infrastructure elements join the
network, when malicious events are detected, and generates context
about infected machines on the network.
Corporate networks are becoming increasingly complex and use
diverse deployment architectures, including physical, virtual, and
private/public clouds. With the proliferation of the Internet of
Things (IoT), analysts project there will be 20 billion devices
connected to the Internet by 2020, up from 10 billion in 2015,
making it significantly more challenging to gain visibility into
devices and end hosts. Together, Infoblox and Qualys enable
security and incident response teams to leverage the integration of
vulnerability scanners and DNS security to enhance network
visibility, automate remediation, and share intelligence to improve
the efficacy of security investments customers have already
made.
“Cybercriminals rely on critical network infrastructure such as
DNS to infect devices, spread malware and steal data—and the longer
it takes to discover, the higher the cost of damage,” said Scott
Fulton, executive vice president of products at Infoblox. “Sharing
Actionable Network Intelligence with the Qualys Cloud Platform
provides our joint customers unparalleled visibility into every
connected device and end host on corporate networks. The rich
context and out-of-the box integration accelerate remediation and
allow customers to effectively manage risk.”
“Security starts with visibility, which is critical to gain
immediately in order to protect against cyber-threats when new
hosts join the network,” said Sumedh Thakar, chief product officer
at Qualys. “This seamless integration with Infoblox provides our
customers an automated way to gain visibility of the inventory,
security, and compliance of a new device, and thus help provide a
continuous central view of IT security state across
all global assets.”
Infoblox and Qualys: Supercharge Network Visibility and
Automate RemediationBy combining Infoblox’s DNS technology
with the Qualys Cloud Platform, organizations can automate scanning
when new devices join the network or when malicious activity is
detected. Key capabilities include:
- Asset Management: Infoblox provides device
discovery and a single source of truth for devices and networks,
which Qualys can leverage for organizing new assets, automated
tracking, and a detailed view of the network.
- Visibility: Infoblox delivers outbound
notifications to Qualys to provide visibility into new networks,
hosts, and IP-connected devices (IoT) joining the network,
including contextual information such as where on the network an
infected device is and to whom the device is assigned. This
detailed context allows IT departments to prioritize response and
remediation.
- Malware and Data Exfiltration Threat
Identification: Infoblox uses advanced threat intelligence
to detect and control malware communications at the DNS level by
disrupting command-and-control communications to proactively
control the spread of malware such as ransomware that uses DNS.
These indicators of compromise can be easily shared with Qualys for
further analysis and remediation.
- Compliance and Audit: Infoblox triggers Qualys
when new devices join the network—physical, virtual, or cloud—to
check for compliance.
About InfobloxInfoblox delivers Actionable
Network Intelligence to enterprise, government, and service
provider customers around the world. As the industry leader in DNS,
DHCP, and IP address management, the category known as DDI,
Infoblox (www.infoblox.com) provides control and security from the
core—empowering thousands of organizations to increase efficiency
and visibility, reduce risk, and improve customer experience.
About Qualys Inc.Qualys Inc.
(NASDAQ:QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of cloud-based
security and compliance solutions with over 9,200 customers in more
than 100 countries, including a majority of each of the Forbes
Global 100 and Fortune 100. The Qualys Cloud Platform and
integrated suite of solutions help organizations simplify security
operations and lower the cost of compliance by delivering critical
security intelligence on demand and automating the full spectrum of
auditing, compliance and protection for IT systems and web
applications. Founded in 1999, Qualys has established strategic
partnerships with leading managed service providers and consulting
organizations including Accenture, BT, Cognizant Technology
Solutions, Fujitsu, HCL Comnet, HPE, Infosys, NTT, Optiv,
SecureWorks, Tata Communications, Verizon and Wipro. The company is
also a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). For
more information, please visit www.qualys.com.
Media Contacts:
Erica Coleman
Infoblox
ecoleman@infoblox.com
(408) 986-5697
David Conner
Qualys, Inc.
dconner@qualys.com
(650) 801-6196
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