Creating a Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment Program for a Large Company Using QualysGuard

Qualys, Inc.

Last updated on: September 6, 2020

SANS-Reading-Room.jpgIndependent author Tim Proffitt writes his thesis, as part of his GIAC certification requirements, on how large companies should implement a Vulnerability Assessment Program using QualysGuard. The white paper is hosted in the SANS Institute Reading Room, and provided by SANS as a resource to benefit the security community at large.

In this paper Tim Profitt provides a step-by-step guide for implementing a Vulnerability Assessment Program using QualysGuard, including background and recommendations on how to:

– Create Security Policies and Controls 
– Categorize Assets  
– Discover Assets  
– Configure Hosts and Assets 
– Configure Scan Details  
– Report on Your Results  
– Rank Your Risks and Remediate 
– Handle Verification and False Positives 
– Meet  Compliance

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