Etisalat partners with Qualys to deliver QualysGuard Vulnerability Management & Policy Compliance solutions to UAE market

The QualysGuard on demand vulnerability management and policy compliance solutions will be offered to Etisalat's enterprise and SMB customers along with a bundled package catering to Etisalat's eHosting customers.

According to Abdulla Hashim, VP Marketing, Enterprise Solutions, Etisalat,

"Etisalat is delighted to partner with Qualys to introduce this automated vulnerability service in the UAE. As organizations in the UAE expand their operations, IT is becoming a critical business driver and organizations therefore cannot afford to have any downtime because of security breaches."

"This is where QualysGuard will play a significant role in order to assess and keep organizations ranging from large enterprises down to SMEs (Small & medium enterprises) abreast of the latest vulnerabilities in a cost-effective manner without tying up a lot of IT resources."

QualysGuard, allows security managers to strengthen the security of their networks effectively, conduct automated security audits to ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Qualys' on demand platform gives users an automated way to map global assets, identify vulnerabilities on their networks, prioritize remediation according to business risk, and ensure regulatory compliance—with no infrastructure to deploy or manage

QualysGuard also maintains the industry's most comprehensive vulnerability KnowledgeBase which is automatically updated daily with new audits. In terms of quality of service, QualysGuard maintains a six sigma software quality rate (less than 3.2 defects per million scans or 99.998% accuracy).

"Customer world wide are seeking solutions that will help them to quickly implement and maintain a secure network in order to meet the compliance challenges they are facing," said Cyril Simonnet, Managing Director for Southern EMEA at Qualys. "Etisalat security services in the Middle East along with the Qualys offering will deliver to organizations an effective solution to face these challenges and prevent cyber attacks."