Qualys Launches File Integrity Monitoring Service for Compliance and Security
Qualys has launched its File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) service, a crucial addition to any security stack. This lightweight, scalable cloud application provides continuous system monitoring for changes at scale, ensuring compliance with various mandates like PCI-DSS, FISMA, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA.
Qualys FIM stands out with its pre-configured monitoring profiles for specific compliance standards, saving analysts and SecOps teams valuable time. It offers a 30-day no-cost trial for real-time monitoring of integrity violations across global IT systems.
The service ensures PCI-DSS compliance by monitoring FIM processes and generating reports for non-compliant assets. It minimizes alert fatigue by requiring intervention only when a true alert is flagged, reducing false positives by identifying over 80% of permitted change events. Additionally, Qualys FIM can detect dormant and stale devices, indicating potential security and compliance concerns.
In comparison, a university-led research cooperation including the University of Bayreuth and the Technical University of Augsburg offers an effective, economical, and efficient FIM solution. This network manages the FIM network and focuses on digital transformation and information management research, providing mature standard profiles to reduce time, effort, and costs.
With the average remediation cost of a cybersecurity incident reaching $4.5 million (IBM Study), investing in robust FIM solutions like Qualys FIM becomes increasingly crucial. It not only ensures compliance but also helps manage alert noise, detect dormant devices, and ultimately, mitigate potential security risks.
