https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/qualys-policy-compliance New releases and features in Qualys Policy Compliance, tracked by The Cyber Toolchain. en Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://blog.qualys.com/category/product-tech https://blog.qualys.com/category/product-tech Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT Qualys Policy Compliance adds an out-of-the-box policy to continuously assess Cisco router configurations against CISA advisory AA26-194A⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ • Qualys Policy Audit now includes a ready-to-use CISA AA26-194A policy that automates configuration compliance checks for Cisco routers, covering SNMP settings, management services, password and authentication controls, restricted management access, and software lifecycle validation on a recurring schedule.⁠︀︄︇︀︅︉︀︅︀︀︃︀︀︅︅︀︅︊︀︄︆︀︃︄⁠ Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/qualys-policy-compliance https://blog.qualys.com/category/product-tech https://blog.qualys.com/category/product-tech Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:30:00 GMT Qualys Policy Compliance adds Audit Fix: autonomous closed-loop remediation via Cloud Agent with TruRisk-driven prioritization across 90+ frameworks. • Introduces the Audit Fix add-on module, which deploys pre-built Custom Assessment and Remediation (CAR) scripts directly through the existing Qualys Cloud Agent to autonomously remediate failed compliance controls at scale. • Each CAR script is version-controlled and mapped to its specific benchmark control (CIS, DISA STIG, or NIST requirement), enabling traceable, audit-ready remediation evidence. • Adds closed-loop validation: after a CAR script executes, an automatic rescan runs and updates control status from 'Failed' to 'Passed', generating timestamped audit evidence across more than 90 compliance frameworks. • Extends continuous real-time assessment to new and auto-scaling cloud workloads — assets are automatically activated and evaluated the moment they spin up, with no separate scan window required. • Covers more than 500 platforms and environments, continuously checking against CIS Benchmarks, DISA STIGs, PCI-DSS, and NIST frameworks for compliance drift detection. Full history on Cyber Toolchain: https://cybertoolchain.io/tools/qualys-policy-compliance