Qualys, a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, has announced TotalAppSec, its new AI-powered application risk management solution to enable organisations to monitor and mitigate cyber-risk from critical web applications and APIs.
Qualys TotalAppSec unifies API security, web application scanning and web malware detection across on-premises to hybrid and multi-cloud environments, providing companies with a comprehensive view of their application security risk and posture. This allows organisations to immediately assess and prioritise their most critical application risks across the entire enterprise and streamlines remediation efforts to quickly reduce their risk.
Web applications and APIs have reshaped the digital landscape and significantly contribute to enterprise risk. According to the 2024 Verizon DBIR Report, web applications remain the top entry point for breaches – with 68% of breaches involving the human element and 32% leveraging ransomware attacks, which are frequently delivered through compromised web applications and APIs.
Security teams often struggle with disjointed and incomplete risk assessments because application security is treated as a collection of independent layers – web applications, APIs, and the infrastructure that supports them. In contrast, cyber adversaries have been known to chain vulnerabilities across these layers to maximise impact. Furthermore, traditional, siloed security tools fail to provide visibility into business criticality and threat intelligence or address vulnerabilities like API misconfigurations, Broken Object Level Authorisation (BOLA), and sensitive data exposure. A new approach is needed – one that simplifies and consolidates application risk management while aligning security efforts with business priorities.
“Enterprises are increasingly prioritising the security of web applications and APIs as threats grow in complexity. Safeguarding these assets is now a fundamental requirement for maintaining trust and operational resilience,” said Katie Norton, Research Manager, DevSecOps and Software Supply Chain Security at IDC.
“Solutions like Qualys TotalAppSec can help break down organisational silos between infrastructure, web applications, and API risk, providing the context and visibility security teams need to collaborate effectively. By delivering a holistic view of application security, teams can prioritise the most critical threats and take decisive action to mitigate risk more efficiently.”
Qualys TotalAppSec leverages the power of the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform. It enables security teams to discover known, unknown, and shadow web applications and APIs for comprehensive visibility. TotalAppSec detects critical vulnerabilities including the OWASP Top 10 for web applications and OWASP API Top 10.
Harnessing advanced Deep Learning algorithms to detect and mitigate sophisticated malware threats, including zero-day exploits, Qualys TotalAppSec delivers unmatched accuracy and resilience against evolving threats. With risk prioritisation using Qualys’ proprietary TruRisk score, integrated CI/CD pipelines and ITSM workflows with ServiceNow and JIRA, the solution automates vulnerability remediation processes, empowering companies to reduce their attack surface and secure web applications and APIs throughout the development lifecycle.
