Session 14: Qualys Policy Compliance – Analysing Scan Results, Managing Exceptions & User Roles

Welcome to Session 14 of our Qualys Vulnerability Management Training Series!
In this session, we focused on deep-diving into Policy Compliance Scan results, ensuring that organizations can effectively interpret, manage, and act on compliance findings.
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📌 Key Topics Covered:
✅ Analyzing Policy Compliance Scan Results
🔹 Reviewing findings from the previous session’s scan.
🔹 Understanding security gaps & compliance deviations.

✅ Downloading & Interpreting Compliance Reports
🔹 Extracting detailed compliance insights.
🔹 Identifying non-compliant areas & recommended actions.

✅ Exploring the Exceptions Section
🔹 Learning how to manage and justify compliance exceptions.
🔹 Understanding when & how exceptions are granted.

✅ User Management in Qualys
🔹 Creating and managing users with specific roles.
🔹 Assigning privileges based on security & operational requirements.

By the end of this session, participants gained hands-on experience in navigating compliance results, managing policy exceptions, and configuring user roles within Qualys.
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Coming Up in Session 15:
We're now moving into Qualys File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)—a critical tool for tracking unauthorized changes across IT environments.

✅ Introduction to File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) – Understanding its importance & use cases (via PPT).

✅ Challenges in Adopting FIM – Common security concerns & how FIM addresses them.

✅ Configuring FIM from Scratch – Hands-on setup, including:
🔹 Installing & Activating the Cloud Agent – Essential for monitoring file changes.
🔹 Enabling FIM in the Configuration Profile – Setting up policies for file tracking.
🔹 Setting Up the Monitoring Profile – Defining what needs to be tracked.
🔹 Viewing & Analyzing Events – How to detect unauthorized modifications.

This session will equip you with the skills to set up and leverage FIM effectively in security operations. Stay tuned!
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