QLYS

Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based security, compliance, and IT solutions to organizations worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, the company was founded in 1999 and pioneered the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model for security and compliance management. Qualys operates a unified platform that delivers over 30 integrated applications, including vulnerability management, policy compliance, web application scanning, threat protection, and container security. The platform collects and analyzes billions of security events daily from its global cloud infrastructure, serving approximately 10,000 customers across 130 countries, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100. The company maintains data centers strategically located around the world to ensure low-latency service delivery and compliance with regional data requirements. Qualys employs over 1,800 people globally and generates annual revenue exceeding $500 million. Its subscription-based business model provides recurring revenue, with customers typically entering multi-year contracts. The company has expanded its portfolio through both organic development and strategic acquisitions, recently emphasizing solutions for cloud infrastructure security, DevSecOps, and attack surface management. Qualys differentiates itself through its single-platform architecture, which consolidates multiple security functions and eliminates the need for organizations to deploy hardware appliances or agents across their IT environments, offering continuous visibility and real-time security posture assessment.