With Qualys TotalAI, organisations can securely leverage AI’s benefits while upholding rigorous security standards.
Qualys, the provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security, and compliance solutions, has announced the expansion of its portfolio with Qualys TotalAI. This new offering addresses the increasing challenges and risks of securing generative AI and large language model (LLM) applications.
As organisations increasingly integrate AI and LLMs into their products and solutions, they face an expanded attack surface and heightened cyber risks. Traditional cybersecurity practices are proving insufficient to address these new challenges.
The need to discover unknown or unapproved LLMs or AI models, known as shadow models, significantly increases exposure to threats, including model theft and data leaks from existing CVEs or misconfiguration.
Additionally, there is a rising risk of accidental data loss, compliance issues, and reputational damage due to inappropriate content and AI hallucinations generated by these models. These concerns highlight the urgent need for robust security solutions in the evolving AI landscape.
Sumedh Thakar, President and CEO of Qualys, highlighted the dual focus on innovation and security, stating, “We’re only beginning to scratch the surface of AI and LLM’s potential for driving value for enterprises. At the same time, we need to secure this journey so it doesn’t add new risk to the business. At Qualys, we are committed to helping our customers stay ahead of emerging cybersecurity risks. With Qualys TotalAI, enterprises can focus on growth and innovation, knowing they will stay protected from the most critical AI threats.”
Qualys TotalAI leverages the features of the Qualys platform to empower organisations to adopt AI technologies confidently. It enhances Qualys’ renowned asset visibility, vulnerability detection, and remediation capabilities for genAI and adds LLM scanning.
The solution addresses the OWASP Top 10 most critical risks for LLM applications: prompt injection, sensitive information disclosure, and model theft. With Qualys TotalAI, organisations can securely leverage AI’s benefits while upholding rigorous security standards.
Qualys TotalAI offers several key capabilities:
- Discover All AI Workloads: Discover, inventory, and classify all AI and LLM assets, including GPUs, software, packages, and models, in production and development while correlating their exposure with the attack surface.
- Prevent Model Theft: Extend TruRisk’s power to assess, prioritise, and remediate AI software vulnerabilities with over 650 AI-specific detections correlated with threat feeds and asset exposures to prevent model and data theft.
- Secure AI Infrastructure: Leverage comprehensive remediation capabilities to exceed security requirements, align with SLAs, and meet business needs. Proactively mitigate potential threats to ensure seamless operations and a strong AI and LLM security posture.
- Detect Sensitive Data Disclosure: Assess LLMs for critical attack exposures like prompt injection, sensitive information disclosure, and model theft per the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs. This ensures confidence in AI risk management and makes models audit—and compliance-ready.
Qualys TotalAI also integrates advanced capabilities from the Qualys TruRisk platform, providing enhanced security features tailored for AI and LLM environments. This integration allows organisations to:
- Continuous Monitoring: Implement continuous monitoring of AI and LLM assets to detect vulnerabilities and misconfigurations in real time, enabling swift responses to potential threats.
- Contextual Threat Intelligence: Utilise contextual threat intelligence to correlate vulnerabilities with real-world threats, prioritising remediation efforts based on the potential impact on AI systems.
- Automated Compliance: Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations through automated assessments and reporting, making it easier for organisations to maintain a strong security posture.
In addition to its comprehensive security features, Qualys TotalAI is part of the Qualys Cloud Platform, which offers a unified approach to managing security across hybrid IT environments.
The platform’s advanced analytics, AI-driven insights, and automated workflows enable organisations to streamline their security operations, reduce complexity, and achieve greater efficiency in protecting their AI and LLM assets.
