What is Qualys GAV

Global AssetView (GAV) is a cloud service that allows you to continuously discover, classify, and improve visibility into your organization's IT assets. Using a combination of Qualys sensors, Cloud Agents, Scanners, and Passive Network Sensors, GAV collects and analyzes data about assets across hybrid environments.

GAV delivers up-to-date, comprehensive, and continuous information about your assets and their security and compliance posture. It aggregates and correlates asset data from every source into a single deduplicated profile, enriches it with business context such as owner and criticality, and lets you generate reports so you can report on and respond to risk quickly.

GAV vs CSAM: Global AssetView (GAV) is the free version of CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM). It provides core asset discovery and inventory capabilities. CSAM builds on GAV with advanced features such as External Attack Surface Management, Business App Inventory, Domains and Organization/Subsidiary Inventory, Open Ports, Reporting, and Alerting.

Key Features of Qualys GAV

Everything you need to build, enrich, and act on a complete asset inventory

Asset Inventory

Maintain a real-time asset inventory enriched with context such as hardware, software, and business context.

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EASM Summary Report

Get an automated, on-demand external attack surface summary report with insights into internet-facing asset risk.

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Software Inventory

A centralized software inventory to discover applications, track lifecycle, and detect risks and unauthorized software.

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Web Applications Inventory

Discover and secure all web assets with the Qualys Web Application Scanning integration for GAV.

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Certificates Inventory

Track SSL/TLS certificates, detect weak configurations, and manage risks with the certificates inventory.

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Database Inventory

Get clear visibility into database assets, helping you discover, classify, and secure them for compliance.

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Static and Dynamic Tags

Organize assets manually or automatically based on rules using static and dynamic tags.

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Asset Criticality and TruRisk™ Score

Asset Criticality Score (ACS) measures business importance, while TruRisk™ turns it into risk-based remediation priorities.

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Software Composition Analysis (SwCA)

Real-time visibility into deeply embedded open-source software packages and commercial software components.

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Technology Debt (Tech Debt) Report

Stay ahead of technology debt with clear visibility into EOL/EOS assets and their business risk.

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Rules

Purge stale assets by creating rules.

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Your GAV Journey

Click a step below to explore your guided path to a complete asset inventory.

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Discover and Inventory Assets
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Aggregate and Correlate
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Enrich with Business Context
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Generate Reports

How Do I Start with GAV

Follow these steps to set up and start using GAV

Prerequisites

Start building your inventory by installing cloud agents.

Roles and Permissions

Configure user roles and define the permissions associated with each role.

Expand Inventory

Use other Qualys applications to expand your asset inventory.

Dynamic Dashboard

Use dashboards to visualize your assets, see your threat exposure, leverage saved searches, and quickly fix the priority of vulnerabilities.

Search Assets

Learn how to search and filter assets across your inventory using GAV tokens and queries.

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