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A tool that automates every stage of the audit process and enables you to be continuously audit-ready. 

What is Policy Audit

Qualys Policy Audit helps organizations assess and monitor the compliance posture of their IT assets against internal security policies, regulatory standards, and industry benchmarks. It enables continuous compliance monitoring by evaluating system configurations, identifying policy violations, and generating audit-ready reports across operating systems, databases, and applications.

Key Features of Policy Audit

Audit Readiness Report

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Stay audit-ready with continuous and automatic evidence collection to relevant regulatory frameworks.

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TruRiskâ„¢ Score
(opt-in service)

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Detect and analyze misconfigurations using TruRiskâ„¢ Score for better risk prioritization.

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Audit Fix
(add-on service)

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Close audit gaps and remediate automated workflows using Audit Fix.

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Compliance Framework Reports

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Track mandates that matter the most and generate stakeholder-ready audit reports.

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Seamless Onboarding Process

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Step-by-step guidance on the onboarding process to deploy, configure, and align evidence to your compliance mandates.

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Enhanced Dashboard

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Explore widgets that simplify navigation and bring key insights to the forefront.

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Policy Audit Journey 

Follow the Policy Audit journey to understand how to be continuously audit-ready.

Create Policies

Create policies using Controls and Mandates.

Launch Scans

Launch Scans based on the created policies.

Generate Reports

Generate reports based on the scans performed.

Fix Failed Controls

Using Audit Fix remediate failed controls.

How do I Get Started with Policy Audit?

Prerequisites

Ensure the PA application is enabled for your subscription and your account has the required user roles and access permissions.

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Policy Audit Onboarding

Onboarding is the process through which Qualys sets up the necessary configurations for you to perform compliance scans to assess the compliance status of your assets.

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Audit Fix (add-on service)

Feature of PA that allows remediation of failed controls in order to fix misconfigurations on assets at a larger scale.

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Policy Audit APIs

Get started with Policy Audit APIs to integrate third-party applications with Qualys cloud security and compliance solutions using an extensible XML interface.

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