Qualys, a company that provides IT compliance solutions, has announced the launch of Policy Audit, a new offering that automates audit preparation and ensures that organizations are ready for an audit any time.
According to Qualys, auditing, reporting, and system remediation are time consuming, manual tasks that can be prone to human error. By introducing more automation into the process, IT and security teams can save time and reduce the risk of errors.
“Designed for modern security and compliance teams, Qualys Policy Audit delivers automation at every step—compliance monitoring across 450+ technologies and 90+ global frameworks, automated evidence collection, proactive gap analysis, and streamlined audit workflows. With Qualys, enterprises can meet evolving regulatory demands with less effort, fewer errors, and greater confidence—while reducing audit preparation time and costs,” the company wrote in a blog post.
Policy Audit automatically maps evidence to popular frameworks, such as PCI DSS 4.0, DORA, NIST, CMMC, and FedRAMP. It also identifies critical misconfigurations and prioritizes them based on the potential impact to the business.
The solution also provides automated ITSM workflows to ensure that the right people get the right information. It integrates with GRC tools to improve visibility and streamline compliance tracking and risk management as well.
Finally, Policy Audit automatically generates reports based on over 90 pre-mapped mandates, enabling teams to easily monitor compliance trends. According to the company, these reports can reduce audit costs by 50%.
“Policy Audit helps organizations transition from point-in-time compliance to continuous audit readiness. By automating evidence collection, performing gap analysis, and aligning compliance risk with security risk, enterprises can meet evolving regulatory requirements while optimizing audit processes and reducing costs,” Qualys wrote.
