KPMG Partners with Qualys to Manage Security Services for Indian Enterprises

KPMG in India has tied up with Qualys to deliver Qualys solutions to the KPMG Managed Security service. The alliance will combine KPMG’s industry-leading and globally recognized cybersecurity services in India with Qualys’ world-class cybersecurity innovations, enabling enterprises to protect their network, applications, endpoints, and cloud workloads from security vulnerabilities, provide visibility, and ensure compliance.

As a rising number of significant business processes migrate to the cloud, global organizations are expanding and erasing their network perimeters. Qualys offers these organizations real-time visibility, continuous security, and compliance through a centrally managed cloud platform with a common data model that accelerates integration to create unified capabilities.

The Qualys Cloud Platform expands on demand and integrates seamlessly with KPMG’s managed security offerings in India. Qualys VMDR, for example, integrates discovery, assessment, detection, and response into a single cloud-based app, significantly accelerating organizations’ ability to respond to threats and efficiently prevent breaches. Customers of KPMG in India will now have access to Qualys Cloud and Container Security applications, in addition to VMDR, for the continuous inventory of resources and assets throughout their international hybrid IT environment.

Atul Gupta, Leader, Cyber Security, KPMG, India, said, “This partnership is aligned to our core values whereby we believe in empowering all our clients to manage cyber risk effectively by having state-of-the-art vulnerability management services along with a secure broad- ranging digital journey. By partnering with Qualys, we are not only ensuring that our customers have current and latest technology solutions but are also enabling them to create a digitally trusted environment.”

Chandra Prakash, Partner, Leader, Managed Application Security Services, KPMG, India, said, “The KPMG in India and Qualys partnership is a powerful combination that seeks to address the security vulnerability management challenges of enterprises considering the rapid cloud adoption, application modernization, Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), data proliferation and surge in the API economy that we are witnessing today. Our deep expertise in application development and business consulting combined with Qualys’ platform for managing vulnerabilities across hybrid technology environments makes our offering a wholesome one.”

Sony Anthony, Head, Cyber Defence Practice, KPMG, India, stated, “This partnership will allow us to drive far more business impact for our clients, thereby unlocking the full potential of digital transformation, allowing us to place them on the best path to success in the new digital business landscape in a secure manner.”

Debashish Jyotiprakash, Managing Director, India, ASEAN, Qualys, said, “Our strategic alliance with KPMG in India will help customers streamline their security and compliance solution stack while also providing much-needed visibility, compliance, and the ability to respond to threats. Additionally, a Qualys Cloud Platform located in India, allows KPMG to address the data localization needs of their clients.”