GKE Container Security: Qualys Enhances Scanning | Qualys

Summary: Qualys says it is one of the first solutions to directly scan Google Cloud's Container-Optimized OS instances using the Qualys Cloud Agent, the operating system that forms the bedrock of Google Kubernetes Engine. The offering combines host scanning via the Cloud Agent, container workload scanning through Qualys Container Security, and posture management through TotalCloud CSPM to cover both the host OS and container levels.
What's compelling: Container-Optimized OS is immutable and purpose-built, which is exactly why traditional security tools struggle to see into it - and Qualys is claiming first-mover status on scanning it directly, so the visibility gap on your GKE hosts is a question of which tooling you have, not whether the risk exists.

Read the original at Qualys Blog ↗

Topics: Cloud Security
Related: Google Cloud Warns Three AMD Turin CPU Flaws Could Leak Data Across Processes in VMs Cyber Risks · Nov 12, 2026
New Falcon Cloud Security Innovations Secure the Cloud AI Runs On Cyber Risks · Nov 04, 2026
Vulnerability Spotlight: Redis CONFIG SET client-output-buffer-limit Code Execution Vulnerability Cyber Risks ·