In fast-moving cloud environments like AWS, security teams face an uncomfortable truth: not every EC2 instance is being scanned, existing tools don’t work across a diverse environment that includes long-lived and ephemeral assets, and visibility is never complete. Qualys research found that over 30% of virtual machines have high or critical vulnerabilities, and with blind spots in your scanning, you may miss these critical risks. Cloud Blind Spots Are Everywhere The reason not all instances are being scanned is workloads: Are missing agents Lack SSM integration Have encrypted volumes Are so ephemeral that they spin up and disappear before traditional tools can catch them These blind spots create gaps in visibility, weaken security posture, and force teams into constant firefighting. The Agentic AI-Powered Solution Qualys has introduced Agentic AI to change this game. With the added power of Agentic AI in Enterprise TruRisk Management (ETM) , the agents it feeds don’t just identify VM blind spots—they autonomously decide how to close them and take action. When you ask: “Which of my EC2 instances aren’t being scanned? Can you ensure they’re covered?” Qualys doesn’t simply report back. It investigates, decides, and acts —with no need for manual scripting or chasing down assets. There are no blind spots left behind. How It Works The agentic AI, through Agent Vikram, focuses on three aspects: Autonomous discovery Smart scan method selection Autonomous remediation …Read More
How Agentic AI Helps with Adaptive Cloud Risk Assessment with Agent Vikram
