Cyber insurance provider Cowbell has expanded its partnership with Qualys, a specialist in disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, adding an attack surface intelligence feed from Qualys’ External Attack Surface Management (EASM) to assess customer cyber risk.
Qualys EASM leverages the Qualys Cloud Platform to assess features from the cyber attack surface including third-party data and internet-facing unknown assets, domains, sub-domains, M&A, and subsidiaries assets including installed applications.
Through this partnership, Cowbell will leverage Qualys EASM data to enhance its current library of scanners used for risk assessment.
It will also enable customers seeking standalone cyber insurance coverage through Cowbell to assess their attack surface risks, vulnerabilities and security misconfigurations.
“Cowbell is at the forefront of cyber insurance innovation, and we’re constantly looking for ways to provide high fidelity and continuous assessment of policyholders’ cybersecurity posture to reduce their risk exposure,” said Rajeev Gupta, co-founder and CPO at Cowbell.
“The partnership with Qualys further strengthens our ability to assess risk for insurance purposes and close the insurability gaps for many organizations seeking financial protection through insurance.”
Pinkesh Shah, Chief Product Officer at Qualys, also commented: “Our collaboration with Cowbell brings additional innovation to the cyber insurance industry. By leveraging high accuracy and comprehensive security signals from Qualys EASM, cyber insurance companies like Cowbell can assess the risk posture for any organization in real time, which could reduce payouts and reward clients by optimizing their cyber insurance premiums.”
