Stop Patching at Human Speed: Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Distribution Closes the Remediation Gap Before Attackers Strike 

Executive Summary: This Qualys whitepaper presents Peer-to-Peer (P2P) patch distribution in Qualys Cloud Agent 6.5 and argues that combining P2P with TruRisk prioritization dramatically accelerates patch propagation, reduces WAN bandwidth usage (claims of 99%+ savings), and shortens time-to-remediation; it includes test metrics, configuration options, security assurances (cryptographic verification, managed peers), and guidance on when to use P2P versus Qualys Gateway Service, but it does not report any security incident.