Elevating Security: Qualys Unveils First Solution for Scanning AWS Bottlerocket in Amazon EKS and Amazon ECS

This article announces Qualys as the first vendor to directly scan AWS Bottlerocket instances, detailing a full-stack approach that combines the Qualys Cloud Agent (host scanning), Qualys Container Security, TotalCloud CSPM, and TotalCloud FlexScan (snapshot-based scanning). It explains Bottlerocket security challenges in Amazon EKS/ECS, highlights capabilities such as asset visibility, actionable intelligence, CIS Benchmark compliance coverage, malware and vulnerability detection across the container lifecycle, and provides support specifications and getting-started guidance.