VMS is part of its Managed Security Services suite, said the Indian communications giant, a member of the US$62.5 billion Tata Group.

Tata's VMS is built upon Qualys' QualysGuard vulnerability management and compliance solutions. Qualys is a provider of on-demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions.

Qualys' vulnerability management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution is already a standard for more than 35 per cent of the Fortune 100, claimed Tata Communications.

Vulnerability assessment

"VMS provides discovery and mapping of IT assets, asset prioritization, vulnerability assessment, remediation tracking, and comprehensive reporting," said a Tata Communications resource person. "The service automates the process of enterprise vulnerability management and supports policy compliance initiatives."