Merge pull request #261939 from dcurwin/wi-195354-qualys-deprecation-dec25-2023

Qualys deprecation - Containers

Author: ttorble

articles/defender-for-cloud/TOC.yml

@@ -599,9 +599,6 @@
       - name: How does Defender for Containers work?
         displayName: containers
         href: defender-for-containers-architecture.md
-      - name: Vulnerability assessment for Azure powered by Qualys
-        displayName: ACR, registry, images, qualys
-        href: defender-for-containers-vulnerability-assessment-azure.md
       - name: Vulnerability assessments powered by Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
         items:
           - name: Vulnerability assessments for Azure
@@ -622,12 +619,15 @@
             href: transition-to-defender-vulnerability-management.md
           - name: Common questions 
             href: common-questions-microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management.md
-      - name: Vulnerability assessment for AWS powered by Trivy (deprecated)
-        displayName: AWS, ECR, registry, images, qualys
-        href: defender-for-containers-vulnerability-assessment-elastic.md
       - name: Kubernetes data plane hardening
         displayName: k8s, containers, aks
         href: kubernetes-workload-protections.md
+      - name: Vulnerability assessment for Azure powered by Qualys (Deprecated)
+        displayName: ACR, registry, images, qualys
+        href: defender-for-containers-vulnerability-assessment-azure.md
+      - name: Vulnerability assessment for AWS powered by Trivy (deprecated)
+        displayName: AWS, ECR, registry, images, qualys
+        href: defender-for-containers-vulnerability-assessment-elastic.md
       - name: Defender for Kubernetes (deprecated)
         displayName: clusters, k8s, aks
         href: defender-for-kubernetes-introduction.md

articles/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-containers-vulnerability-assessment-azure.md

@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
 ---
-title: Vulnerability assessment for Azure powered by Qualys 
+title: Vulnerability assessment for Azure powered by Qualys (Deprecated)
 description: Learn how to use Defender for Containers to scan images in your Azure Container Registry to find vulnerabilities.
 author: dcurwin
 ms.author: dacurwin
-ms.date: 12/19/2023
+ms.date: 12/25/2023
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.custom: ignite-2022, build-2023
 ---
 
-# Vulnerability assessment for Azure powered by Qualys 
+# Vulnerability assessment for Azure powered by Qualys (Deprecated)
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+>
+> The Defender for Cloud Containers Vulnerability Assessment powered by Qualys is now on a retirement path completing on **March 1st, 2024**. If you are currently using container vulnerability assessment powered by Qualys, start planning your transition to [Vulnerability assessments for Azure with Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management](agentless-vulnerability-assessment-azure.md).
+>
+> - For more information about our decision to unify our vulnerability assessment offering with Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, see [this blog post](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-unified-vulnerability-assessment-powered-by/ba-p/3990112).
+>
+> - For more information about migrating to our new container vulnerability assessment offering powered by Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, see [Transition from Qualys to Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management](transition-to-defender-vulnerability-management.md).
+>
+> - For common questions about the transition to Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, see [Common questions about the Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management solution](common-questions-microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management.md).
 
 Vulnerability assessment for Azure, powered by Qualys, is an out-of-box solution that empowers security teams to easily discover and remediate vulnerabilities in Linux container images, with zero configuration for onboarding, and without deployment of any agents.
 

articles/defender-for-cloud/transition-to-defender-vulnerability-management.md

@@ -9,7 +9,16 @@ ms.date: 01/08/2024
 
 Microsoft Defender for Cloud is unifying all vulnerability assessment solutions to utilize the Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vulnerability scanner.
 
-Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management integrates across many cloud native use cases, such as containers ship and runtime scenarios.
+Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management integrates across many cloud native use cases, such as containers ship and runtime scenarios. As part of this change, we're retiring our built-in vulnerability assessments offering powered by Qualys.
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> The Defender for Cloud Containers Vulnerability Assessment powered by Qualys is now on a retirement path completing on **March 1st, 2024**.
+>
+> Customers that onboarded at least one subscription to Defender for Containers prior to **November 15th, 2023** can continue to use Container Vulnerability Assessment powered by Qualys until **March 1st, 2024**.
+>
+> For more information about the change, see [Defender for Cloud unifies Vulnerability Assessment solution powered by Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-unified-vulnerability-assessment-powered-by/ba-p/3990112).
+
+If you're currently using the built vulnerability assessment solution powered by Qualys, start planning for the upcoming retirement by following the steps on this page.
 
 ## Step 1: Verify that scanning is enabled
 

articles/defender-for-cloud/upcoming-changes.md

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ If you're looking for the latest release notes, you can find them in the [What's
 
 | Planned change | Announcement date | Estimated date for change |
 |--|--|--|
+| [Retirement of the Defender for Cloud Containers Vulnerability Assessment powered by Qualys](#retirement-of-the-defender-for-cloud-containers-vulnerability-assessment-powered-by-qualys) | January 9, 2023 | March 2024 |
 | [New version of Defender Agent for Defender for Containers](#new-version-of-defender-agent-for-defender-for-containers) | January 4, 2024 | February 2024 |
 | [Upcoming change for the Defender for Cloud’s multicloud network requirements](#upcoming-change-for-the-defender-for-clouds-multicloud-network-requirements) | January 3, 2024 | May 2024 |
 | [Deprecation and severity changes to security alerts](#deprecation-and-severity-changes-to-security-alerts) | December 27, 2023 | January 2024 |
@@ -38,6 +39,20 @@ If you're looking for the latest release notes, you can find them in the [What's
 | [Deprecating two security incidents](#deprecating-two-security-incidents) |  | November 2023 |
 | [Defender for Cloud plan and strategy for the Log Analytics agent deprecation](#defender-for-cloud-plan-and-strategy-for-the-log-analytics-agent-deprecation) |  | August 2024 |
 
+## Retirement of the Defender for Cloud Containers Vulnerability Assessment powered by Qualys
+
+**Announcement date: January 9, 2023**
+
+**Estimated date for change: March 2024**
+
+The Defender for Cloud Containers Vulnerability Assessment powered by Qualys is now on a retirement path completing on **March 1st, 2024**. If you are currently using container vulnerability assessment powered by Qualys, start planning your transition to [Vulnerability assessments for Azure with Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management](agentless-vulnerability-assessment-azure.md).
+
+For more information about our decision to unify our vulnerability assessment offering with Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, see [this blog post](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-defender-for-cloud/defender-for-cloud-unified-vulnerability-assessment-powered-by/ba-p/3990112).
+
+For more information about transitioning to our new container vulnerability assessment offering powered by Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, see [Transition from Qualys to Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management](transition-to-defender-vulnerability-management.md).
+
+For common questions about the transition to Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management, see [Common questions about the Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management solution](common-questions-microsoft-defender-vulnerability-management.md).
+
 ## New version of Defender Agent for Defender for Containers
 
 **Announcement date: January 4, 2024**