Kenna provides risk-based vulnerability management technology designed to enable organisations to work cross-functionally to rapidly identify, prioritise and remediate cyber risks.
Cisco to acquire threat assessment platform Kenna Security
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San Francisco, May 15 : Networking major Cisco has announced to acquire Kenna Security, makers of a risk-based vulnerability management platform, for an undisclosed sum.
This is the third acquisition by Cisco this week. The company announced its intent to acquire Sedona Systems and Socio Labs earlier this week, but did not disclose financial details.
Kenna is the first significant acquisition for Cisco s security business since its $2.35 billion purchase of Duo Security in 2018.
Kenna Security is a recognised leader in risk-based vulnerability prioritisation with over 14 million assets protected and over 12.7 billion managed vulnerabilities.
Networking major Cisco has announced to acquire Kenna Security, makers of a risk-based vulnerability management platform, for an undisclosed sum. This is the third acquisition by Cisco this week. The company announced its intent to acquire Sedona Systems and Socio Labs earlier this week, but did not disclose financial details. Kenna is the first significant acquisition for Cisco s security business since its $2.35 billion purchase of Duo Security in 2018. Kenna Security is a recognised leader in risk-based vulnerability prioritisation with over 14 million assets protected and over 12.7 billion managed vulnerabilities. Using data science and real-world threat intelligence, it has a proven ability to bring data in from a multi-vendor environment and provide a comprehensive view of IT vulnerability risk, said Gee Rittenhouse, senior vice president and general manager of Cisco s Security Business Group, on Friday.
Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Kenna Security to Deliver Industry Leading Vulnerability Management
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Intent to acquire Kenna Security a market leader in risk-based vulnerability management, to advance Cisco s commitment to radically simplify security and help customers improve their security posture
Kenna Security uses machine learning (ML) and data science to track and predict real-world exploitations, empowering security teams to manage the ever-evolving threat landscape
Combining the Cisco SecureX platform s industry leading threat intelligence with Kenna Security s vulnerability management capabilities will help customers find threats faster, improve collaboration between security and IT teams and ultimately reduce the attack surface
Cisco Confirms Plans to Acquire Kenna Security
Cisco plans to integrate Kenna s vulnerability management technology into its SecureX platform.
Cisco today confirmed plans to acquire Kenna Security, provider of vulnerability management technology, with plans to integrate its capabilities into the SecureX platform.
Kenna Security s technology uses machine learning to analyze threat data and identify which risks organizations should prioritize – a useful technology to have at a time when organizations are struggling with a broader attack surface and myriad security point products. The California-based company was founded in 2010 and has raised $98.3 million in funding, Crunchbase reports.
With Kenna s tech, Cisco Security will combine threat and risk-based vulnerability management in the SecureX platform. The integration is intended to help businesses discover and prioritize assets, prioritize vulnerabilities, inform decision-making with more tailored information, improve response