Cisco announced the acquisition of Kenna Security, a recognized leader in risk-based vulnerability prioritization with over 14 million assets protected and over 12.7 billion managed vulnerabilities.
Dr. Gee Rittenhouse, SVP and General Manager, Security Business Group, Cisco, said: “With Kenna Security as part of SecureX, we will bridge our leading threat management capabilities with its risk-based vulnerability management to dramatically enhance our platform approach for customers. Additionally, the combination of Kenna Security and SecureX will allow customers to address critical challenges by generating prioritized lists of vulnerabilities; streamlining collaboration between security and IT teams; and automating remediation to improve their overall security posture.”
“We believe that the addition of Kenna Security’s technology will be a huge leap forward for customers, and we look forward to having the talented Kenna Security team join Cisco. The acquisition is expected to close in Cisco’s fourth quarter of fiscal year 2021,” he added.
Commenting on the acquisition, Karim Toubba, Chief Executive Officer of Kenna Security, said: “Joining Cisco, the world’s largest networking company and enterprise security leader, will extend our leadership position and enable us to build upon one of the most comprehensive security portfolios in the industry.”
“Once the acquisition is complete, we will be one step closer to delivering Kenna’s pioneering RBVM platform to the more than 7,000 customers using Cisco SecureX today. This single action exponentially increases the impact Kenna’s technology will have on the way the world secures networks, endpoints and infrastructures,” Karim added.
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