Cisco Kenna Security Vulnerability Management License
Cisco Kenna Security vulnerability management licenses provide essential capabilities for identifying and prioritizing security risks within your IT environment.
- Automated Discovery: Access to automated scanning and asset discovery to map your attack surface.
- Prioritized Vulnerabilities: Coverage for intelligent vulnerability prioritization based on exploitability and business impact.
- Risk Reduction: Protection against potential breaches by focusing remediation efforts on the most critical threats.
- Compliance Enablement: Entitlement to reporting and data that supports regulatory compliance and audit requirements.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a platform software license for Cisco's Kenna Security Vulnerability Management solution. It unlocks advanced capabilities for identifying, assessing, and prioritizing security vulnerabilities across your organization's digital assets.
IT Managers and Security Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this license to gain visibility into their security posture, reduce their attack surface, and ensure continuous compliance with industry regulations.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain a unified view of all vulnerabilities across your network and cloud environments.
- Intelligent Prioritization: Focus on the most critical risks with data-driven insights into exploitability and business context.
- Streamlined Operations: Automate key aspects of vulnerability management, reducing manual effort and alert fatigue.
- Improved Collaboration: Facilitate better communication and action between security and IT operations teams.
- Continuous Monitoring: Maintain an up-to-date understanding of your security posture through ongoing analysis.
This Cisco Kenna Security license empowers SMB and mid-market teams to proactively manage cyber risks without the overhead of enterprise-grade security infrastructure.
What This Enables
Enable Proactive Vulnerability Identification
Enable teams to automatically discover and inventory all assets and their associated vulnerabilities. Streamline the process of understanding your complete attack surface before it can be exploited.
cloud-native applications, hybrid cloud environments, on-premises data centers, distributed workforce
Automate Risk-Based Prioritization
Automate the prioritization of vulnerabilities based on real-world exploitability and business context. Streamline remediation efforts by focusing on the threats that pose the greatest risk to your operations.
complex IT infrastructures, regulated industries, business continuity planning, incident response readiness
Improve Security Operations Efficiency
Automate repetitive tasks in the vulnerability management lifecycle, reducing manual effort and alert fatigue for security teams. Streamline workflows between security and IT operations for faster response.
IT operations management, security information and event management (SIEM) integration, change management processes, continuous monitoring
Key Features
Vulnerability Prioritization Engine
Focuses security resources on the most critical threats, reducing the risk of exploitation.
Asset Discovery and Inventory
Provides a complete and accurate view of all digital assets, ensuring no vulnerabilities are missed.
Integration Capabilities
Connects with existing security tools to consolidate vulnerability data and streamline workflows.
Reporting and Analytics
Offers insights into security posture and compliance status for informed decision-making.
Cloud-Native Architecture
Delivers scalability and flexibility to manage vulnerabilities across diverse environments.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector faces stringent regulatory requirements and high stakes for data breaches, making robust vulnerability management essential for compliance and risk mitigation.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Protecting sensitive patient data (PHI) is paramount, requiring continuous vulnerability assessment and rapid remediation to meet HIPAA and other privacy regulations.
Government & Public Sector
Government agencies must secure critical infrastructure and citizen data against sophisticated threats, often adhering to specific cybersecurity frameworks and compliance mandates.
Retail & Hospitality
These industries handle large volumes of customer payment data and personal information, making them prime targets for cyberattacks and requiring diligent security to maintain trust and compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Kenna Security?
Cisco Kenna Security is a vulnerability management platform that helps organizations identify, prioritize, and remediate security risks across their IT infrastructure. It uses data science to provide actionable insights.
What does this license enable?
This license enables access to the Cisco Kenna Security platform's vulnerability management capabilities, including asset discovery, vulnerability prioritization, and reporting for your organization's IT environment.
Is this license tied to specific hardware?
This is a software platform license and is not tied to specific hardware. It applies to the software capabilities of the Cisco Kenna Security platform for managing vulnerabilities across your digital assets.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.