Cisco Kenna VM Vulnerability Management
Cisco Kenna VM Vulnerability Management provides continuous visibility into your attack surface, enabling proactive risk reduction for your business network.
- Continuous Discovery: Access real-time asset inventory and vulnerability data across your entire digital footprint.
- Prioritized Remediation: Coverage for intelligent prioritization of vulnerabilities based on exploitability and business impact.
- Risk Reduction: Protection against escalating cyber threats by focusing resources on the most critical security issues.
- Compliance Assurance: Entitlement to accurate reporting and metrics to meet regulatory and internal security standards.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Kenna VM Vulnerability Management is a cloud-based platform that aggregates vulnerability data from various sources, providing a unified view of an organization's security posture. It enables automated asset discovery, vulnerability detection, and risk-based prioritization to help security teams efficiently manage and remediate threats.
This solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals within SMB and mid-market companies who need to manage complex security environments without the overhead of enterprise-scale infrastructure. It integrates with existing security tools and workflows to streamline vulnerability management processes.
- Unified Vulnerability Data: Consolidate findings from multiple scanners and security tools into a single pane of glass.
- Automated Asset Discovery: Continuously identify and track all assets connected to your network, including cloud and on-premises environments.
- Risk-Based Prioritization: Leverage AI-driven insights to rank vulnerabilities by their actual threat level and potential business impact.
- Remediation Workflow: Streamline the process of assigning, tracking, and verifying vulnerability fixes across teams.
- Performance Metrics: Gain clear visibility into your security posture and track progress towards risk reduction goals.
Empower your IT team with actionable intelligence to manage vulnerabilities effectively and maintain a strong security posture.
What This Enables
Automate Vulnerability Discovery and Prioritization
Enable teams to automatically discover all connected assets and aggregate vulnerability data from multiple sources. Streamline the process of identifying and prioritizing the most critical risks to your business operations.
cloud-hosted applications, on-premises servers, hybrid environments, distributed workforce
Enhance Security Operations Efficiency
Streamline the assignment and tracking of vulnerability remediation tasks across IT and security teams. Automate reporting to demonstrate compliance and track progress in reducing the overall attack surface.
centralized IT departments, managed IT services, multi-team collaboration, operational efficiency focus
Meet Compliance and Regulatory Requirements
Support compliance efforts by providing accurate and up-to-date visibility into your organization's security posture. Automate the generation of reports needed for audits and regulatory adherence.
regulated industries, audit preparation, risk management frameworks, data privacy mandates
Key Features
Automated Asset Discovery
Continuously identifies all devices and applications connected to your network, ensuring no assets are overlooked in vulnerability assessments.
Vulnerability Data Aggregation
Consolidates findings from multiple security tools into a single, unified view, reducing data silos and simplifying analysis.
Risk-Based Prioritization Engine
Uses exploitability, asset criticality, and threat intelligence to rank vulnerabilities, enabling focused remediation efforts.
Remediation Workflow Management
Facilitates the assignment, tracking, and verification of vulnerability fixes, improving team collaboration and accountability.
Performance and Compliance Reporting
Provides clear metrics and customizable reports to demonstrate security posture improvements and meet audit requirements.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector faces stringent regulatory compliance requirements and high stakes for data security, making robust vulnerability management essential to prevent financial loss and maintain customer trust.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Protecting sensitive patient data (PHI) is critical, and healthcare organizations must adhere to strict regulations like HIPAA, necessitating continuous vulnerability assessment and rapid remediation.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial control systems and operational technology (OT) environments are increasingly targeted, requiring specialized visibility and risk assessment to prevent disruptions to production and supply chains.
Legal & Professional Services
Firms handle highly confidential client information, making them attractive targets for cyberattacks; proactive vulnerability management is key to safeguarding sensitive data and maintaining client confidentiality.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Kenna VM Vulnerability Management?
Cisco Kenna VM Vulnerability Management is a cloud-based platform that helps organizations discover their attack surface, identify vulnerabilities, and prioritize remediation efforts based on risk.
How does this platform help prioritize vulnerabilities?
It uses a proprietary risk scoring engine that considers factors like exploitability, asset criticality, and threat intelligence to rank vulnerabilities, allowing teams to focus on the most impactful issues first.
What kind of integrations does Cisco Kenna VM support?
The platform integrates with a wide range of vulnerability scanners, security tools, ticketing systems, and IT asset management solutions to provide a comprehensive view and streamline workflows.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
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
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