- Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) is to acquire Kenna Security, a Santa Clara, CA-based provider of a risk-based vulnerability management platform
- The amount of the deal not disclosed
- With this acquisition, Cisco will allow security and IT teams to collaborate to reduce the attack surface and the time it takes to detect and respond
- The combination of Cisco SecureX platform’s threat intelligence with Kenna Security’s vulnerability management capabilities will also allow customers to find threats faster
- Kenna Security is a cybersecurity company that uses machine learning (ML) and data science to track and predict real-world exploitations, empowering security teams to manage the ever-evolving threat landscape
- The acquisition also expected to close in Cisco’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2021
