Don't Just Replace Kenna—Evolve to Vulnerability Exposure Management with Hive Pro

With Cisco announcing the end-of-sale for Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna Security), security teams face a critical decision. This isn't just a moment to make a lateral change with the solution you’ll use—it's an opportunity to transform how you approach and manage risk.

Why A Lateral Replacement Won’t Help

When your reliable sedan reaches end-of-life, you don't just buy another sedan from 2015. You look at what's available now—an electric vehicle with better range, smarter safety features, and lower operating costs.

Simply replacing Kenna with another (Risk-based vulnerability management) tool, or RBVM, is like trading your old car for another “old car”. You solve the immediate problem but miss the chance to leap forward and upgrade your Vulnerability Management Program.

Why Kenna Security No Longer Meets Your Needs Today:

Limited coverage:
Focused only on network infrastructure and applications—never expanded to cloud, containers, mobile apps, or open-source components
Theoretical risk scoring:
Relied on calculated risk scores rather than validated exposures through real attack simulations
One-size-fits-all threat intelligence:
Applied global threat data without filtering for specific industries or geographies
No business context:
Failed to incorporate asset criticality based on what actually matters to your organization
Not recognized as a leading solution:
Cisco Vulnerability Manager (Formerly Kenna) is not included in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Exposure Assessment Platforms

Why Hive Pro Is the Right Upgrade Path:

360-degree visibility:
Covers your entire attack surface—network, application, code, open-source, cloud, and containers
Unified exposure view:
Ingests, normalizes, deduplicates, and correlates vulnerabilities from all sources into a single pane of glass
Validated exposures:
Simulates real attacks to evaluate security control effectiveness and update risk scores accordingly
Targeted threat prioritization:
Filters exposures based on threats specific to your industry vertical and geography
Threat actor correlation:
Connects CVEs directly to known threat actors and attack campaigns
Business context integration:
Assigns asset criticality based on your organization's unique priorities
Flexible deployment:
Choose between on-prem or cloud-based on your requirements
Vendor consolidation:
Works with existing scanners or replaces them entirely for cost savings
Gartner recognized:
Featured in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Exposure Assessment Platforms