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Cisco Vulnerability Management

Score10 out of 10

3 Reviews and Ratings

What is Cisco Vulnerability Management?

Cisco Vulnerability Management (formerly Kenna.VM by Kenna Security, which was acquired by Cisco in June of 2021), is a vulnerability management platform featuring real-time cyber-risk analysis and predictive modeling based on intelligence feeds and global attack telemetries to provide accurate, reliable risk prioritization and protection.

Categories & Use Cases

Top Performing Features

  • Threat Recognition

    Detection and recognition of malicious software within a network that could pose a threat to sensitive information.

    Category average: 7.9

  • Vulnerability Classification

    Prioritizing vulnerabilities, to determine which vulnerabilities are most urgent and require a quicker resolution.

    Category average: 8.7

  • Automated Alerts and Reporting

    Systems in place to automatically alert, report, or notify of issues that may need timely remediation.

    Category average: 8

Areas for Improvement

  • IT Asset Realization

    Scans a network to identify hardware and software assets on the network.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Configuration Monitoring

    Constant monitoring of a network set up to identify vulnerabilities as they occur within the network or tech stack on the network.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Vulnerability Intelligence

    Software that is able to label and store information about vulnerabilities to access for future use cases.

    Category average: 8.2

Simplified Vulnerability Management

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We utilize CVM to manage vulnerabilities and to mitigate those vulnerabilities found in a timely coordinated fashion. The product gives us a big picture of the threats found ranging from user end devices to server level systems. Having this information we are able then to mend these security gaps and patch systems to better protect our company as a whole.

Pros

  • Vulnerability tracking
  • Risk Meter reporting to pinpoint specific systems or vulnerabilities
  • Provides vulnerability scores to see what is high / medium / low urgency

Cons

  • Faster system scan times in background
  • more accurate vulnerability remediation links

Return on Investment

  • We have lowered our companies risk score from 850 to 660 in less than 6 months.
  • We have mitigated over 120,000 Vulnerabilities on our network since using CVM.
  • We have been able to streamline/prioritize patch management based off scans CVM provides from our assets.

Alternatives Considered

Automox, Microsoft Intune and Tenable Vulnerability Management

Other Software Used

Cisco Secure Endpoint, Cisco Umbrella, Automox, Microsoft Intune

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