Kenna Security End-of-Life

In this Use Case Brief, you’ll find:

• The architectural case for keeping vulnerability governance independent from any single scanner
• A capability-by-capability comparison between Kenna’s original RBVM model and ArmorCode’s platform
• Why Kenna customers are choosing ArmorCode as their transition path

What Happens to Kenna Customers Now That Cisco Has End-of-Lifed Kenna.VM?

Cisco’s decision to end-of-life Kenna Vulnerability Management, Kenna Vulnerability Intelligence, and the AppSec Module closes a chapter in vulnerability management, but it doesn’t have to close the architectural approach Kenna customers built their programs around. This brief breaks down why the principle behind Kenna (governance that sits above scanners, not inside one) still holds, and how ArmorCode carries that principle forward at enterprise scale.

Should Kenna Customers Move to a Scanner Platform’s Built-In RBVM?

Kenna customers should weigh scanner-platform RBVM carefully before consolidating, since scanner vendors like Tenable and Qualys tend to prioritize findings from their own engines due to tight coupling between detection and risk logic. Independent RBVM platforms normalize and prioritize findings across every scanning tool in the stack, preserving the vendor-agnostic model Kenna customers chose in the first place.

The question isn’t whether scanner platforms do good work. It’s whether folding governance into scanning still serves a program’s long-term needs.

How Does ArmorCode Deliver Parity With Kenna’s Core RBVM Capabilities?

ArmorCode matches Kenna across scanner-agnostic ingestion, risk-based prioritization beyond CVSS, centralized visibility and reporting, and SLA-driven remediation workflows. Customers get the same foundational model Kenna pioneered, now built for environments that span infrastructure, cloud, containers, code, CI/CD, and software supply chain.

What Does ArmorCode Add Beyond Kenna’s Original Vision?

ArmorCode extends RBVM with AI-powered correlation across tools and environments, agentic AI assistance through Anya for real-time insights and reporting, and no-code workflow automation with bi-directional integrations. Coverage spans infrastructure, cloud, containers, code, pipelines, and AI-generated applications, giving teams one system of record instead of a patchwork of point tools.

How Many Integrations Does ArmorCode Support for Migrating Kenna Data and Workflows?

ArmorCode supports 375+ pre-built, enterprise-grade integrations with new ones added continuously, plus multiple ingestion paths including API, file upload, and auto-discovery. Kenna customers who invested in custom integrations to unify diverse tooling can offload much of that maintenance burden during migration.

How Does ArmorCode Extend RBVM Into Unified Exposure Management?

ArmorCode extends RBVM into Unified Vulnerability Management, Unified Exposure Management, and Continuous Threat Exposure Management, correlating exploitable and reachable exposures across vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, identity, and software supply chain. This gives Kenna customers a program that scales with the environment instead of one built for a single use case.

Frequently Asked Questions About the Kenna End-of-Life Transition

Q: What is reaching end of life at Cisco?

A: Cisco Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Intelligence, and Application Security Module (formerly Kenna.VM, Kenna.VI, and AppSec) are reaching end of sale and end of life.

Q: Why did Kenna customers originally choose the platform?

A: Kenna customers adopted the platform for vendor-agnostic data ingestion, risk-based prioritization independent of scanner bias, and a centralized system of record for remediation decisions.

Q: What’s the risk of moving RBVM into a scanner platform?

A: Scanner platforms tend to prioritize findings from their own detection engines due to tight coupling between detection and risk logic, which can reintroduce the vendor bias Kenna customers originally moved away from.

Q: How many integrations does ArmorCode offer for a Kenna migration?

A: ArmorCode offers 375+ native, enterprise-grade integrations, with continuous additions and multiple ingestion methods.