Cisco Kenna is retiring, what's next?    

Don't just replace Kenna.
Upgrade to Continuous Asset Assurance.

Kenna's retirement isn't a tool swap, it's the signal to move from scanner-dependent triage to a model that continuously knows every asset, reduces real exposure, and proves control.

Zero
Agents required
6-10 weeks
Migration timeline
30-50%
Tool spend reduction
Native agentless discovery
endpoints, cloud, SaaS, OT/IoT, shadow IT
Cyber Hygiene IQ Score
a single grade boards and auditors understand
Closed-loop remediation
exposure reduction proven, not assumed
CAASM + VM + Hygiene
consolidated into one SaaS subscription
Request your custom ROI model

 

Why a like-for-like Kenna swap fails

Scanner blind spots persist

Unmanaged, unagented, and shadow assets remain invisible, just as they were in Kenna.

Remediation fatigue returns

More prioritization still produces larger queues, not less exposure on what actually matters.

Prioritization ≠ assurance

Ranking findings is not the same as proving control. Boards and auditors need evidence.

Stack grows, not shrinks

Adding another point tool increases complexity instead of solving first-gen RBVM limits.

Three Imperatives for Kenna Displacement

ApexaiQ's Kenna Displacement Assurance is built on three pillars that first-generation RBVM was never designed to satisfy.

01
Know every asset

Move from "we know what our scanners see" to "we know every asset we're accountable for." Agentless discovery across your full hybrid estate.

  • Endpoints & servers
  • Cloud & SaaS assets
  • OT / IoT devices
  • Shadow IT & unmanaged
02
Reduce real exposure

Machine-speed threats require continuously shrinking what can actually be exploited, with exploitability context, asset criticality, and risk-based paths.

  • KEV & EPSS context
  • Asset criticality weighting
  • Risk-based remediation
  • Attack path closure
03
Prove control

Evidence that remediation occurred, exposure shrank, and the hygiene story is explainable to executives, produced by controls, not assembled for audits.

  • Closed-loop verification
  • IQ Score 60–160
  • Executive-ready narrative
  • Audit-ready artifacts

ApexaiQ vs Kenna Security

Capability Kenna ApexaiQ
Asset discovery Scanner dependent Native agentless discovery
Asset visibility Limited for unmanaged and shadow assets Broader estate visibility
Scoring Risk-based prioritization IQ Score plus cyber hygiene context
Remediation Ticket oriented Closed-loop verification
Compliance More manual reporting Live mapping and automation

Replace Kenna without losing a step

A structured 10-week migration that runs ApexaiQ alongside Kenna so you see what you've been missing, before you cut over.

01
Weeks 1–2
Know every asset

Inventory Kenna integrations, scanner stack, and current asset counts

    Define baseline    

02
Weeks 3–6
Parallel run

Deploy ApexaiQ agentless alongside Kenna. See what Kenna missed in days.

    Side-by-side view    

03
Weeks 7–10
Cut over

Redirect ticketing workflows to ApexaiQ. Kenna stays in read-only mode.

    Zero visibility gap    

04
Post cut-over
Optimize

Retire redundant tools, document ROI, institutionalize IQ Score cadence.

    Continuous assurance    

From Kenna program cost to assurance ROI

Mid-market Kenna programs typically run $100K–$500K+/year when you include licensing, scanners, integration work, and operational labor.

Typical Kenna program costs
  • Kenna licensing fees
  • One or more enterprise scanners
  • Integration & connector work
  • Operational labor to maintain the stack
ApexaiQ displacement ROI
  • Eliminates separate discovery tools
  • Reduces adjacent hygiene product spend
  • Consolidates vendors & integration overhead
  • Proof of control = fewer audit prep costs
30–50%

Organizations can often reduce overlapping tool spend and operating effort through consolidation to a single ApexaiQ subscription.