Any board member is proud when a company they're supporting achieves a good exit. And I'm thrilled to offer my congratulations to Kenna Security. Kenna is now part of the Cisco Security team, where they will enhance Cisco's XDR strategy with their world-class, risk-based vulnerability management platform.

I'd also like to recognize the Kenna team. Karim, Ed, Jeff and the entire executive team will bring their incredible depth of experience and dedication to help Cisco create, and ultimately dominate, the vulnerability management space. It's a great move for both Kenna and Cisco; I can't wait to see all that will result from this powerhouse partnership.

From a product perspective, there's a lot to be said about the technical benefits, the value-add for enterprise customers, and the strategy behind the acquisition. But I'd like to reflect on the lessons of category building from Kenna's journey in hopes of helping others who are similarly excited and determined to create something new like Kenna did.