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Cisco Umbrella DNS Security Advantage

Every day, Cisco Umbrella powers a secure, reliable, and fast internet experience to hundreds of millions of global users. By enforcing security at the DNS layer, Umbrella blocks requests to malicious domains before a connection is even made, effectively stopping threats in their tracks.

Key Features

Here are the key features of Cisco Umbrella DNS Security Advantage package:

1. DNS-layer Security: Blocks malicious requests at the DNS layer before a connection is established, stopping threats before they reach the network or endpoints.

2. Global Threat Intelligence: Powered by Cisco Talos, providing unmatched visibility into DNS activity worldwide and superior threat detection.

3. Advanced Threat Protection: Defends against a wide range of threats including malware, ransomware, phishing, and botnets.

4. Cloud-based Architecture: Offers fast, reliable, and secure internet experience without hardware installation or software maintenance.

5. On and Off-network Protection: Protects users both on the corporate network and when working remotely.

6. Selective Proxy: Routes risky domain requests to a proxy for deeper URL and file inspection.

7. App Discovery and Blocking: Provides visibility into cloud app usage and allows blocking of specific applications.

8. Integration Capabilities: Offers APIs for integration with other security solutions and orchestration workflows.

9. Flexible Deployment: Supports various deployment methods including on-network (via routers, DHCP servers) and off-network (for mobile devices).

10. Real-time Threat Intelligence: Uses machine learning and statistical models to identify and defend against new attacks.

11. Umbrella Investigate: Provides real-time context into threats for faster incident investigation and response.

12. Compliance Support: Helps organizations meet various industry and government regulations.

13. Easy Management: Offers a browser-based interface for quick configuration and ongoing management.

14. Scalability: Easily scales to accommodate network growth, including new branches, data centers, or cloud workloads.

15. Performance Improvement: Can improve DNS response times and overall network performance.

These features make Cisco Umbrella DNS Security Advantage a comprehensive solution for protecting against internet-based threats while providing improved visibility, control, and performance.

Description

Stop threats before they hit your network or endpoints
Most companies leave their DNS resolution up to their ISP. However, as more organizations adopt direct-to-internet connections that bypass VPNs, a DNS blind spot is created. With Umbrella DNS security, DNS requests precede the IP connection, enabling the DNS to log requested domains regardless of the port or protocol. Umbrella can then block requests to malware, ransomware, phishing attempts, and botnets before a connection is even established.

Enhanced protection for a remote workforce
Deploy Umbrella and gain a new layer of protection in mere minutes, reduce bandwidth costs and simplify security management. The Umbrella APIs enables other security solutions to leverage Umbrella’s capabilities such as identifying risky destinations and blocking them. This means you’ll benefit from extended mitigation everywhere, no matter where users are logging in.

Stop threats before they hit your network or endpoints
Most companies leave their DNS resolution up to their ISP. However, as more organizations adopt direct-to-internet connections that bypass VPNs, a DNS blind spot is created. With Umbrella DNS security, DNS requests precede the IP connection, enabling the DNS to log requested domains regardless of the port or protocol. Umbrella can then block requests to malware, ransomware, phishing attempts, and botnets before a connection is even established.

Enhanced protection for a remote workforce
Deploy Umbrella and gain a new layer of protection in mere minutes, reduce bandwidth costs and simplify security management. The Umbrella APIs enables other security solutions to leverage Umbrella’s capabilities such as identifying risky destinations and blocking them. This means you’ll benefit from extended mitigation everywhere, no matter where users are logging in.

How-To

FAQs

What is Cisco Umbrella DNS Security Advantage?
Cisco Umbrella DNS Security Advantage is a cloud-based security solution that provides protection at the DNS layer, blocking threats before they reach the network or endpoints.
How does Umbrella DNS security work?
It monitors DNS requests from endpoints and network devices, leverages threat intelligence to block risky sites, and enforces security policies to protect users both on and off the corporate network.
What types of threats does it protect against?
It protects against malware, ransomware, phishing, botnets, and other cyber threats.