Cisco Umbrella

Founded by David Ulevitch in 2006

Block malicious domains and threats at the DNS layer before they reach users

Cost

Free Trial

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Cisco Umbrella to protect your organization from cybersecurity threats by blocking malicious domains, IP addresses, and cloud applications at the DNS layer before connections are established. It combines DNS security, secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, data loss prevention, and firewall features in one cloud-delivered service. You can also secure remote workers, manage access to SaaS and private apps with zero trust policies, and get visibility into traffic and threats across your network.

What Cisco Umbrella does

Block DNS requests to known malicious domains automaticallyCreate unified security policies across DNS, web, and cloud app accessScan files uploaded to cloud storage for malwareSet up zero trust access rules for private internal applicationsMonitor all internet-bound traffic from users and devicesGenerate reports on blocked threats and policy violationsConfigure data loss prevention rules to flag or block sensitive data transfersDeploy DNS security across all company devices without hardware installationBlocks malicious domains at the DNS layer before any connection is madeIncludes built-in data loss prevention to protect sensitive informationScans and removes malware from cloud file storage appsCombines zero trust network access with VPN-as-a-Service for private app accessAI-powered controls for securing use of generative AI toolsDigital experience monitoring via ThousandEyes integration for troubleshootingFedRAMP authorized for government useBacked by Cisco Talos threat intelligence team for real-time threat data

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