What is Cisco Umbrella, and why should I use it?

What is Cisco Umbrella, and why should I use it?

There's an old saying in the IT/Cybersecurity department:

"We're not happy until you're unhappy!" 

With each layer of security implemented, there's a certain level of "inconvenience" associated.  Security these days is an absolute necessity.  BUT, it doesn't have to ruin your experience when using your computer day to day. 



Cisco Umbrella blocks daily:

  • 16 million command and control requests
  • 50 million phishing attempts
  • 103+ million malware related requests
Cisco Umbrella is the first line of defense for attacks on the internet. It will protect users that are connecting from many locations and devices.  Umbrella can uncover current and emerging threats, providing visibility for activity across all devices and ports, and stops attacks earlier.

How Umbrella Enables Remote Work

Cisco Umbrella’s lightweight Roaming Client (5mbs) agent can easily be mass deployed in as little as one hour to all employee laptops by serving two sole purposes. First, regardless of where the end device connects to the internet, the RC forces all traffic to route through Cisco Umbrella DNS resolvers. Second, the RC acts as a unique identifier by allowing you to enforce security protection and content filtering on the device without the need for a VPN and brings full visibility into internet activity.

The Cisco Umbrella global network was built from the ground up with scale in mind. Umbrella process billions of DNS requests from millions of users every day across 32 data centers worldwide. Coupling that worldwide scale with the use of Anycast routing, Cisco ensures that your request is sent to the fastest available data center with automated failover.




PCNY will work with you to ensure a quick and smooth adoption of Cisco Umbrella. Our team is standing by to speak with you to identify your security concerns and deploy solutions to solve even the hardest of challenges.  Contact us today: (585) 451-1300 or Click HERE

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