In 2015, when Cisco bought OpenDNS and took a big step in cloud security equipment. Provides a Software As A Service or SaaS to provide security at the DNS protocol level.
What Is OpenDNS Platform?
Introduced in 2006 to improve and enhance user security using the DNS protocol, it gradually began developing and creating a product called OpenDNS Umbrella, which in 2012 was one of the enterprise security products. Provided to improve and enhance security at the DNS layer and protect both internal and external users.
its working mechanism is such that it categorizes malicious, authorized, and healthy IPs and does not allows access to malicious addresses and platforms. As the use of this product increased, the OpenDNS team introduced another product called OpenDNS Investigate in 2013, and this continued until 2015, when Cisco bought OpenDNS and renamed OpenDNS Umbrella to Cisco Umbrella. And SaaS security product. Introduced itself as a breakthrough in Cisco security products.
What Is Cisco Umbrella?
The Cisco Umbrella product can be identified as a SIG or Secure Internet Getaway in that it protects users against malicious and useful resources on the Internet, and the nature of this product is to provide security on the Internet for users and customers. The Cisco Umbrella product processes millions of requests daily and analyzes them to identify threats and malware, and prevent users from having problems with these boards.
What Security Services Does Cisco Umbrella Provide?
Security services provided by Cisco Umbrella include:
- Prevents malware, ransomware, fake and phishing pages, and malicious websites.
- Ability to inspect files by integrating Cisco Umbrella with Cisco security features including AMP
- Having more than 60 different security categories as well as having Black Lists and WhiteLists solves the needs of the organization.
- Protects users regardless of their geographical and spatial environment.
- Prevents web sentences, botnets, and C&C servers.
For example, when a client sends multiple requests to inappropriate domains, the client is identified as a high-risk client, and requests are blocked by Cisco Umbrella.
How does Cisco Umbrella work?
Cisco Umbrella monitors DNS requests and direct communications to an IP address to identify threats.
For example, when a client sends multiple requests to inappropriate domains, the client is identified as a high-risk client, and requests are blocked by Cisco Umbrella.
