Cisco Umbrella

Cisco Umbrella

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Cisco Umbrella

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Great security option

9 out of 10
July 05, 2022
Cisco Umbrella is an excellent security solution for our needs. We have a very distributed workforce across both geographies and office …
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Umbrella Value Add

10 out of 10
March 29, 2022
I started using Cisco Umbrella for just DNS Security. That alone protected my organization from 95% of the malicious traffic that was …
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What is Cisco Umbrella?

Cisco now offers OpenDNS Umbrella Web Filtering. Cisco acquired OpenDNS in August 2015, and rebranded the product as Cisco Umbrella.

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  • No setup fee

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  • Premium Consulting / Integration Services

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Product Details

What is Cisco Umbrella?

Cisco Umbrella, a key component of Cisco's secure access service edge (SASE) architecture, integrates multiple security services in a single, centrally managed, cloud-native solution to secure access to the internet and control cloud app usage. By unifying secure web gateway, firewall, DNS-layer security, threat intelligence, and cloud access security broker (CASB) solutions, Cisco Umbrella helps reduce the resources required for deployment, configuration, and integration. And, by delivering this functionality from the cloud, you can scale to meet the needs of a remote and roaming workforce, shifting network perimeter, and multi-cloud environment — all while simplifying security. Umbrella can be easily integrated with an SD-WAN implementation to provide a combination of performance, security, and flexibility to delight both end users and a security team.

Cisco Umbrella Features

  • Supported: DNS-layer security
  • Supported: Secure web gateway (full proxy)
  • Supported: Cloud access security broker (CASB) functionality
  • Supported: Cloud-delivered firewall
  • Supported: Interactive threat intelligence
  • Supported: Integrates with SD-WAN

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Cisco Umbrella Technical Details

Deployment TypesSaaS
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Chromebooks
Supported Countries190 Countries

Frequently Asked Questions

Cisco now offers OpenDNS Umbrella Web Filtering. Cisco acquired OpenDNS in August 2015, and rebranded the product as Cisco Umbrella.

Cloudflare, Akamai, and Zscaler Internet Access are common alternatives for Cisco Umbrella.

Reviewers rate Availability highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Cisco Umbrella are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees) and the Information Technology & Services industry.

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August 16, 2022

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David Rivera | TrustRadius Reviewer
David Rivera
IT Software Asset Mangement
Atos (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 10 out of 10
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10
Attention and technical support has always been very timely. They have always given me answers when we have presented any technical or knowledge problem. At the beginning when we acquired the service license, the guidance they gave us was well received and very timely to be able to take advantage of everything it has to offer, and today they still continue to help us whenever we need it.
August 09, 2022

Unexpected Side Effects and Poor Support Lead to a Frustrating Experience

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees
Score 6 out of 10
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2
Cisco Umbrella support is not good. The support is only provided by email and replies take around a day to be received. This has led to a lot of frustration from our technicians and clients when systems do not work and we don't have a resolution. The overage knowledge of the product my most support technicians seems sub-par.
July 09, 2022

A must have product for your security stack.

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Director in Information Technology
Consumer Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
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Support Rating
9
We have not had a chance to use Cisco support frequently, but when we needed to troubleshoot some issues that we were having with the agent installation, the support was very responsive and the solution that they offered worked. The only reason I give it one less point is that the turnaround time for non-critical issues is very long.
July 08, 2022

Our backup to Securely

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Shaun Stockton
Security Systems Analyst
Council Bluffs Community School District (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
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I have not had to use the support myself yet. When the product is set up it runs and works just fine. We occasionally have to add websites to the deny or allow list when issues arise. This is really a pretty simple task.
July 08, 2022

Umbrella covers your back!

ILEANA COLMENTER | TrustRadius Reviewer
ILEANA COLMENTER
Regional Account Manager - Hospitality
Connext (by Migesa) (Telecommunications, 201-500 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Review Source
Support Rating
10
You have a basic and an advanced support. Both offer the best support allowing you to create a case in almost any language and you will have the resolution faster than other vendors. In case they struggle with the solution because of a client’s network issue, they open a conversation with your team to find the way out.
July 07, 2022

Cisco Umbrella provides great security coverage

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Technician in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
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Support Rating
9
Cisco Umbrella has been serving our organization's needs for over some years now. The parameters we have set up with the Cisco Umbrella client work wonders for all our organizational tech. They are definitely providing us secure risk management remotely and I would recommend this product to anyone that wants to monitor their organization's devices properly.
July 06, 2022

Great extra security layer for your remote workers

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Carlos Coque
System Administrator
IBEX Payroll Services (Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
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Review Source
Support Rating
10
To be honest we didn't need to use Cisco Umbrella support too many times. That was exactly because the product runs smoothly and with no failures. We used their support a couple of times to ask for help on doing some specific configurations. Cisco Umbrella's interface is sometimes confusing and it might take some time to find stuff you don't regularly use.
July 05, 2022

Great security option

Verified User
General Manager in Corporate
Financial Services Company, 1-10 employees
Score 9 out of 10
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Support Rating
9
We have been Cisco fans for quite some time. This product / support team lives up to expectations and the high degree of service we have come to expect from them. Whenever we had any sort of question / issue (which there were not many, as this was fairly seamless to integrate) they were responsive and helpful towards finding a solution.
July 05, 2022

Cisco Umbrella

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Jorge Ortega
IT
Lea County Electric (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
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Support Rating
8
When we first implemented Umbrella and got some servers running for the instance we had some issues that we needed help with. We contacted our Cisco Representative and in a few minutes we were on a call being guided on what we needed to do and not to do.
We also tried Getting our meraki AP's integrated with the Umbrella and they also helped us get that running.
June 15, 2022

Keep malware from raining on your parade with Cisco Umbrella

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 201-500 employees
Score 10 out of 10
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Support Rating
7
A Cisco TAC case is usually very helpful. However, they have a number of dud technicians scattered throughout their organization. It is also very difficult to get help when you need it; I have found scheduling a call a few days out to be the most successful way of receiving assistance.
March 29, 2022

Umbrella Value Add

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Environmental Services Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 10 out of 10
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Support Rating
10
Easiest implementation compared to any other tool. It is also the most reliable connection we have at the edge providing unmatched security.
March 10, 2022

Cisco Umbrella is worth considering, but lacks refinement and does not integrate seamlessly with other Cisco and Meraki products.

Nicolas Tenthorey | TrustRadius Reviewer
Nicolas Tenthorey
Information Technology Team Lead
West Star Aviation, LLC (Aviation & Aerospace, 501-1000 employees)
Score 5 out of 10
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Verified User
Review Source
Support Rating
2
I feel getting support for Cisco Umbrella is just as difficult as it is for other Cisco products. In my experience, it's very clunky and cumbersome for the customer to get actual help. Jumping through hoops and logins to identify a product contract and customer agreement number is commonplace when trying to open a case with TAC. Cisco should take notes from Meraki, where it's a lot easier to get help.
March 03, 2022

Umbrella DNS

Verified User
Administrator in Information Technology
Real Estate Company, 51-200 employees
Score 9 out of 10
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Verified User
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Support Rating
9
Cisco support can be...challenging. It would really depend on which tier was paid for but as of late it has been disappointing. I believe a large part of the poor support is the constant restructuring from Cisco. The Support web interface is constantly changing making it difficult to create a case. Another challenge is the technicians. For the most part, when opening a case we have received Cisco's white sheets from support technicians rather than troubleshooting support.
February 18, 2022

Great for DNS monitoring and visibility

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employees
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User
Review Source
Support Rating
7
Our network team mostly works with Cisco support but from what I understand, they were pretty helpful because we're an enterprise company. We use a few other Cisco products, so we do get a pretty good response from Cisco customer support. I'm not a fan of Cisco's SSO because we can't put it behind Okta but that's beyond the scope of this.
November 25, 2021

Fast and agile cloud architecture to extend network's protection

Christer Geberg | TrustRadius Reviewer
Christer Geberg
Sr. Manager, Industry Marketing
Perficient (Information Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Review Source
Support Rating
10
The customer support is effective and reliable, they provide efficient services. Moreover, [trying] to track down security alerts from various technologies costs time, budget, and energy. That's why we need a robust solution to keep our networks secure and Cisco Umbrella is an intelligent and best network security firewall that can uncover current and emerging threats easily and keep our network protected from them.
November 06, 2021

Cisco Umbrella can save your day.

JC
Jeff Collins
Network Administrator
Plainfield Community Schools (Education Management, 501-1000 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Review Source
Support Rating
6
Cisco Umbrella is a pretty straightforward product and much of it doesn't need a lot of support. We do not purchase the highest level of Cisco Umbrella support so we have email support only. The turnaround at our level is not as good as I would like it to be. Subscribing to a higher level of support will be a goal to see if that does improve the response. That said, the support is usually very good and the Cisco Umbrella team is very helpful overall. They are also very open to input about improvements within the product.
September 13, 2021

SASE architecture which improves security, but simplifies management

PRAPHULLA DESHPANDE | TrustRadius Reviewer
PRAPHULLA DESHPANDE
Associate Consultant
Atos (Information Technology & Services, 10,001+ employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Review Source
Support Rating
9
  1. Reliable security coverage across all ports and protocols work similarly [to] firewall and proxy.
  2. Security protection on and off-network.
  3. Rapid deployment.
  4. Efficient management and easy to manage policies.
  5. Highly scalable Talos intelligence from Cisco.