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Umbrella DNS Security Essentials

Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1

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    Information Technology and Services

good security part in a whole client security scenario

  • July 12, 2018
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
easy to use and implent, nice portal for logging, actual filters
What do you dislike about the product?
you must know the details of your networks in all location, otherwise you will get in trouble with the solution
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
DNS connect to bots or criminal side, data transfer, botnets, hackers
Recommendations to others considering the product:
i would use this produvt, because it very actual at the attacks


    Consumer Services

Okay for internet security, but not the best

  • July 02, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Open DNS was a free option with my internet router which was great! Pretty easy to use.
What do you dislike about the product?
It did not block the things we had set it to block. Not the best for internet filtering. It is also not user friendly if you aren’t familiar with tech lingo and deciding URLS
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Open DNS offers the ability to block use of certain websites and keeps employees and me on task as we work.


    George V.

Ease and peace of mind

  • June 29, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Easy to deploy. Clear steps all the way and know exactly what to expect and how
What do you dislike about the product?
when, for any reason, tunnel to umbrella is down, users are not getting any DNS response
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Web security with zero day defense, lock-down functionality so users cannot bypass the protection, concrete and thorough reporting
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Easy and fast to deploy with clear vision. Works in combination (or not) with other security products. Integrates easily on existing Cisco infrastructure.


    Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Great easy to use product; average support

  • June 21, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and implement! Also makes me feel safer while browsing internet
What do you dislike about the product?
It always interferes with other web filtering products. The support also takes a while to address issues and I really don’t want to pay more for extra support
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
To protect ourselves from threats on the internet like phishing, malware and ransomware etc.


    Photography

Top Notch Cloud Based Security

  • June 21, 2018
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
I believe that Cisco Umbrella provides top notch security at an even deeper level than standard security programs which helps to ensure my marketing campaigns are never interrupted by malware or harmful attackers. The program is compatible with many other anti-virus programs and can be integrated as an additional layer of protection for local networks/devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
I think Cisco Umbrella really has a lot going for them as their customer service team and technical team have been extremely helpful if needed, and the program has never shut down or been compromised in my time using it. I cant complain about it at the present time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am keeping my confidential marketing and campaign data safe from prying hackers or competitors through a cloud based security program. The benefits of a cloud based security service are amazing and vary greatly. I keep data and workplace information safe and sound without the fear of possibly getting infiltrated and infected.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I definitely feel Cisco Umbrella should be considered for most business and individual needs pertaining to sensitive work data on the web or on a local network.


    Restaurants

Embodies what’s needed in the workforce

  • June 20, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
The ability to communicate on a much wider variety of platforms.
What do you dislike about the product?
It is not as user friendly as some things
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Carries out upon multiple platforms allowing communications to be heard and seen
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Pay attention during training.


    Rachel F.

Cisco Umbrella is fine

  • June 19, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Its user friendly - there aren't a lot of wires and hookups and have to push this button etc etc.
What do you dislike about the product?
Quality is pretty low - ive never had crystal clear anything, and graphics and design aren't anything to write home about
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
There are some employees who don't work in the office, so when having a creative group meeting it's nice to have everyone "there" in some way. It's so much easier than trying to plan something on the phone or in email individually, getting rid of that back and fourth
Recommendations to others considering the product:
easy to use, great for fast communication with team and employees


    Information Technology and Services

DNS security

  • June 13, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Prior to using Cisco Umbrella we rarely monitored or had anything in place for DNS security. We have various Cisco Firewalls and have access lists in place to permit and deny traffic to various websites, but creating a ruleset for DNS is cumbersome and difficult to manage.
What do you dislike about the product?
In the beginning, it was a little daunting with all of the options available. The menu on the side expands to reveal countless configurable options, so when we signed up and got started it seemed like it was going to be difficult to configure and deploy. However, after reviewing some videos on setting it up and reading the documentation it was fairly easy to have ready to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using Cisco Umbrella to solve our gap in DNS based security. We have next-generation firewalls in place that do provide some URL based monitoring and filtering, but they lack in giving us a big picture view of our DNS footprint. Cisco Umbrella provides other options not available in our next-generation firewalls and give us a better picture of our DNS security.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Test it out and see if it helps you uncover gaps in your DNS security, it certainly helped bring some areas of interest in our organization!


    Computer & Network Security

Great Layer of Security for your network

  • May 15, 2018
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What do you like best about the product?
Low weight client, you forget its there! Also for mobile users everywhere the device travels it must follow your DNS rules, you can filter categories and specific sites to be blocked no matter where they connect from. The on-site virtual appliances work great on-site and have never had an issue. What I like best is the cloud dashboard for configuring the product, very easy to use and very easy to integrate with AD to get actionable data.
What do you dislike about the product?
I cannot really think of anything I have ever disliked about this product to be honest, it does a great job and is a great layer for security. If anything remember you cannot rely solely on this tool, its just one of many layers all businesses should add on to their existing security packages. Sometimes AD info is not 100% free flowing but it could be issue on my end that has nothing to do with Umbrella product at all.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ability to block categories / urls of web traffic which even computers / devices must follow when they leave the building. Greater visibility into what people are doing outside of the building. I like the cloud component of this as well because as soon as I block something in the cloud management, its going to be blocked by all my devices in my building as well as every mobile device with the client loaded.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Definitely try the trial out and see what your current products are missing that it blocks. It will prove its value on this alone out of the box. Also keep in mind DNS is the first thing used when anyone clicks a bad / malicious link. This can block it before anything ever even occurs at that level. For those wondering what if someone clicks a static IP link, this does intercept that as well, not just host based. Also the DNS traffic is 100% encrypted with this product. MY IPS product by default had issues on the firewall level because most things trying to hide encrypt the DNS traffic. Just be aware is all.


    Telecommunications

Useful for rapid Investigations

  • February 23, 2018
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
I used Cisco Umbrella during WannaCry Campaign to check if some of our customer were affected and block all the DNS requests on time. We also found several others indication of compromises that helped us to localize other infections on endpoints and correctly review our security policies
What do you dislike about the product?
1) Some customers are scared about using Cloud bases applications.
2) To extend visibility behind nat gateways is required to install a virtual appliance. I suggest to consider to integrate this feature in the Cisco Security solution in order to accelerate the adoption by Cisco Security customers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
End user protection both on and off corporate network. The Off network protection is able to protect the endpoint wherever you are with very low bandwidth requirements (like remote locations or low performance mobile networks) and without obliging the user to connect via VPN in order to be protected by corporate rules.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
For an effective visibility consider to deploy on the whole company (HQ, Branches, Remote Workers) and to integrated it with SIEM in order to better investigate incident