With less budget, fewer resources, and more employees working from home than ever, you may be feeling overwhelmed. You are not alone. We’ve entered uncharted waters — but that doesn’t mean you’re left without a paddle and a lifejacket. As…
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Secure Anywhere. Protect Everywhere: The Power of Integrated Internet, Endpoint and Email Security
If you’re like me, you’re trying to pack too much “stuff” into your day. From following the news, to now home-schooling the kids, never-ending laundry… and somehow trying to set a good example for work-life balance, there are simply not…
DNS-Layer Security: What It Is and Why You Need It
In today’s blog, we’ll take a deeper dive into DNS-layer security — what it is, how it works, and how it can transform your network security for the better. The basics of DNS First, let’s review some fundamentals. The domain…
DNS-Layer Security: What It Is and Why You Need It
In today’s blog, we’ll take a deeper dive into DNS-layer security — what it is, how it works, and how it can transform your network security for the better. The basics of DNS First, let’s review some fundamentals. The domain…
What is CASB?
Overview A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) acts as an intermediary between cloud providers, cloud-based applications, and cloud consumers to enforce an organization’s security policies and usage. It is no secret that cloud adoption and the use of cloud applications…
What is a Proxy Server?
Overview A proxy server (also known as “a proxy” in IT circles) is an intermediary between an end user/computer and the internet. A proxy server acts just like a traffic conductor. Depending on where the proxy server lies in your…
What is a Proxy Server?
Overview A proxy server (also known as “a proxy” in IT circles) is an intermediary between an end user/computer and the internet. A proxy server acts just like a traffic conductor. Depending on where the proxy server lies in your…
AV-TEST Places Cisco Umbrella First in Security Efficacy
When it comes to rating the effectiveness of security solutions, efficacy is king. Why? All it takes is one malicious request slipping through the net for a damaging breach to take place. Lots of network security providers claim they are…
AV-TEST Places Cisco Umbrella First in Security Efficacy
When it comes to rating the effectiveness of security solutions, efficacy is king. Why? All it takes is one malicious request slipping through the net for a damaging breach to take place. Lots of network security providers claim they are…
Top 10 reasons why 22,000+ businesses point their DNS to Cisco Umbrella
At Cisco Umbrella, we are obsessed with inventing new technologies to secure users everywhere, speed up the internet, and move the state of the art for the Domain Name System (DNS) forward. The Cisco Umbrella global network handles 200+ billion…