Cisco Umbrella
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Cisco Umbrella helps act as a proxy to filter malicious domains and URLs, all the while providing DDoS protection and an extra layer of security, so that Cisco Umbrella is making the internet queries on behalf of our company. Umbrella also provides forensics so we can trace any malicious attacks.
Pros
- Protects against malicious urls and domains
- protects against ddos
- Acts a s proxy and provides and extra layer of security
Cons
- Cisco umbrella could provide reverse proxy capabilities for return traffic
- cisco umbrella could have more integration with our different security systems
- cisco umbrella could have an agentless solution
Return on Investment
- Cisco Umbrella helped protect any ddos on our dynamic nats
- Cisco Umbrella helped secure our company from malicious domains and urls
- Cisco Umbrella helped encrypt our https traffic
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Umbrella and Cisco Firepower 2100 Series
Other Software Used
Cisco Catalyst 8000 Edge Platforms, Cisco 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 1000), Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls - PA Series
