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Cisco Umbrella

byCisco Systems
in Data Loss Prevention
4.4
2025

Overview

Product Information on Cisco Umbrella

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Cisco Umbrella?

Cisco Umbrella is a cloud-delivered security software designed to protect users from online threats and enforce security policies across networks and devices. It enables organizations to secure internet access by offering DNS-layer protection, web filtering, and secure gateway capabilities. The software provides visibility into user activity, blocks malicious domains and content, and prevents connections to sites hosting malware or phishing. Cisco Umbrella integrates threat intelligence to identify and mitigate potential risks before they impact endpoints, helping businesses to minimize exposure to ransomware, spyware, and other cyberattacks. The software supports remote and on-premises users, enabling consistent protection and policy enforcement for distributed workforces and various device environments.

Cisco Umbrella Pricing

Cisco Umbrella software uses a subscription-based pricing model that is tiered according to the number of users and level of functionality required. Pricing is structured on a per-user or per-device basis and varies depending on selected features such as secure web gateway, DNS-layer security, and cloud-delivered firewall capabilities. Multiple plans are available to accommodate varying organizational needs and deployment sizes.

Overall experience with Cisco Umbrella

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE
50M - 250M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“Cisco Umbrella Delivers Robust DNS Security and Efficient Cloud-Based Protection”

5.0
Nov 12, 2025
My overall experience with Cisco Umbrella has been very good. It has a stong DNS layer security and it blocks the malicious domains before establishing a connection with them . It is also a cloud-based SAAS solution so it works well for all types of users like remote users, on premise users, etc.
SECURITY ANALYST
3B - 10B USD, Retail
CRITICAL

“Ease of Use Noted, But Key DNS Ruling Requires Costly Upgrade”

3.0
Sep 15, 2025
The product is easy to use, but the basic protection does not allow you to do DNS rulling without buying a different, really expensive package.

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Gartner Peer Insights recognizes vendors who meet or exceed both the market average Overall Experience and the market average User Interest and Adoption score through a Customers’ Choice distinction.
2025
For Market:
Data Loss Prevention

About Company

Company Description

Updated 8th February 2024

Cisco is a company that specializes in networking technologies, particularly Internet Protocol (IP)-based solutions. It was established in 1984 by a group of computer scientists from Stanford University. As of today, Cisco has a global workforce, continuing to innovate in various fields, notably in routing and switching. Adding to its core business, the company also delves into emerging technologies including home networking, IP telephony, optical networking, security features, storage area networking, and wireless technology. Moreover, Cisco extends its expertise to offer a sweeping range of services such as technical support and advanced services. The company sells its products and services on an enterprise level, to commercial businesses, service providers, and end-users.

Company Details

Updated 25th June 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1984
Head office location
San Jose, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
http://www.cisco.com

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Cisco Umbrella Likes & Dislikes

Like

The qualities which I really liked about the product are : 1) Strong threat intel - Cisco Umbrella is integrated with Cisco Talos and also uses machine learning and real time data to stop attacks 2) Cloud based environment - Since it's a SAAS based solution so it becomes really helpful to scale the solution as per the requirement. 3) Fast performance and efficiency - the performance observed by the users is remarkable

Like

easy of use for basic blocking and investigation on requests

Like

Integration with other Cisco solutions. The replication time to the clients is a good thing too. Agent installation to the clients have different ways, which makes it easy for those who are managing.

Dislike

The things which I disliked about the product are : - 1) Multiple licenses - it has multiple licenses and the features are limited to different types of licenses, for example the feature to integrate the users from DUO is limited to higher license only. The licensing tiers are also complex and users get confused in it sometims 2) Cost and expenses - The cost is higher than the other DNS security competitors. 3) Integrations - integrating with 3rd part tools and also with AD and other IDp is a complex task and sometimes the connectors used to integrate doesn't work so they ahve to be changed as per the customer's environment requirements

Dislike

The fact that the most basic feature that a DNS firewall should perform (ruling) is mostly part of a different, very expensive package.

Dislike

I don't like when we use LDAP to use the access based on AD groups. If you have 200 policies created, you need to create different combinations for the groups or users, because the application reads the policies from top to down, if it matches, it stops to read anything left.

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4.4

(487 Ratings)

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  • TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Cisco Umbrella Delivers Robust DNS Security and Efficient Cloud-Based Protection

    5.0
    Nov 12, 2025
    My overall experience with Cisco Umbrella has been very good. It has a stong DNS layer security and it blocks the malicious domains before establishing a connection with them . It is also a cloud-based SAAS solution so it works well for all types of users like remote users, on premise users, etc.
  • IT PROVIDER MANAGEMENT CONNECTIVITY
    1B-10B USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Cisco Umbrella - A very good option for content filtering

    5.0
    Oct 20, 2025
    Umbrella is a very good content filtering solution, it is easy to configure and to manage.
  • JUNIOR IT SECURITY ENGINEER
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Cisco Umbrella Provides Reliable Security Logs But SSL Inspection Can Cause Issues

    4.0
    Oct 1, 2025
    Cisco Umbrella is used for Web Protection and in conjunction with Cisco AnyConnect also as a Supplicant for 802.1x. Web Security is solid, it has good audit logs and allows us to protect our organisation from malicious websites.
  • TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER
    50M-1B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Cisco Umbrella - An Amazing and Reliable DLP Solution

    5.0
    Feb 9, 2026
    Cisco Umbrella protects users and devices from threats that would otherwise result in data loss. It is our secure internet gateway for our distributed workforce. The platform acts as a Secure Web Gateway, SIG, CASB and is also a great DLP solution and has greatly enhanced our security posture. It protects our data on-cloud and on-premises.
  • IT Manager
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Your WEB and DNS filter for the twenty-first century

    5.0
    Oct 27, 2025
    Cisco Umbrella is used throughout our business. It is used by our business to safeguard DNS access to "time-wasting" sites such as personal mail, which has been a source of hazardous files, personal file share sites, and to monitor and prohibit access to unsuitable sites. while we utilize it throughout our business, we provide various departments differing access to satisfy different demands.
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