Cisco Umbrella Insights
Cisco Umbrella Insights provides advanced threat intelligence and security visibility to protect your business network from evolving cyber threats.
- Advanced Threat Intelligence: Gain proactive insights into emerging threats and attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures.
- Enhanced Visibility: Understand internet activity across your network to identify and block malicious domains, IPs, and files.
- Security Policy Enforcement: Apply granular security policies to control access to risky applications and websites.
- Compliance Support: Assist in meeting regulatory requirements by providing detailed logging and reporting on internet usage.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Umbrella Insights is a cloud-delivered security platform license that unlocks advanced threat intelligence and visibility capabilities. It provides critical insights into internet usage, identifies potential threats, and enables proactive security policy enforcement to protect your organization's digital assets.
This license is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to strengthen their security posture without the overhead of complex on-premises solutions. It integrates with existing network infrastructure to provide a unified view of security events and risks.
- Actionable Threat Intelligence: Access real-time data on global threats, including malware, phishing, and botnets.
- DNS and IP Layer Security: Block malicious internet activity at the earliest point of connection.
- Web Content Filtering: Control access to inappropriate or risky websites and applications.
- Investigative Dashboards: Analyze security events and trends to understand your threat landscape.
- API Access: Integrate Umbrella data with other security tools for enhanced automation and response.
Empower your IT team with the intelligence needed to defend against modern cyber threats, ensuring business continuity and data protection.
What This Enables
Enable proactive threat blocking
Enable teams to automatically block access to known malicious domains, IPs, and URLs before they can impact the network. This prevents malware infections and phishing attacks, safeguarding sensitive business data.
cloud-managed networks, distributed workforces, BYOD environments, endpoint security management
Gain visibility into internet usage
Streamline the process of understanding how users interact with the internet, identifying risky applications or sites. This visibility is crucial for enforcing acceptable use policies and detecting potential security policy violations.
network traffic analysis, security policy development, compliance auditing, incident response planning
Automate security policy enforcement
Automate the application of security policies across all connected devices, regardless of location. This ensures consistent protection and reduces the manual effort required to manage security configurations.
centralized security management, remote office security, mobile workforce protection, unified threat management
Key Features
DNS and IP Layer Enforcement
Blocks malicious internet activity at the earliest point of connection, preventing malware and phishing attacks.
Web Content Filtering
Controls access to inappropriate or risky websites and applications, enhancing user productivity and security.
Advanced Threat Intelligence
Provides real-time data on global threats, enabling proactive defense against emerging risks.
Investigative Dashboards
Offers detailed analysis of security events and trends, improving threat detection and response.
API Access
Allows integration with other security tools for automated workflows and enhanced security operations.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, which Umbrella Insights supports through advanced threat intelligence and logging.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy laws like HIPAA, necessitating strong security measures to prevent breaches and ensure the integrity of patient information, a need met by Umbrella's threat blocking and visibility.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client data and are prime targets for cyberattacks, requiring advanced security to prevent data exfiltration and maintain client trust and compliance.
Retail & Hospitality
Retail and hospitality businesses handle customer payment information and personal data, making them targets for attacks. Umbrella Insights helps secure their networks and comply with standards like PCI DSS.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Umbrella Insights?
Cisco Umbrella Insights is a cloud-delivered security intelligence and visibility license. It provides advanced threat data and reporting to help businesses protect their networks from cyber threats.
What kind of threats does Umbrella Insights help protect against?
It helps protect against a wide range of threats including malware, phishing, ransomware, and botnets by blocking malicious domains, IPs, and URLs.
Does this license require on-premises hardware?
No, Cisco Umbrella Insights is a cloud-delivered service, meaning it does not require significant on-premises hardware investments. It integrates with your existing network.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.