Cisco Umbrella L7 Cloud Firewall
Cisco Umbrella L7 Cloud Firewall provides advanced security and visibility for your business network, ensuring compliance and protecting against threats with a fixed subscription term.
- License Term: Fixed subscription term ensures predictable security coverage and budget management.
- Feature Access: Unlocks advanced Layer 7 firewall capabilities for granular traffic inspection and policy enforcement.
- Compliance: Helps meet regulatory requirements by providing detailed logging and security controls.
- Continued Operation: Guarantees access to essential security updates and threat intelligence to maintain network integrity.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This Cisco Umbrella L7 Cloud Firewall license provides advanced security capabilities designed to protect your business network at the application layer. It enables granular control over network traffic, offering deep packet inspection and policy enforcement to block malicious content and enforce acceptable use policies.
Ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies, this subscription is deployed as a cloud-based service. It integrates with your existing network infrastructure to provide a secure internet gateway, safeguarding users and data from a wide range of online threats without requiring on-premises hardware.
- Layer 7 Inspection: Analyze and control traffic based on application type, not just ports and protocols.
- Threat Protection: Block access to malicious websites, phishing attempts, and malware distribution points.
- Content Filtering: Enforce acceptable use policies by restricting access to specific categories of websites.
- Visibility and Reporting: Gain insights into internet usage patterns and security events across your network.
- Cloud-Delivered Security: Benefit from a scalable, always-on security service managed by Cisco.
Secure your business's internet access with a cloud-native firewall that offers enterprise-grade protection without the enterprise overhead.
What This Enables
Enable granular application-level traffic control
Enable teams to enforce policies based on specific applications, regardless of port or protocol. Streamline the management of internet access by blocking or allowing applications to protect against shadow IT and policy violations.
cloud-first environments, hybrid networks, distributed workforces, managed service environments
Protect against advanced web-based threats
Automate the blocking of malicious websites, phishing attempts, and malware downloads across all user devices. Provide continuous protection against emerging threats through Cisco's global threat intelligence.
organizations with remote employees, businesses handling sensitive data, companies with BYOD policies, networks with high internet usage
Streamline content filtering and policy enforcement
Streamline the enforcement of acceptable use policies by categorizing and blocking access to non-business-related websites. Support compliance requirements by maintaining a secure and productive online environment for all employees.
regulated industries, educational institutions, businesses with employee monitoring needs, organizations requiring content governance
Key Features
Layer 7 Application Visibility and Control
Gain granular control over network traffic by identifying and managing applications, enhancing security and enforcing usage policies.
Cloud-Based Threat Protection
Automatically block access to malicious websites, phishing sites, and malware, protecting users and data from a wide range of online threats.
Content Filtering
Enforce acceptable use policies and maintain productivity by restricting access to specific categories of websites.
DNS and IP Layer Enforcement
Provide foundational security by blocking access to known malicious domains and IP addresses at the earliest point of connection.
Fixed Subscription Licensing
Ensure predictable security costs and continuous access to the latest security features and threat intelligence.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with strict regulations like PCI DSS and GLBA, which this firewall helps address through advanced threat prevention and logging.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare providers must adhere to HIPAA regulations for patient data privacy, necessitating strong security controls and detailed audit trails for network access, which Umbrella provides.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services organizations handle confidential client information and must maintain client trust through stringent data security and compliance with data protection laws.
Retail & Hospitality
Retailers and hospitality businesses need to protect customer payment data and ensure secure online transactions, while also managing employee internet usage to maintain productivity and compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Umbrella L7 Cloud Firewall?
Cisco Umbrella L7 Cloud Firewall is a cloud-delivered security service that provides advanced threat protection and application-level visibility for your business network. It helps block malware, phishing, and other threats while allowing granular control over internet usage.
What does a Layer 7 firewall do?
A Layer 7 firewall, also known as an application-layer firewall, inspects network traffic at the application level. This allows it to identify and control specific applications (like social media or file-sharing services) rather than just blocking or allowing traffic based on ports and protocols.
Who is this license intended for?
This license is intended for businesses of all sizes, particularly SMB and mid-market companies, that need to secure their internet access and protect their users from online threats. It is designed for organizations that use IT for their own operations.
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.