Benefits of securing internet traffic using Cisco Umbrella include:

• Securing users and applications at the DNS layer before any connections are established thus reducing consequent packet processing resulting in faster protection.

• Uniform DNS control policies are applied for hybrid users (on premise users and roaming users).

• Umbrella blocks web requests as well as requests to malware, ransomware, phishing attempts, and botnets even before a connection is established thereby stopping threats before they hit your network or endpoints. This results in a dramatic reduction in the number of infections and alerts you need to remediate.

• Eliminates the need for advanced firewall features such as URL filtering and TLS decryption​.

• Auto tunnel setup requires minimal configuration in the management center.

• Automatic network tunnel configuration on the Umbrella dashboard.