You see, a core component of Off-network security for Cisco Umbrella is lightweight connector deployed as either a dedicated connector (Called “Roaming Client”, also referred to as “RC” from now on) or as a module within Anyconnect (referred to as “Roaming security module”) - and this is where all the off-network protection and content security enforcement magic happens. Not to mention the many other additions and enhancements it has had the past year./intro/motivationīut often when I’m in the spotlight, presenting about the wonders of Cisco Umbrella and its On/Off-network capabilities, I’m asked: The 100% Cloud-based DNS resolver from Cisco leverages:Ĭustom integrations with third party solutions,Īdvanced Malware Protection (Cisco AMP) integration for real-time file analysis, and evenĬloud-based Proxy for dodgy SSL-based websites,īoth on-network and off-network solutions for multiple Operating Systems.Īll of this to make sure your DNS responds to the policies (and Safe Domains) you want it to. If you do not know that already, Cisco Umbrella is pretty awesome! The findings and information below is what I have found through reading and verification shown below, no confidential information is shared./intro/subject

There’s no better teacher than necessity, I’ve taken the time to research how Cisco’s Umbrella Roaming Client works. He is active in running, amateur radio (KG4GWA), the MakerFX maker space in Orlando, FL, and is a certified Florida Master Naturalist.A Study on How Cisco Umbrella Roaming Client Works. When he's not writing, Curtis is a painter, photographer, cook, and multi-instrumentalist musician. His most recent books, Cloud Computing: Technologies and Strategies of the Ubiquitous Data Center, and Securing the Cloud: Security Strategies for the Ubiquitous Data Center, with co-author Brian Chee, are published by Taylor and Francis. Previously, he was senior editor of Dark Reading, editor of Light Reading's Security Now and executive editor, technology, at InformationWeek where he was also executive producer of InformationWeek's online radio and podcast episodes.Ĭurtis is the author of thousands of articles, the co-author of five books, and has been a frequent speaker at computer and networking industry conferences across North America and Europe. He has been on staff and contributed to technology-industry publications including BYTE, ComputerWorld, CEO, Enterprise Efficiency, ChannelWeb, Network Computing, InfoWorld, PCWorld, Dark Reading, and on subjects ranging from mobile enterprise computing to enterprise security and wireless networking. Curtis has been writing about technologies and products in computing and networking since the early 1980s. is Senior Analyst at Omdia, focusing on enterprise security management. Senior Analyst, Security Operations, Enterprise Security ManagementĬurtis Franklin Jr.

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