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The New Normal: Tips for Working From Home – How to Manage Your Job, Enable Remote Security, and Protect Against Cyber Threats

Author avatar of Lorraine BellonLorraine Bellon
Updated — June 30, 2020 • 5 minute read
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Many of us at Cisco work from home, so we’ve had time to develop these quick tips for managing the challenges of your job when working from home.

Threats

Working at Home? How to Protect Against Phishing During a Pandemic with Cisco Umbrella and OpenDNS

Author avatar of Negisa TaymourianNegisa Taymourian
Updated — June 8, 2023 • 3 minute read
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Get phishing tips to protect yourself and learn how Cisco Umbrella and OpenDNS stop pandemic-themed phishing attacks.

Threats

Navigating Cybersecurity During a Pandemic: Latest Malware and Threat Actors

Author avatar of Andrea KaiserAuthor avatar of Shyam Sundar RamaswamiAndrea Kaiser and Shyam Sundar Ramaswami
Updated — July 1, 2020 • 6 minute read
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In this blog post, we discuss how threat actors are using the pandemic in malicious campaigns, and the increase in Internet requests related to this crisis

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Fast, Simple Cybersecurity for Remote Students and Work From Home Employees

Author avatar of Meg DiazMeg Diaz
Updated — July 1, 2020 • 4 minute read
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We combine multiple security functions in a single cloud-delivered service — helping you deliver the right level of remote security anywhere your users work

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Secure Anywhere. Protect Everywhere: The Power of Integrated Internet, Endpoint and Email Security

Author avatar of Rachel AckerlyRachel Ackerly
Updated — July 1, 2020 • 3 minute read
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Cisco Umbrella helps you gain visibility into what’s happening across all of your email, cloud apps, web traffic, and endpoints, wherever your users go

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DNS-Layer Security: The Ultimate Guide to What It Is and Why You Need It

Author avatar of Lorraine BellonLorraine Bellon
Updated — July 19, 2023 • 7 minute read
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Not sure how DNS works or why you need to secure it? Click here to learn about how DNS connects you to the internet & why security matters.

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What is a Proxy Server?

Author avatar of Andrew TsuiAndrew Tsui
Updated — February 23, 2023 • 3 minute read
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A proxy server acts just like a traffic conductor, but they have evolved over the years and offer features and functions well beyond standard web trafficking

Research

AV-TEST Places Cisco Umbrella First in Secure Web Gateway Security Efficacy

Author avatar of Negisa TaymourianNegisa Taymourian
Updated — February 27, 2023 • 3 minute read
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New AV-TEST report reveals Cisco Umbrella is the leader in security efficacy according to the 2020 DNS-Layer Protection and Secure Web Gateway report. Read more.

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Top 10 reasons why 20,000+ businesses point their DNS to Cisco Umbrella

Author avatar of Robbie GrueRobbie Grue
Updated — July 1, 2020 • 3 minute read
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The Cisco Umbrella global network handles 200+ billion DNS requests daily — so check out these 10 good reasons to point your DNS to Cisco Umbrella.

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Easily Determine Risk Factors for a Domain With Cisco Umbrella Investigate

Author avatar of David RodriguezDavid Rodriguez
Updated — July 1, 2020 • 5 minute read
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Cisco Umbrella Investigate’s risk score shows contributing factors to a domain score resulting in deeper visibility, faster triage and better decision making

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