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Your Free Upgrade to Cisco Secure Client Awaits

Author avatar of Negisa TaymourianNegisa Taymourian
February 15, 2024 • 2 minute read
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More than ever modern cybersecurity leaders need to strengthen their protection for their remote users with advanced cloud security. Cisco Umbrella provides always-on security on and off the corporate network. If you’re an existing Cisco Umbrella customer, you’re already familiar with the robust protection it provides. We are excited to announce updates to our roaming protection experience.

We’ve heard your feedback on the Umbrella Roaming Client and we’ve developed the Umbrella Roaming Security Module as part of Cisco Secure Client to address these needs. If you haven’t already done so, now is the time to prepare to migrate from the stand-alone Umbrella Roaming Client to Cisco Secure Client for a significantly better roaming experience.

What is Cisco Secure Client?

Secure Client is a suite of security service modules that provides:

  • The strong Domain Name System (DNS)-layer security you’ve come to expect from Umbrella, plus even more capabilities in a single agent, like Umbrella Secure Web Gateway (SWG) protection, depending upon the Umbrella subscription purchased
  • Improved third-party software VPN and DNS compatibility
  • Streamlined support

With Cisco Secure Client, you’ll get a simplified experience and improved security capabilities such an enhanced VPN interoperability, and an efficient pathway to ZTNA/VPNaaS, with evolution to Cisco Secure Access, if you are on an SSE journey.

Next steps: Plan your migration from Umbrella Roaming Client to Cisco Secure Client

We recommend that you schedule and plan your migration to Cisco Secure Client now and take advantage of significant improvements in your user and support experience. Please note that Cisco will provide new features and innovations in Cisco Secure Client only moving forward.

All customers with valid licenses and active Umbrella support contracts are eligible to migrate to Cisco Secure Client for entitlement to the Umbrella Roaming Security Module, which includes all the Umbrella Roaming Client capability, at no charge. Why the urgency to migrate? Mark your calendars: The formal announcement of Umbrella Roaming Client reaching end of life happens April 2, 2024, with support ending April 2, 2025.

Strengthen your security posture with extended capabilities

Furthermore, Secure Client is a single installer, providing an efficient path to integrated multifunction security — encompassing DNS, SWG, VPN, ZTNA, and EDR. Thus, the transition is not simply an update; it’s an upgrade to superior security capabilities and a platform security approach.

Also, when you have need for Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) meet it with Cisco Secure Access, the evolution of Umbrella featuring differentiated ZTNA, and VPN capability. Umbrella technology powers secure connectivity to the internet for all Cisco SSE solutions.

Want to protect users as they connect to all apps, not just some? With Cisco Secure Access, you can secure users as they seamlessly connect to private applications as well as public/SaaS applications and the internet. If you’re an existing Umbrella SIG customer requiring ZTNA, stay tuned for a special upgrade program that will be announced shortly.

Resources

Please review our early announcement for further details about the Umbrella Roaming Client end of life. We also have several resources to help make planning your migration easier:

  • Article: Cisco Secure Client with Umbrella Module Installation
  • About the Cisco Secure Client
  • About the Cisco End-of-Live Policy
  • About the Cisco Product Warranties
  • Subscribe: End-of-Life/End-of-Sale Information

With Cisco Secure Client, you'll get a simplified experience and improved security capabilities and an efficient pathway to ZTNA/VPNaaS, with evolution to Cisco Secure Access if you are on an SSE journey.

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Additional Resources

  • Cisco Secure Client with Umbrella Module Installation
  • About Cisco Secure Client
  • Subscribe: End-of-Life/End-of-Sale Information

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