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What are the main features of Umbrella for Cloud-Delivered Security?

The correct answer is B. Blocks malware, C2 callbacks & phishing over any port/protocol. Cisco Umbrella's core cloud-delivered security feature is blocking malware, command-and-control callbacks, and phishing across any port or protocol using DNS-layer enforcement.

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Question

What are the main features of Umbrella for Cloud-Delivered Security?

Options

  • AProtects users against DDOS attacks
  • BBlocks malware, C2 callbacks & phishing over any port/protocol
  • CRuns suspicious cloud applications in a sandbox environment
  • DHandles 130B+ DNS requests daily with 99% uptime

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • B
    95% (18)
  • C
    5% (1)

Why each option

Cisco Umbrella's core cloud-delivered security feature is blocking malware, command-and-control callbacks, and phishing across any port or protocol using DNS-layer enforcement.

AProtects users against DDOS attacks

DDoS attack mitigation is not a feature of Cisco Umbrella; DDoS protection is provided by dedicated scrubbing services separate from Umbrella's DNS security function.

BBlocks malware, C2 callbacks & phishing over any port/protocolCorrect

Cisco Umbrella uses DNS-layer security combined with an intelligent proxy to block domains, IPs, and URLs associated with malware delivery, C2 callbacks, and phishing campaigns across any port or protocol - not just HTTP/HTTPS. This cloud-delivered model protects users on and off the corporate network without requiring on-premises hardware. Coverage across all ports and protocols rather than only web traffic is a key architectural differentiator of Umbrella.

CRuns suspicious cloud applications in a sandbox environment

Sandboxing of suspicious files is a feature of Cisco Threat Grid or AMP for Endpoints, not a primary feature of Umbrella's cloud-delivered security architecture.

DHandles 130B+ DNS requests daily with 99% uptime

Handling 130B+ daily DNS requests with high uptime describes Umbrella's infrastructure scale, not its primary security feature or protection capability.

Concept tested: Cisco Umbrella DNS-layer security and threat blocking

Source: https://docs.umbrella.com/umbrella-user-guide/docs/what-is-umbrella

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#Umbrella#DNS security#cloud-delivered security#malware blocking

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