Is Cisco Umbrella Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) Holding You Back?

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Let go of Cisco Umbrella SIG and overcome

A lack of security service edge (SSE) vision

Secure web gateway (SWG) is crucial to security service edge (SSE), but Cisco introduced SWG only recently in 2018. Cisco has made multiple attempts to build a SSE (and SASE) platform, with secure access being their latest effort. However, some components remain poorly integrated.

Integration challenges

Cisco Umbrella SIG lacks native integration across different technology stacks, inevitably leading to performance, security, and resiliency issues. There is also a risk of dependency on Cisco products, making future changes costly.

Usability issues

Cisco Umbrella SIG is not user friendly. Initial deployment hassles and a clunky UX pose significant challenges for security and networking teams.

Solution Overview

Grow boldly, secure easily with Zscaler

Zscaler Internet Access™ is part of the world's most deployed security service edge (SSE), built on a decade of SWG leadership. Replace Cisco Umbrella secure internet gateway (SIG) with Zscaler’s cloud native, AI-powered SWG to protect all users and devices, all web and SaaS applications, whether on-premises or cloud-hosted, across all locations.

Benefits

Zscaler: Security without complexity

Always secure, always sure

Minimize the attack surface, stop compromises, eliminate lateral movement, and prevent data loss.

Cut costs and simplify

Simplify your network with fast, secure, direct-to-cloud access that removes the need for edge and branch firewalls.

Protect data

Prevent loss of data from users, locally hosted or SaaS apps, and the public cloud due to accidental exposure, theft, or double extortion ransomware.

Secure your hybrid workforce

Empower employees, customers, and third parties to securely access web apps and cloud services from anywhere, on any device—with a great digital experience.

Zscaler vs. Cisco Umbrella Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)

Cisco Umbrella Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)

Zscaler

Form Factor

Hardware solution shifted to cloud

Legacy architecture limits scaling. Also, Cisco is not optimized for user experience as they do not run all their services in all their PoPs.

Cloud native

Cloud native proxy architecture with unmatched, proven scale and adaptive protection.

SWG/SSE Vision

Lacking

Introduced SWG only in 2018, having previously overlooked its importance. While Cisco has sought to strengthen its SSE offering, it currently lacks a cohesive strategy.

Pioneer

13+ years of SWG and SSE leadership, with analysts acknowledging Zscaler’s vision and ability to execute as reasons for continued leadership.

Architecture

Network- and firewall-centric

Cisco’s legacy network- and firewall-centric architecture cannot deliver the security or agility that our mobile and cloud era demands. Also, Cisco Umbrella SIG is a mix of technologies, making it difficult to use.

Zero trust architecture

Built on the principle of least privilege, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange reduces risk across all four stages of the attack chain for all workloads, on-premises or in the cloud.

Integrated Platform

Legacy of fragmented solutions

Cisco’s Umbrella SSE offer relies on multiple discrete products that are only partially integrated.

Well-integrated platform

The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ meets all the SSE needs as a unified, consolidated platform, reducing complexity and cost while securing all users, apps, and data.

Operational Overhead and Costs

Can’t keep up

Legacy architecture requires significant operational overhead and patch management. For example, recently, Cisco warned that a nation-state threat actor exploited two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-20353, CVE-2024-20359) in its adaptive security appliances (ASAs), targeting government networks globally.

Always up to date 

Our cloud native, proxy-based solution with a single, unified agent minimizes complexities of managing and upgrading SSE components.

Threat Prevention

Lacks advanced security

Cisco Umbrella uses their legacy AMP engine, which lacks advanced security like real-time sandboxing to capture zero-day threats before reaching patient zero.

Advanced, AI-driven protection

Fortifies your defenses, both on-premises and in the cloud, and minimizes risk through a comprehensive suite of AI-driven security services designed to stop ransomware, prevent zero-day threats, and detect unknown malware.