CISCO Umbrella for schools or universities. Umbrella education
CISCO offers a customized licensed education package based on the number of faculty and staff. Students will be protected at no additional cost. Umbrella education.
Simple and effective cloud security
Umbrella provides the first line of defense against Internet threats for users on and off the network by blocking requests to malicious destinations (domains, IP addresses, URLs) before a connection is established. All packages are delivered in the cloud with no hardware to install or software to maintain. The Umbrella network provides 100% business uptime with over 27 data centers worldwide.
Cisco Cloud Security is an effective, open, automated and easy-to-manage security platform. Backed by industry-leading threat intelligence, it’s the fastest and easiest way to protect all your users in minutes. Because it’s delivered from the cloud, there’s no hardware to install or software to manually update. And you can deploy in minutes to distributed campus sites, at scale. Now you can protect students and staff while protecting data, identities and applications in the cloud.
What problems does Cisco Umbrella for Education solve?
Block threats before:
Stop malware before it reaches your campus network or student and faculty devices.
Extend protection:
Eliminate blind spots. Protect students and staff wherever they go, wherever they have Internet access, on or off campus.
Secure users, data, applications:
Protect users, data and cloud applications from compromised accounts, malware and data breaches. Enable CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance.
Enable secure use:
Create a safe but open learning environment with no impact on student privacy or staff productivity.
Times have changed
Traditional campus security was not built to protect mobile, cloud-enabled users. Today’s schools and universities are highly connected environments, with students and staff using their laptops, tablets and smartphones to access institutional data anywhere, both on and off campus. As a result, users are more likely to be infected with malware because they connect directly to the Internet, creating gaps in visibility and coverage. Students and faculty have the flexibility to automatically install and enable applications, or access, create and share information with anyone, anywhere. That means schools and universities around the world face an increased risk of sensitive data being inadvertently or maliciously exposed.
Applications, data and identities are moving to the cloud very quickly to take advantage of cost savings, scalability and accessibility. For schools, adopting SaaS applications gives students and faculty more control over the applications they use and the information they share on and off campus. With SaaS, sensitive applications and data are no longer restricted behind a firewall, and your staff doesn’t need to use VPN to do their jobs. As more schools and distributed learning environments rely on the cloud, direct access to the Internet is favored over routing traffic through the campus network.
