Why Cisco Umbrella leads the way in cloud-security for education

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07/03/2023

With cyber-attacks in education on the increase, Redway Networks helps schools take the right steps to protect their networks and give students and staff safe online experiences from a single, unified solution - Cisco Umbrella.


Cisco Umbrella provides an internet-wide layer of cybersecurity that both protects against malware infections and prevents command and control callback infected devices from phoning home. With Umbrella, malware can't get into your school and threats can't wreak havoc.


Cisco Umbrella DNS for Education is the easiest, most powerful way to secure your campus and proactively ‘see' and protect users so they have the freedom to work anywhere safely. Umbrella enables IT administrators to seamlessly extend web filtering and internet security to all devices, even those that leave campus.


Umbrella can be integrated into your existing security stack and its low-touch deployment means you can have Umbrella's cloud-based service up and running in a day, instantly delivering the best defence against ransomware and other malware. Additionally, the Cisco Umbrella Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) for Education package offers unmatched protection when a higher security posture is required. As more apps move to the cloud, educational compliance requirements now need more granular control and visibility into web traffic at a URL level, which Umbrella offers through a secure web gateway.


With nothing to download or install, Umbrella's cloud-native, low maintenance solution is ideal for schools and is the smartest way to meet compliance and protect your students, teachers and 1-1 learning programmes. Its the easiest way to secure your campus and protect users, data, and applications in the cloud.


  • Integrates with any firewall

  • Reduces deployment and management overheads for a low cost of ownership

  • Ensures educational and GDPR compliance

  • Enforces acceptable usage policies instantly across all devices

  • Protects students and school computers from the latest internet security threats

  • Licenced on the number of staff

  • Special prices for education

  • Up and running in minutes

  • No hardware to install


Seeing is Believing

So, if you'd like to see Cisco Umbrella in action, sign up for Redway Network's 21-day Umbrella Free Trial.