Know your enemy
Protecting against the top threats of 2020
In 2019, threat traffic increased by
To defend against all these threats, both today and tomorrow, first you need to understand them.
We’re dealing with threats like never before
Top 5 threats
A malicious program that hacks into a system by misleading users of its true intent.
Trojans
Appropriating another user’s computing power to generate cryptocurrency.
Malicious
Cryptomining
Malware that covertly attacks a user’s computer, then demands a ransom payment to rectify the issue.
Ransomware
Obtaining sensitive information by masquerading as a trustworthy entity.
Phishing
Bundled software users are fooled into installing along with a desired program.
Spyware
Just how hard are these threats hitting?
Every week, our customers see domains that link to threats:
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malware
traffic
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trojan
traffic
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cryptomining
traffic
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phishing
traffic
Who are these threats affecting most?
58.29%
North America
4.30%
Latin America
26.30%
Europe
Middle East
Africa
10.47%
Asia Pacific
Japan
China
22.66%
31.25%
22.56%
14.80%
8.75%
31.25%
Small businesses (<1,000 employees)
32.60%
Mid-sized businesses (1,000-9,999 employees)
13.64%
Large businesses (>10,000 employees)
54.09%
experience threatening queries
Where are threats headed next?
Over the past year, Umbrella tracked a significant increase in threat traffic.
3.5x
malware
2.5x
command and control
callbacks to botnets
2x
ransomware
1.7x
phishing
We expect these threats will only continue to trend upward in 2020 and beyond.
Remote work:
A growing frontier for threats
The recent rise in remote work means more employees rely on email and web tools to communicate. If these users bypass the VPN, this can lead to DNS blind spots, which provide cybercriminals with new opportunities for harvesting credentials, phishing, authorizing fraudulent wire transfers, and deploying ransomware.
Phishing, ransomware, C2 callbacks —
they all first strike at the domain level. Cisco Umbrella offers DNS-layer protection, acting as the first line of defense against all of these threats.
When it comes to protecting at the DNS layer, Cisco Umbrella blocks twice as many threats as competitors
With security built into the foundation of the internet’s infrastructure, Cisco
Umbrella allows for greater accuracy and better detection of compromised
systems, improving visibility and protection.
Cisco
Umbrella *with selective proxy
Infoblox BloxOne
Akamai
Enterprise Threat
Protector
Palo Alto
Networks
Next-Generation
Firewall
Side-by-side comparison of threats blocked by DNS-layer solutions
The toughest threats demand
the toughest protection
By analyzing and learning from internet activity patterns, Cisco Umbrella automatically
uncovers — and blocks — all of the top threats, both today and tomorrow, so you can
protect your users, data, and apps.
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