Customers Choose Infoblox Threat Defense™ over Cisco Umbrella for Preemptive Security
AI-driven attacks are single-use and constantly evolving, rendering “detect and respond” tools, like Cisco Umbrella (now called Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense), ineffective. By 2030, Gartner predicts that preemptive cybersecurity will represent over 50 percent of IT security spending. Infoblox Threat Defense delivers preemptive security, identifying attacker infrastructure early and blocking far more malicious domains, stopping data exfiltration and DGA attacks.
Seamlessly transition to Infoblox
Our dedicated professional services package ensures a structured, seamless transition from Cisco Umbrella (now called Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense) to Infoblox Threat Defense. Switch now and receive 15 months of Infoblox Threat Defense for the cost of 12 months. Offer ends July 31, 2026.
BENEFITS
Why Infoblox Threat Defense?
Infoblox Inspect Tool Identifies DNS Security Gaps
Recent testing using Infoblox Inspect, our DNS security assessment tool, showed Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense (formerly Cisco Umbrella) blocked only 39.3 percent of threats, exposing critical detection gaps, including DNS exfiltration, domain generation algorithms (DGAs) and lookalike domains. Infoblox Threat Defense Protective DNS offers a powerful defense by blocking attacker supply chains at the earliest stage—preconnection—stopping threats before you become patient zero.
| Capability | Infoblox Threat Defense | Cisco Secure Access - DNS Defense |
| DNS-Layer Enforcement |
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| DNS Exfiltration Detection |
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| DoH/DoT Traffic Control |
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| Hybrid/Multi-Cloud DNS Security |
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| Automation & Ecosystem Integration |
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Independent Research Confirms Infoblox Threat Defense Outperforms across Key Security Areas
Miercom, a leading independent product testing company, compared Infoblox Threat Defense with Cisco Umbrella (now called Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense) using mutually agreed-upon use cases and evaluation criteria. Miercom found that Infoblox outperformed Cisco, which has gaps in detecting DNS tunneling, zero-day threats and DGA-based attacks, relying heavily on predefined threat lists.
| Test Case | Infoblox Threat Defense | Cisco Umbrella |
| Malware Assess the solution’s ability to identify and block DNS requests to malicious domains. | Pass | Fair |
| Custom Feeds: Assess the solution’s ability to leverage reputation feeds from other custom sources to enhance their DNS security. | Pass | Fair |
| Category-Based and Application-Based Blocking: Review the ability of each solution to block restricted categories and applications. | Pass | Fair |
| DNS Tunneling: Assess the solution’s ability to detect and prevent DNS tunneling. | Pass | Fair |
| Domain Generation Algorithms (DGAs) Detection and Blocking: Test the solution’s ability to detect and block DGAs provided by Infoblox Threat Intel. | Pass | Fail |
| Lookalike Domain Monitoring: Assess the solution’s ability to detect and mitigate threats from lookalike domains. | Pass | Fair |
| High-Risk Domains: Assess the solution’s ability to identify high-risk domains that could turn malicious in the future. | Pass | Fail |
| Zero-Day Domains: Assess the solution’s ability to identify zero-day domains. | Pass | Fail |
| Threat Intelligence Sharing: Evaluate the ability to integrate threat intelligence into other security systems. | Pass | Fair |
| Threat Intel Aggregation: Examine the solution’s capability to aggregate third-party and proprietary threat intelligence data into the platform for breadth of coverage and streamlined threat intel operations. | Pass | Fair |
| DNS Activity: Assess each solution’s ability to provide detailed browsing and querying of DNS activity. | Pass | Pass |
| DNS Security Events: Evaluate how DNS-related security events are displayed. | Pass | Fair |
| Endpoint Client IP Visibility and Historical Insights: Assess each solution’s ability to provide details about endpoints making malicious DNS requests, including historical information. | Pass | Fair |
| Security Operations Center (SOC) Insights: Evaluate the ability to condense vast amounts of alerts, and correlate and prioritize security events, to enhance SOC efficiency. | Pass | Fail |
RECOGNIZED BY THE INDUSTRY
What Experts Say about Infoblox Threat Defense
Traditional cybersecurity based on a reactive detection and response approach is struggling against emerging AI threats and failing to keep pace in many cases. C-level executives must embrace a new preemptive strategy to neutralize threats before they can cause harm.”
- Emerging Tech Impact Radar Report: Preemptive Cybersecurity
Traditional cybersecurity based on a reactive detection and response approach is struggling against emerging AI threats and failing to keep pace in many cases. C-level executives must embrace a new preemptive strategy to neutralize threats before they can cause harm.”
Jawad Khalid Mirza
Chief Information Security Officer at Askari Bank
“As we ran the PoC through various scenarios, there was not a single instance of a successful data infiltration or exfiltration event. Seeing Infoblox Threat Defense in action blocking malicious activity in our own environment gave us a lot of confidence in the Infoblox solution.”
San Francisco sharpens visibility into network operations to strengthen its security posture
The Challenge
- Improving network visibility for enhanced defense against ransomware, phishing and web spoofing attacks
The Solution
- Identify and uncover threats at the DNS level to stop attacks earlier in the threat lifecycle
Products Used
Nathan Sinclair
Cyber Defense Operations Manager for the City and County of San Francisco
“With Infoblox, we have much more complete context around and insight into our security data. Instead of us trying to figure out and correlate the data and understand something like, how are DNS requests going to this website? Before, it was a lot of work to do that. But not anymore. Infoblox took that guesswork out.”
Aflac enhances cyber threat intelligence and integrates security ecosystem with Infoblox
The Challenge
- Enhancing predictive threat intelligence and reporting capabilities by integrating its diverse portfolio of cybersecurity tools and applications
The Solution
- Automatically provide aggregated threat data to the rest of the security ecosystem for investigation and remediation
Products Used
Scott Wilson
Senior Security Administrator for Aflac
“We needed to integrate our diverse portfolio of cybersecurity tools and applications for better threat intelligence and reporting in real time. Infoblox runs on the architecture I already have, allowing my team to automatically provide aggregated threat data to the rest of the security ecosystem for investigation and remediation if necessary.”
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Switch to Infoblox
Infoblox will provide a smooth, hassle-free transition with our specialized professional services package.
We’ll assess your requirements, review your configuration and resolve any issues during testing. Plus, get 15 months of Infoblox Threat Defense for the cost of 12 months when you transition from Cisco to Infoblox. Promotion ends July 31, 2026.
Test Your Environment
See where your security stands in just 30 minutes.
All vulnerabilities and threat exposures missed by Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense were uncovered using Infoblox Inspect – Security, our DNS security assessment tool designed to audit infrastructure and validate DNS-layer defenses.
Infoblox Inspect is a complimentary service that provides advanced analysis of your current security infrastructure and highlights gaps that could leave you vulnerable. Book a meeting to unlock access to this tool.
- Switch to Infoblox
Switch to Infoblox
Infoblox will provide a smooth, hassle-free transition with our specialized professional services package.
We’ll assess your requirements, review your configuration and resolve any issues during testing. Plus, get 15 months of Infoblox Threat Defense for the cost of 12 months when you transition from Cisco to Infoblox. Promotion ends July 31, 2026.
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- Test Your Environment
Test Your Environment
See where your security stands in just 30 minutes.
All vulnerabilities and threat exposures missed by Cisco Secure Access – DNS Defense were uncovered using Infoblox Inspect – Security, our DNS security assessment tool designed to audit infrastructure and validate DNS-layer defenses.
Infoblox Inspect is a complimentary service that provides advanced analysis of your current security infrastructure and highlights gaps that could leave you vulnerable. Book a meeting to unlock access to this tool.