Cisco Cloud Web Security Proxy

When you subscribe to the cisco cloud web security service you are assigned a primary cloud web security proxy server and backup proxy server.

Cisco cloud web security proxy.

A cws blocked message follows. Remember that you will get a block or warning message from cws if you are trying to access a blocked or warned site. Connect the appliance to a cisco cloud web security proxy. Cisco umbrella s dns layer network security delivers the most secure reliable and fastest internet experience to more than 20 000 organizations.

User guide for asyncos 11 0 for cisco web security appliances. Gain more control transparency and protection easily. By enforcing an organization s acceptable usage. The cisco web security appliance virtual is a software version of cisco web security appliance that runs on top of a vmware esxi kvm hypervisor microsoft hyper v and cisco unified computing system cisco ucs servers.

Cisco cloud web security key functionality note. Umbrella routes requests to risky domains to a selective proxy for deeper url and file inspection. If any client is unable to reach the primary server then the asa starts polling the tower to determine availability. If there is no client activity the asa polls every 15 miniutes.

Displaying this message is one of the cloud web security functions. A scanning proxy is a cisco cloud web security proxy server on which cisco cloud web security analyzes the web content. The umbrella swg functionality provides cloud native full proxy capabilities to improve performance and reduce risk by efficiently logging inspecting and controlling web traffic. The scanning proxy panel in the anyconnect web security profile editor defines to which cisco cloud web security scanning proxies the anyconnect web security module sends web network traffic.

Web security appliance is also available in virtual form factors and in the public cloud via amazon web services. By eliminating the need to backhaul web traffic through vpn cloud web security relieves web congestion at the headquarters reducing bandwidth use while improving the end user. Web security via selective proxy. The apps are ranked and scored based on more than 80 risk factors to provide you with ongoing visibility into cloud use shadow it and the risk shadow it poses into your organization.

Cloud discovery analyzes your traffic logs against microsoft cloud app security s cloud app catalog of over 16 000 cloud apps. Anyconnect routes all roaming web traffic through an ssl tunnel directly to the closest cisco cloud proxy and enforces the same security features that are on premises. Place caption above figure the web filtering service in cisco cws creates enforces and monitors web usage policies by applying real time rule based filters and checking an up to date and accurate database for categorizing websites. Please refer to the section connectivity to the cloud web security proxy if you are not certain about the connection.