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title: Use the Cyber Shield Overview
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---overview/use-the-cyber-shield-overview/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: The Cyber Shield Overview shows the Default Policy's filtering status, User Group coverage across custom and default policies, and an activity chart of monitored and blocked events — filtered by period, filtering type, and event type, with drill-down by time period.
keywords: Cyber Shield Settings
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# Use the Cyber Shield Overview

## Overview

The Cyber Shield Overview gives you a central view of your Domain Filtering and Traffic Filtering configuration and activity.

From the Overview, you can:

- Check the filtering levels configured in your **Default Policy**.
- See how many threat categories are monitored and blocked.
- Review which User Groups use the Default Policy or a custom Shield Policy.
- Change the Default Policy or create custom policies for User Groups.
- View filtering activity for different periods.
- Switch between Domain and Traffic Filtering events.
- View monitored or blocked events.
- Drill down into activity for a specific period.

If Cyber Shield hasn't been configured yet, an onboarding modal directs you to configure the Default Policy.

## View your Default Policy settings

The **Default Policy card** shows the Cyber Shield filtering configuration that applies when a User Group doesn't have a custom Shield Policy assigned.

The card has separate rows for Domain Filtering and Traffic Filtering. Each row provides:

- The active filtering level, shown as a pill with the preset name or **Off**.
- A coverage bar that visually represents the categories covered by the filtering configuration.
- The number of monitored and blocked categories, shown as **N monitored** · **N blocked categories**.

To change the Domain Filtering or Traffic Filtering configuration, select **Edit Default Policy**.

For more information about how Cyber Shield policies work, refer to [About Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/about-shield-policies.md).

For details about the policy used when no custom policy is assigned, refer to [About the Default Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/about-the-default-policy.md).

## View policy coverage for User Groups

The **User Groups Coverage card** shows how Shield Policies are assigned across your User Groups. The card changes depending on hether the Default Policy is configured and whether custom policies exist.

### When the Default Policy isn't configured

If all filtering options in the Defaul Policy are set to **Off**, the card shows: **0 of N — on custom**.

Select **Configure Default Policy** to configure Domain Filtering, Traffic Filtering, or both for the Default Policy.

For more information, refer to [About the Default Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/about-the-default-policy.md).

### When all User Groups use the Default Policy

After at least one filtering option is configured in the Default Policy, and no custom policies have been created, the card shows: **All N user gorups share one policy**

It also explains the benefit of creating custom Shield Policies for different User Groups.

Select **Create Your First Policy** to configure a custom policy and assign it to User Groups.

For detailed instructions, refer to [Create or Edit a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/create-or-edit-a-shield-policy.md).

### When User Groups use custom policies

After one or more User Groups use custom Shield Policies, the card displays a gauge showing: **X of N — On custom**.

The legend identifies how many User Groups are:

- N on default
- N on custom

Select **View All Policies** to review and manage your Shield Policies.

For more information, refer to [Browse and Manage Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/browse-and-manage-shield-policies.md).

> **Tip**
>
> If your default policy has domain and traffic filtering off, the card displays **N on unprotected**.

## Explore Cyber Shield activity

Use the controls and **activity chart** on the Overview to change the data displayed and investigate Cyber Shield activity.

The **Period**, **Filtering Type**, and **Events** selections apply to the entire Overview.

| **Control or interaction** | **What it does** |
| --- | --- |
| **Period** | Select the time range for the Overview data: **This Hour**, **Last 24 Hours**, **Last 7 Days**, or **Last 30 Days**. Longer ranges are available depending on your plan. The exact date and time range displays beneath the **Period** dropdown. |
| **Filtering Type** | Switch between **Domain** and **Traffic** filtering data. The selection applies to the entire Overview. |
| **Events** | Switch between **Monitored** and **Blocked** events. The selection applies to the entire Overview. |
| **Activity chart** | View filtering activity for the selected period, filtering type, and event type. The chart title identifies the selected mode and source, such as **Monitored Domain Events**. |
| **Select a bar in the activity chart** | Drill down into that period to view its activity in greater detail. Use the revert action to return to the previous period view. |
| **Refresh** | Retrieve the latest Cyber Shield activity. The **last-updated** value shows when the data was most recently refreshed and displays the time in your local time. |

## Configure Cyber Shield for the first time

If Cyber Shield isn't configured, an **onboarding modal** displays over the Overview. Use the modal to configure the **Default Policy**.

If you previously configured Cyber Shield before Shield Policies were introduced, refer to [Migrate Existing Cyber Shield Settings to Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/migrate-existing-cyber-shield-settings-to-shield-policies.md) for information about how your existing configuration maps to the new policy model.

## Related resources

- [About Cyber Shield](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/about-cyber-shield.md)
- [About Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/about-shield-policies.md)
- [About the Default Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/about-the-default-policy.md)
- [Browse and Manage Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/browse-and-manage-shield-policies.md)
- [Create or Edit a Shield Policy](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/create-or-edit-a-shield-policy.md)
- [Migrate Existing Cyber Shield Settings to Shield Policies](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---policies/migrate-existing-cyber-shield-settings-to-shield-policies.md)
- [Interact With the Top 10 Dashboard](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---overview/interact-with-the-cyber-shield-top-10-dashboard.md)
- [Investigate Using the Top 10 Dashboard](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---overview/investigate-using-cyber-shield-top-10-dashboard.md)
- [Export CSVs](https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/owner/shield/shield---overview/get-reports-from-the-cyber-shield-top-10-dashboard.md)

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