To protect the user's computer more effectively, Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform uses data that is collected from users around the globe. Kaspersky Security Network is designed to collect such data.
Kaspersky Security Network (hereinafter also "KSN") is an infrastructure of online services that provides users with access to the Kaspersky Lab online knowledge base containing information on the reputation of files, web resources, and software. Use of data from Kaspersky Security Network ensures that Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform responds faster to new objects that have not yet been added to the anti-virus databases, improves the performance of some protection components, and reduces the likelihood of false alarms.
Thanks to users who participate in Kaspersky Security Network, Kaspersky Lab is able to promptly receive information about the types and sources of objects that have not yet been added to the anti-virus databases, develop solutions for neutralizing them, and minimize the number of false alarms. User participation also helps other users of Kaspersky Security Network promptly receive information about threats to the IT infrastructure of their organizations.
When you participate in Kaspersky Security Network, Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform sends Kaspersky Security Network requests about the reputation of files, web resources and software, and receives a response containing data about the reputation of those objects.
Participation in Kaspersky Security Network is voluntary. The decision to participate in Kaspersky Security Network is made during installation of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform, and that decision can be changed at any time.
For more details about participation in Kaspersky Security Network, please read the Kaspersky Security Network Statement.
If you do not want to participate in KSN, you can use Kaspersky Private Security Network (hereinafter also referred to as "KPSN"). KPSN is a solution that allows users to access the reputation databases of Kaspersky Security Network and other statistical data without actually sending data from their own computers to Kaspersky Security Network.
If you want to purchase Kaspersky Private Security Network, you can contact Kaspersky Lab partners in your region.
Participation in KSN is configured on the Central Node server and is applied to all connected Sensor servers.
If you are using distributed solution and multitenancy mode, configure participation in KSN on the PCN server. Configured participation in KSN is applied to all SCN servers connected to the PCN.