Configuring KSN usage in Kaspersky Endpoint Agent

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To protect your computer more effectively, Kaspersky Endpoint Security uses data received from users around the globe. Kaspersky Security Network is designed to receive such data.

Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) is an infrastructure of cloud services providing access to the online Kaspersky Knowledge Base that contains information about the reputation of files, web resources, and software. The use of data from Kaspersky Security Network ensures faster responses by the EPP application to objects that are not yet listed in anti-virus application databases, improves performance of some protection components, and reduces the likelihood of false positives.

Participation in Kaspersky Security Network allows Kaspersky to quickly acquire information about the types and sources of objects that are not yet listed in anti-virus application databases, develop methods for neutralizing such objects, and reduce the number of false positives.

When you use Kaspersky Security Network, certain statistical data collected while Kaspersky Endpoint Agent is running is automatically sent to Kaspersky. Files or their parts which may be exploited by intruders to harm the computer or data can be also sent to Kaspersky to be examined additionally.

No personal data is collected, processed, or stored. The types of data that Kaspersky Endpoint Agent sends to Kaspersky Security Network are described in the KSN Statement.

Participation in Kaspersky Security Network is voluntary. KSN usage is disabled by default. After enabling KSN usage, you can disable this option at any time.

Starting from version 3.10, Kaspersky Managed Protection (also referred to as KMP) usage cannot be configured by means of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent. If usage of the KMP service was enabled in the previous Kaspersky Endpoint Agent version, the KMP service continues functioning after the application is updated to version 3.10 and later. After the application update, you can disable the KMP service only using Kaspersky Endpoint Agent Administration Plug-in or Kaspersky Endpoint Agent Web Plug-in of versions earlier then 3.10.

To enable KSN usage:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • Open the application properties window for an individual device.
    • Open the policy properties window.
  2. In the Kaspersky Security Network section, click the Read terms and conditions of the KSN Statement link and perform the following actions:
    1. In the right part of the window, review the terms and conditions of KSN Statement.
    2. If you agree with terms and conditions of the Statement, select the I confirm that I have fully read, understand, and accept the terms and conditions of this KSN Statement check box.
    3. Click OK.
  3. Select the Enable Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) usage check box.
  4. If you want to use Kaspersky Security Center for telemetry transmission, select the Use Kaspersky Security Center as a KSN proxy server check box.
  5. If you configure the policy settings, in the upper right corner of the group of settings, change the switch from Undefined to Enforce.
  6. Click OK.
  7. In the policy properties window, click Save.

KSN usage is enabled.

See also

Opening Kaspersky Endpoint Agent settings window

Configuring Kaspersky Endpoint Agent security settings

Configuring Kaspersky Endpoint Agent connection settings to a proxy server

Configuring Kaspersky Security Center as a proxy server for Kaspersky Endpoint Agent activation

Configure network isolation settings

Configuring Execution prevention settings

Configuring storage settings in Kaspersky Endpoint Agent

Configuring integration between Kaspersky Endpoint Agent and Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response

Configuring failure diagnosis

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