This guide contains information about features of the Select and Advanced editions of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business managed via the on-premises console and features of the Advanced edition of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business managed via the cloud console. For information about other editions, please refer to Online Help for the Kaspersky applications included in the solution.
This section provides a comparison of features of Kaspersky Security Center 12 Web Console, MMC-based Administration Console, and Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console.
You can read about the features of the following applications in their respective guides:
You cannot use Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console to manage Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Linux 11.1.
The table below lets you compare the main features of Kaspersky Security Center and Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console.
Feature comparison of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business running on-premises and as a cloud solution
Feature or property |
Kaspersky Security Center |
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MMC-based Administration Console |
Kaspersky Security Center 12 Web Console |
Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console |
Administration Server location |
On-premises |
On-premises |
Cloud |
Database management system (DBMS) location |
On-premises |
On-premises |
Cloud |
Web-based administration console |
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Maintenance of Administration Server and DBMS |
Managed by customer |
Managed by customer |
Managed by Kaspersky |
Hierarchy of Administration Servers |
(Administration Server of Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console can only act as a master Administration Server and can only be used for policies and tasks monitoring) |
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Administration group hierarchy |
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Migration of the managed devices and related objects from Kaspersky Security Center on-premises to Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console |
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Network polling |
(by distribution points only) |
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Maximum number of managed devices |
100 000 |
100 000 |
10 000 |
Protection of Windows, macOS, and Linux managed devices |
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Protection of mobile devices |
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Protection of virtual machines |
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Protection of public cloud infrastructure |
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Device-centric security management |
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User-centric security management |
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Application policies |
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Tasks for Kaspersky applications |
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Kaspersky Security Network |
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KSN Proxy |
(on distribution points only) |
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Kaspersky Private Security Network |
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Centralized deployment of license keys for Kaspersky applications |
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Switching managed devices to another Administration Server |
(you must reinstall Network Agents on managed devices to switch them to another Administration Server) |
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Support for virtual Administration Servers |
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Installing third-party software updates and fixing third-party software vulnerabilities |
(to fix third-party software vulnerabilities, you can install only recommended fixes) |
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Notifications about events occurred on managed devices |
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Encryption management |
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Creating and managing user accounts |
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Integration with SIEM systems |
(by using Syslog only) |
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Using Administration Server as WSUS server |
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Monitoring the policies and tasks status |
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Support of the cluster technology |