Configuring protection against network attacks by type
Kaspersky Endpoint Security lets you manage protection against the following types of network attacks:
- Network Flooding is an attack on network resources of an organization (such as web servers). This attack consists of sending a large number of requests to overload the bandwidth of network resources. When this happens, users are unable to access the network resources of the organization.
- A Port Scanning attack consists of scanning UDP ports, TCP ports, and network services on the computer. This attack allows the attacker to identify the degree of vulnerability of the computer before conducting more dangerous types of network attacks. Port Scanning also enables the attacker to identify the operating system on the computer and select the appropriate network attacks for this operating system.
- A MAC spoofing attack consists of changing the MAC address of a network device (network card). As a result, an attacker can redirect data sent to a device to another device and gain access to this data. Kaspersky Endpoint Security lets you block MAC Spoofing attacks and receive notifications about the attacks.
You can disable detection of these types of attacks in case some of your allowed applications perform operations that are typical for these types of attacks. This will help avoid false alarms.
By default, Kaspersky Endpoint Security does not monitor Network Flooding, Port Scanning, and MAC spoofing attacks.
To configure protection against network attacks by type:
- In the main application window, click the
button. - In the application settings window, select Essential Threat Protection → Network Threat Protection.
- Use the toggle Treat port scanning and network flooding as attacks to enable or disable the detection of these attacks.
- Use the MAC Spoofing Protection toggle.
- In the On detecting a MAC spoofing attack block, select one of the following options:
- Inform.
- Block.
- Save your changes.
If this functionality is enabled, Kaspersky Endpoint Security monitors network traffic for port scanning and network flooding. If such behavior is detected, the application notifies the user and sends the corresponding event to Kaspersky Security Center. The application provides information about the computer that is making the requests. This information is necessary for a timely response. However, Kaspersky Endpoint Security does not block the computer that is making the requests because such traffic may be a normal occurrence on the corporate network.