What's new

Kaspersky Security Center 13.1

Kaspersky Security Center 13.1 has several new features and improvements:

• The integration with SIEM systems has been improved. You can now export events to SIEM systems via the encrypted channel (TLS). The feature is available for Kaspersky Security Center 13.1 Web Console and MMC-based Administration Console.
• You can now receive patches for the Administration Server as a distribution package, which you can use for future updates to later versions.
• A new section, Alerts, has been added for Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum to Kaspersky Security Center 13.1 Web Console. Several new widgets are also added for working with the threats detected by Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum.
• In Kaspersky Security Center 13.1 Web Console, you can now receive notifications about expiring licenses for Kaspersky applications.
• The response time for Kaspersky Security Center 13.1 Web Console has been decreased.

Kaspersky Security Center 13

The following features are added to Kaspersky Security Center 13 Web Console:

• Implemented two-step verification. You can enable two-step verification to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to Kaspersky Security Center 13 Web Console.
• Implemented domain authentication by using the NTLM and Kerberos protocols (single sign-on). The single sign-on feature allows a Windows user to enable secure authentication in Kaspersky Security Center 13 Web Console without having to re-enter the password on the corporate network.
• You can now configure a plug-in to work with Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response. You can use this integration to view incidents and manage workstations.
• You can now specify settings for Kaspersky Security Center 13 Web Console in the installation wizard of Administration Server.
• Notifications are displayed about new releases of updates and patches. You can install an update immediately or later at any time. You can now install patches for Administration Server via Kaspersky Security Center 13 Web Console.
• When working with tables, you can now specify the order and the width of columns, sort data, and specify the page size.
• You can now open any report by clicking its name.
• Kaspersky Security Center 13 Web Console is now available in the Korean language.
• A new section, Kaspersky announcements, is available in the MONITORING & REPORTING menu. This section keeps you informed by providing information related to your version of Kaspersky Security Center and the managed applications installed on the managed devices. Kaspersky Security Center periodically updates the information in this section by removing outdated announcements and adding new information. However, you can disable Kaspersky announcements if you want.
• Implemented additional authentication after changing the settings of a user account. You can enable protecting a user account from unauthorized modification. If this option is enabled, modifying user account settings requires authorization by a user with modification rights.

The following features are added to Kaspersky Security Center 13:

• Implemented two-step verification. You can enable two-step verification to reduce the risk of unauthorized access to the Administration Console. If this option is enabled, modifying user account settings requires authorization of the user with the rights for modification. You can now enable or disable two-step verification for KES devices.
• You can send messages to Administration Server over the HTTP protocol. A reference guide and a Python library for working with the OpenAPI of Administration Server are now available.
• You can issue a reserve certificate for use in iOS MDM configuration profiles, to ensure seamless switching of managed iOS devices after the iOS MDM Server certificate expires.
• The multi-tenancy applications folder is no longer displayed in Administration Console.

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