You can manage applications startup on user devices. You can allow or block applications to be run on managed devices. This functionality is realized by the Application Control component. You can manage applications installed on Windows devices.
Prerequisites
Stages
The Application Control usage scenario proceeds in stages:
This stage helps you find out what applications are installed on managed devices. You can view the list of applications and decide which applications you want to allow and which you want to prohibit, according to your organization's security policies. The restrictions can be related to the information security polices in your organization. You can skip this stage if you know exactly what applications are installed on managed devices.
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This stage helps you find out what executable files are found on managed devices. View the list of executable files and compare it with the lists of allowed and prohibited executable files. The restrictions on executable files usage can be related to the information security polices in your organization. You can skip this stage if you know exactly what executable files are installed on managed devices.
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Analyze the lists of applications and executable files stored on managed devices. Basing on the analysis, create application categories. It is recommended to create a "Work applications" category that covers the standard set of applications that are used at your organization. If different security groups use different sets of applications in their work, a separate application category can be created for each security group.
Depending the set of criteria to create an application category, you can create application categories of three types.
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Configure the Application Control component in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows policy using the application categories you have created on the previous stage.
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To ensure that Application Control rules do not block applications required for user's work, it is recommended to enable testing of Application Control rules and analyze their operation after creating new rules. When testing is enabled, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows will not block applications whose startup is forbidden by Application Control rules, but will instead send notifications about their startup to the Administration Server.
When testing Application Control rules, it is recommended to perform the following actions:
How-to instructions for Kaspersky Security Center 13 Web Console: Configuring Application Control component in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows policy. Follow this instruction and enable the Test Mode option in configuration process.
If necessary, make changes to the Application Control settings. Based on the test results, you can add executable files related to events of the Application Control component to an application category with content added manually.
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After Application Control rules are tested and configuration of application categories is complete, you can apply the rules of Application Control in operation mode.
How-to instructions for Kaspersky Security Center 13 Web Console: Configuring Application Control component in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows policy. Follow this instruction and disable the Test Mode option in configuration process.
Be sure that you have done the following:
Results
When the scenario is complete, applications startup on managed devices is controlled. The users can start only those applications that are allowed in your organization and cannot start applications that are prohibited in your organization.
For detailed information about Application Control, refer to Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Online Help and to the Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent.
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