Kaspersky Security Network (also referred to as "KSN") is an infrastructure of online services providing access to Kaspersky's operative knowledge base on the reputation of files, web resources and programs. Kaspersky Security Network allows Kaspersky Security for Windows Server to react very promptly to new threats, improves the performance of several protection components, and reduces the likelihood of false positives.
To start the KSN Usage task, you must accept the Kaspersky Security Network Statement.
Information received by Kaspersky Security for Windows Server from Kaspersky Security Network pertains only to the reputation of programs and URLs.
Participation in KSN allows Kaspersky to receive real-time information about types and sources of new threats, develop ways to neutralize them, and reduce the number of false positives in application components.
More detailed information about the transferring, processing, storage, and destruction of information about application usage is available in the Data handling window of the KSN Usage task, and in the Privacy Policy on the Kaspersky's website.
Participation in Kaspersky Security Network is voluntary. The decision regarding participation in Kaspersky Security Network is made after installation of Kaspersky Security for Windows Server. You can change your decision about participation in Kaspersky Security Network at any time.
Kaspersky Security Network can be used in the following Kaspersky Security for Windows Server tasks:
Kaspersky Private Security Network
See details about how to configure Kaspersky Private Security Network (hereinafter referred to "Private KSN") in the Kaspersky Security Center Help.
If you use Private KSN on the device, in the Data handling window of the KSN Usage task you can read the KSN Statement and enable the task by selecting the I confirm that I have fully read, understood, and accept the terms of participation in Kaspersky Security Network check box. By accepting the terms you agree to send all types of data mentioned in KSN Statement (security requests, statistical data) to KSN services.
After accepting the Private KSN terms, the check boxes that adjust the Global KSN usage are not available.
If you disable Private KSN when the KSN Usage task is running, the License violation error occurs and the task stops. To continue protecting the device you need to accept the KSN Statement in the Data handling window and restart the task.
Withdrawal of the KSN Statement acceptance
You can withdraw the acceptance and stop any data exchange with the Kaspersky Security Network at any moment. The following actions are considered as the full or partial withdrawal of KSN Statement: