Configuring notifications of vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi networks
August 13, 2019
ID 81791
When you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, your confidential data may be stolen if that network is protected poorly. Kaspersky Small Office Security checks Wi-Fi networks every time you connect to one. If the Wi-Fi network is not secure (for example, a vulnerable encryption protocol is used, or the name of the Wi-Fi network (SSID) is very popular), the application displays a notification informing you that you are about to connect to an insecure Wi-Fi network. Click the link in the notification window to learn how to safely use the Wi-Fi network.
To configure notifications of vulnerabilities on Wi-Fi networks:
- Open the main application window.
- Click the
button in the lower part of the window.The Settings window opens.
- In the left part of the window, select the Protection section.
- In the right part of the Protection section, select the Firewall subsection.
The window displays the settings of the Firewall component.
- Select the Notify of vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi networks if you want to receive notifications when you are connecting to vulnerable Wi-Fi networks. If you do not want to receive notifications, clear the check box. This check box can be accessed if Kaspersky Secure Connection is not installed on the computer.
- If the Notify of vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi networks check box is selected, you can edit the advanced settings for display of notifications:
- Select the Block and warn about insecure transmission of passwords over the Internet check box to block all transmission of passwords in non-encrypted text format when you fill in the Password fields on the Internet.
- Click the Reset hidden alerts link to roll back to the default values of settings for display of notifications about transfers of passwords in non-encrypted form. If you have previously blocked display of notifications about password transfer in non-encrypted form, display of these notifications will resume.
This functionality is unavailable if Kaspersky Small Office Security is installed on a file server.
