To protect mobile devices more effectively, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Kaspersky Security for iOS use data acquired from users around the globe. Kaspersky Security Network is designed to process this data.
Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) is an infrastructure of cloud services providing access to the Kaspersky knowledge base with information about the reputation of files, web resources, and software. The use of data from Kaspersky Security Network ensures faster responses by Kaspersky applications to threats, improves the performance of some protection components, and reduces the likelihood of false alarms.
Your participation in Kaspersky Security Network helps Kaspersky to acquire real-time information about the types and sources of new threats, develop methods for neutralizing them, and reduce the number of false alarms raised by Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Kaspersky Security for iOS. Participation in Kaspersky Security Network also lets you access reputation statistics for applications and websites.
When you participate in Kaspersky Security Network, some statistics are acquired while Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Kaspersky Security for iOS are running and are automatically sent to Kaspersky. This information makes it possible to keep track of threats in real time. Files or parts of files that may be exploited by intruders to harm the computer or user's content can be also sent to Kaspersky for additional examination.
Use of Kaspersky Security Network is required for the operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Kaspersky Security for iOS.
The following app components use the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service:
Refusal to participate in KSN reduces the level of device protection, which may lead to infection of the device and loss of data. To start using Kaspersky Security Network, you must accept the terms of the End User License Agreement when installing the app. The End User License Agreement outlines which data is transmitted to Kaspersky Security Network by Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Kaspersky Security for iOS.
To improve the performance of the app, you can additionally provide statistical data to Kaspersky Security Network. Providing the above information to the KSN is voluntary. To start using Kaspersky Security Network, you have to accept the terms of a special agreement – the Kaspersky Security Network Statement. You can opt out of participating in Kaspersky Security Network at any time. The Kaspersky Security Network Statement describes the types of data that Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Kaspersky Security for iOS transmit to Kaspersky Security Network. You can use Kaspersky Security Network services if the license term for the integrated solution has not expired and the key has not been denylisted.
Updates functionality (including providing anti-malware signature updates and codebase updates), as well as KSN functionality may not be available in the software in the U.S.