HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

Hardware requirements

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks has the following minimum hardware requirements for computers where application components will be installed:

• Computer that will perform Server functions:
  • CPU: Intel Core i7 or equivalent (highest single-core frequency configurations are recommended)
  • RAM: 32 GB.
  • Free space on the hard drive: 500 GB (SSD is recommended)
• Computer that will perform sensor functions:
  • CPU: Intel Core i5 / i7 or equivalent (maximum core configurations are recommended)
  • RAM: 8 GB, and an additional 2 GB for each monitoring point on this computer
  • Free space on the hard drive: 250 GB (SSD is recommended)

When using sensors, the bandwidth of the dedicated Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity network between the Server and each sensor must be at least 50% of the cumulative incoming traffic at the sensor (for all monitoring points of the sensor).

Software requirements for Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks 4.0

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks 4.0 has the following software requirements for computers on which application components will be installed:

• CentOS Stream 8 operating system.
• The same version of operating system must be installed on all computers where application components are installed.
• To install application components in the CentOS operating system, the following conditions must be fulfilled:
  • Chrony time synchronization package version 3.1 or later is installed.
  • The SELinux access control enforcement system is disabled.
  • The dnf-utils package is installed.
  • Python interpreter version 2.7 is installed.
  • A symbolic link to the installed version of the python2 package is configured.
  • The python2-pyyaml package is installed.
• To ensure proper functioning of application components on the computer that will perform Server functions, the following conditions must also be fulfilled in the CentOS operating system:
  • Python interpreter 3.6 or later is installed, as well as packages for operation of connectors and data conversion scripts (if the connectors are planned to work on other computers, the packages must also be installed on these computers).
  • Mail server is installed (Mail Transfer Agent, MTA) to send emails through the email connector and to send reports by email (for example, Postfix).
  • Perl interpreter version 5.10 or later is installed (if Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent is being installed).

You can use the following browsers to connect through the web interface:

• Google Chrome™ version 105 or later.
• Mozilla™ Firefox™ version 104 or later.
• Microsoft® Edge version 105 or later.

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks is compatible with Kaspersky Security Center 13.2 and Kaspersky Security Center 14. The Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks administration web plug-in becomes available to use in Kaspersky Security Center 13.2 after you install Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 13.2.571 and a patch for this application, which enables interaction with the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks administration web plug-in (patch version: 13.2.571.1). The Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks administration web plug-in becomes available to use in Kaspersky Security Center 14 after you install Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 14.0.3286. You can request the specified versions of the applications from your technical account manager (TAM).

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks supports joint operation with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes version 2.6 or later. Integration with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes 3.0 and 3.1 is supported (in this mode, Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks receives data from Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes).

Software requirements for Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks 4.0.1

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks 4.0.1 has the following software requirements for computers where application components will be installed:

• Astra Linux Special Edition 1.7 operating system: RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.7), RUSB.10015-17 or RUSB.10015-37.
• The same version of operating system must be installed on all computers where application components are installed.
• To install application components in the Astra Linux Special Edition operating system, the following conditions must be fulfilled:
  • The standard operating system components "Internet tools" and "Network services" are installed (in addition to the standard components that are installed by default in the operating system).
  • The operating system has an active firewall implemented by the UFW network security configuration application (for automatic configuration of network filtering).
  • Repositories containing up-to-date stable versions of installation packages are connected in the operating system (for example, connected repositories on discs containing an update of the installation disc for the operating system and an update of the disc containing development tools).
  • The rsync package is installed.
  • The libcap2-bin package is installed.
  • A symbolic link to the installed version of the python2 package is configured.
  • The python-apt package is installed.
  • The SSH server package is installed (for centralized installation of application components).
  • The en_US.utf8 locale is enabled (on the computer from which the centralized installation of application components will be performed).
• To ensure proper functioning of application components on all computers that will perform Server and sensor functions, the following conditions must be fulfilled in the Astra Linux Special Edition operating system:
  • Information streams are allowed without limitations from the capability-based access restriction mechanism (a null capability marker is set for all access objects).
  • The closed software environment mechanism is disabled in the operating system.
• To ensure proper functioning of application components on the computer that will perform Server functions, the following conditions must also be fulfilled in the Astra Linux Special Edition operating system:
  • Python interpreter 3.6 or later is installed, as well as packages for operation of connectors and data conversion scripts (if the connectors are planned to work on other computers, the packages must also be installed on these computers).
  • The Postgres Pro version 14 DBMS is installed (if the Server uses this DBMS instead of the DBMS from the application distribution kit).
  • A mail server is installed and configured (Mail Transfer Agent, MTA) to send emails through the email connector and to send reports by email (for example, Exim 4).
  • Perl interpreter version 5.10 or later is installed (if Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent is being installed).

You can use the following browsers to connect through the web interface:

• Google Chrome version 101.
• Mozilla Firefox version 102.
• Microsoft® Edge version 101.
• Chromium for Astra Linux version 101.

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks 4.0.1 is compatible with Kaspersky Security Center 13.2 and Kaspersky Security Center 14. The Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks administration web plug-in becomes available to use in Kaspersky Security Center 13.2 after you install Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 13.2.571 and a patch for this application, which enables interaction with the Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks administration web plug-in (patch version: 13.2.571.1). The Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks administration web plug-in becomes available to use in Kaspersky Security Center 14 after you install Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 14.0.3286. You can request the specified versions of the applications from your technical account manager (TAM).

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks 4.0.1 supports joint operation with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes version 2.6 or later. Integration with Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes 3.0 and 3.1 is supported (in this mode, Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Networks receives data from Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity for Nodes).

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