Glossary
Administration Server
A component of Kaspersky Security Center that centrally stores information about all Kaspersky applications that are installed within the corporate network. Administration Server can also be used to manage these applications.
Administration Server client (Client computer)
A computer, server, or workstation on which Network Agent and managed Kaspersky applications are running.
Anti-virus databases
Databases that contain information about computer security threats known to Kaspersky as of when the anti-virus databases are released. Entries in anti-virus databases allow malicious code to be detected in scanned objects. Anti-virus databases are created by Kaspersky specialists and updated hourly.
Distribution point
Computer that has Network Agent installed and is used for update distribution, network polling, remote installation of applications, collection of information about computers in an administration group, and / or broadcasting domain. The administrator selects the appropriate devices and assigns them distribution points manually.
Kaspersky Business Hub company
A company that created an account on Kaspersky Business Hub and at least one workspace for Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud and/or Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365.
Kaspersky update servers
HTTP(S) servers at Kaspersky from which Kaspersky applications download database and application module updates.
Managed computer
Computer with Network Agent installed; this computer is managed by Kaspersky Security Center.
Network Agent
A Kaspersky Security Center component that enables interaction between the Administration Server and Kaspersky applications that are installed on a specific network node (workstation or server).
Notification
A message with information about an event (or events), which is sent by the application via other notification delivery systems (for example, via email) to the specified addresses.
Protection status
Current protection status, which reflects the level of computer security.
Protocol
A clearly defined and standardized set of rules governing the interaction between a client and a server. Well-known protocols and the services associated with them include HTTP, FTP, and NNTP.
Remote installation
Installation of Kaspersky applications by using the services provided by Kaspersky Security Integrations for MSP.
Update
A function performed by a Kaspersky application that enables it to keep computer protection up-to-date. During the update, an application downloads updates for its databases and modules from Kaspersky update servers and automatically installs and applies them.
Virus
A program that infects other ones, by adding its code to them in order to gain control when infected files are run. This simple definition allows identifying the main action performed by any virus: infection.
Workspace
An instance of Kaspersky Endpoint Security Cloud or Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Office 365 created for a specific Kaspersky Business Hub company. When you create a workspace, Kaspersky creates and configures the infrastructure behind this workspace.