The help for this version of the solution is no longer updated, so it may contain outdated information. For up-to-date information about the solution refer to the Kaspersky Secure Mobility Management 4.1 Help.

Kaspersky Security Network

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 such data.

Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) is an infrastructure of cloud services providing access to the Kaspersky online 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 of neutralizing them, and reduce the number of false alarms. 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 the mobile apps are running and they are automatically sent to Kaspersky. This information makes it possible to keep track of threats in real time. Files or their parts that may be exploited by intruders to harm the computer or user's content can be also sent to Kaspersky for additional examination.

The following app components use the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service:

• The Anti-Malware, Web Protection, and App Control components in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app.
• The Web Protection component in the Kaspersky Security for iOS app.

To start using KSN, you must accept the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement.

Refusal to participate in KSN reduces the level of device protection, which may lead to infection of the device and loss of data.

To improve the performance of the mobile app, you can also provide statistical data to Kaspersky Security Network.

Providing the information to Kaspersky Security Network is voluntary.

You can opt out of participating in Kaspersky Security Network at any time.

Updates functionality (including providing anti-malware signature updates and codebase updates), as well as KSN functionality will not be available in the software in the U.S. territory from 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on September 10, 2024 in accordance with the restrictive measures.

The help for this version of the solution is no longer updated, so it may contain outdated information. For up-to-date information about the solution refer to the Kaspersky Secure Mobility Management 4.1 Help.

Information exchange with Kaspersky Security Network

Information exchange in Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android

To improve real-time protection, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android uses the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service for operating the following components:

• Anti-Malware. The app obtains access to the Kaspersky online knowledge base regarding the reputation of files and apps. The scan is performed for threats whose information has not yet been added to anti-malware databases but is already available in KSN. Kaspersky Security Network cloud service provides full operation of Anti-Malware and reduces the likelihood of false alarms.
• Web Protection. The app uses data received from KSN to scan websites before they are opened. The app also determines the website category to control internet access to users, based on lists of allowed and blocked categories (for example, the "Internet communication" category).
• App Control. The app determines the app category to restrict the startup of apps that do not meet corporate security requirements, based on lists of allowed and blocked categories (for example, the "Games" category).

Information on the type of data submitted to Kaspersky when using KSN during operation of Anti-Malware and App Control is available in the End User License Agreement. By accepting the terms and conditions of the License Agreement, you agree to transfer this information.

Information on the type of data submitted to Kaspersky when using KSN during operation of Web Protection is available in the Statement regarding data processing for Web Protection. By accepting the terms and conditions of the Statement, you agree to transfer this information.

For more information about data provision to KSN, refer to Data provision in Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android.

Providing data to KSN is voluntary. If you want, you can disable data exchange with KSN.

Information exchange in Kaspersky Security for iOS

To improve real-time protection, Kaspersky Security for iOS uses the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service for operating the Web Protection component. The app uses data received from KSN to scan web resources before they are opened.

Information on the type of data submitted to Kaspersky when using KSN during operation of Web Protection is available in the End User License Agreement. By accepting the terms and conditions of the License Agreement, you agree to transfer this information.

For more information about data provision to KSN, refer to Data provision in Kaspersky Security for iOS.

Providing data to KSN is voluntary. If you want, you can disable data exchange with KSN.

Sending statistics to KSN from Android and iOS apps

To exchange data with KSN for the purposes of improving the performance of the app, the following conditions must be fulfilled:

• The device user must read and accept the terms of the Kaspersky Security Network Statement.
• You must configure the group policy settings to allow statistics to be sent to KSN.

You can opt out of sending statistic data to Kaspersky Security Network at any time. Information on the type of statistic data submitted to Kaspersky when using KSN during operation of the mobile app is available in the Kaspersky Security Network Statement.

The help for this version of the solution is no longer updated, so it may contain outdated information. For up-to-date information about the solution refer to the Kaspersky Secure Mobility Management 4.1 Help.

Enabling and disabling Kaspersky Security Network

By default, the use of Kaspersky Security Network is enabled.

If the use of Kaspersky Security Network is disabled, Web Protection, App Control, and additional protection in Kaspersky Security Network are disabled automatically and their settings become unavailable.

To enable or disable the use of Kaspersky Security Network:

1. Open the policy properties window:
   • In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console or Cloud Console, select Devices > Policies & profiles. In the list of group policies that opens, click the name of the policy that you want to configure.
   • In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console or Cloud Console, select Devices > Mobile > Devices. Click the mobile device that falls under the policy that you want to configure, and then select the policy on the Active policies and policy profiles tab.
2. In the policy properties page, select Application settings > KSN and statistics.
3. To enable or disable the use of Kaspersky Security Network, select or clear the Use Kaspersky Security Network check box.
4. If the use of Kaspersky Security Network is enabled and if you agree to submit data to Kaspersky, select the Allow statistics to be sent to Kaspersky Security Network check box. This data will help the mobile app more quickly respond to threats, improve the performance of protection components, and decrease the likelihood of false alarms.
5. Click the Save button to save the changes you have made to the policy and exit the policy properties window.

Mobile device settings are configured after the next device synchronization with Kaspersky Security Center.