Participating in Kaspersky Security Network

To protect mobile devices more effectively, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Kaspersky Protection 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 Protection 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 Protection 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 Protection for iOS.

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

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

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 Protection 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 Protection 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.

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 the following components:

• Anti-malware. The app obtains access to the Kaspersky knowledge base regarding the reputation of files and apps. The app scans for threats whose information has not yet been added to anti-malware databases but is already available in KSN. Kaspersky Security Network cloud service facilitates the full Anti-Malware functionality and reduces the likelihood of false alarms.
• Web Protection and Web Control. The app uses data received from KSN to scan websites before they are opened. The app also determines the website category to control internet users' access 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 types 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 types of data submitted to Kaspersky when using KSN during operation of Web Protection and Web Control 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 the provision of data to KSN, refer to the Data provision in Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android section.

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

Information exchange in Kaspersky Protection for iOS

To improve real-time protection, Kaspersky Protection for iOS uses the Kaspersky Security Network cloud service for the following components:

• Web Protection. The app uses data received from KSN to scan websites before they are opened.

Information on the types 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 the provision of data to KSN, refer to the Data provision in Kaspersky Protection for iOS section.

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

For the purposes of identifying emerging information security threats, intrusion threats, and threats that are hard to detect (along with their respective sources), and to improve the protection of information stored and processed on a device, you can extend your participation in Kaspersky Security Network.

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

• You or the device user must read and accept the terms of the Kaspersky Security Network Statement. If you choose for the Statement to be accepted by users, they will be prompted by a notification on the main app screen to accept the terms of the Statement. Users can also accept the Statements in the About the app section in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android or Kaspersky Protection for iOS settings.
• You must configure the group policy settings to allow statistics to be sent to KSN.

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

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

Enabling and disabling the use of Kaspersky Security Network

For the operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Kaspersky Protection for iOS components that use Kaspersky Security Network, the app sends requests to cloud services. Requests contain the data described in the Data provision in Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android and Data provision in Kaspersky Protection for iOS sections respectively.

If the use of Kaspersky Security Network is disabled on the device, the Anti-Malware, Web Protection, Web Control, and App Control features are disabled automatically.

To enable or disable the use of Kaspersky Security Network for Android devices:

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Policies & profiles. In the list of group policies that opens, click the name of the policy that you want to configure.
2. In the policy properties window, select Application settings.
3. Select Android and go to the KES for Android settings section.
4. Enable the toggle switch on the Kaspersky Security Network card for the following components: Anti-Malware, Web Protection, Web Control, and App Control.
5. On the Sending additional data card, click Settings.
6. In the Sending data to Kaspersky Security Network section, select the Allow sending statistics to Kaspersky Security Network check box to submit data to Kaspersky.

   This data will help the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android app more quickly respond to threats, improve the performance of protection components, and decrease the likelihood of false alarms.

7. In the Sending data for marketing purposes section, select the Allow data processing to help improve the quality, appearance, and performance of the app check box to improve the quality, appearance, and performance of the Rightholder's Software, products, services, and infrastructure by analyzing users' experience, features they use, and device status and settings.
8. Select who must accept the Statements:
   • If you select Statements are accepted by administrator, you will be prompted to accept the Statements in the window that opens.
   • If you select Statements are accepted by users, the device user will be prompted to accept the Statements.
9. Click OK.
10. Click Save to save the changes you have made.

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

To enable or disable the use of Kaspersky Security Network for iOS devices:

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, select Assets (Devices) → Policies & profiles. In the list of group policies that opens, click the name of the policy that you want to configure.
2. In the policy properties window, select Application settings.
3. Select iOS and go to the KS for iOS settings section.
4. Enable the toggle switch on the Kaspersky Security Network card for the Web Protection component.
5. On the Sending additional data card, click Settings.
6. In the Sending data to Kaspersky Security Network section, select the Allow sending statistics to Kaspersky Security Network check box to submit data to Kaspersky.

   This data will help the Kaspersky Protection for iOS app more quickly respond to threats, improve the performance of protection components, and decrease the likelihood of false alarms.

7. Select who must accept the Statements:
   • If you select Statements are accepted by administrator, you will be prompted to accept the Statements in the window that opens.
   • If you select Statements are accepted by users, the device user will be prompted to accept the Statements.
8. Click OK.
9. Click Save to save the changes you have made.

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

Using Kaspersky Private Security Network

Kaspersky Private Security Network (hereinafter also referred to as KPSN) is a solution that grants access to the reputation databases of Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), without sending data from users' devices to Kaspersky Security Network.

A database of the reputations of objects (files or URLs) is stored on the Kaspersky Private Security Network server, but not on Kaspersky Security Network servers. KPSN reputation databases are stored within the corporate network and are managed by the company administrator.

When KPSN is enabled, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android does not send any statistical data from users' devices to KSN.

KPSN is applicable only for Android devices managed by Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Android. Kaspersky Protection for iOS continues to send statistical data from users' devices to KSN.

To enable use of KPSN via Kaspersky Security Center:

1. In the main window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console, click the settings icon () next to the name of the Administration Server.

   The Administration Server properties window opens.

2. On the General tab, select the KSN Proxy settings section.
3. Switch the toggle button to the Use Kaspersky Private Security Network Enabled position.
4. Click the Select file with KSN Proxy settings button, and then browse for the configuration file that with PKCS7 or PEM extension (provided by Kaspersky).
5. Click Open.
6. If you have the proxy server settings configured in the Administration Server properties, but your network architecture requires that you use KPSN directly, enable the Ignore proxy server settings when connecting to KPSN option. Otherwise, requests from the managed applications cannot reach KPSN.
7. Click Save to save the changes you have made.

After the settings are downloaded, the interface displays the provider's name and contacts, as well as the creation date of the file with the settings of KPSN. KPSN settings are applied to mobile devices.

When you switch to KPSN, App Control does not support the app categories available when using KSN. App categorization will be available if you choose to switch back to KSN.