Kaspersky Small Office Security

2016: Protection against programs racketeers

On October 10, 2016 the Kaspersky Lab company submitted the next version of the product Kaspersky Small Office Security. In a product functions of protection against programs racketeers and financial online fraud are improved, the safety management system is upgraded.

For gain of protection against threats of racketing, Kaspersky Lab included in Kaspersky Small Office Security function of automatic creation of the backup copy of the file in attempt of its change by the malware blocking data access^[1].

Improvements in the Safe Payments technology which was a part of a product are made: now it protects corporate devices from attempts of malefactors to make screen screenshots with payment or other important information. By means of the virtual keyboard software prevents interception of the passwords opening access to valuable information, including financial.

Kaspersky Small Office Security — from the web console by means of which each non-staff IT specialist and can configure and change at any time protective settings of all corporate devices from any computer connected to the Internet — from computers and notebooks to file servers, tablets and smartphones became simpler to manage.

We improved protection against programs racketeers in Kaspersky Small Office Security to protect the small companies from this serious threat and enormous damage in which it can result. Also we considered that small business even more often prefers to use for settlings with suppliers and clients a system mobile and online payments, and in addition secured process of commission of financial transactions. With our product the small companies can not be distracted by questions of protection and focus entirely on business development and increase in its competitiveness. Vladimir Zapolyansky, the head of marketing of products for medium and small business of Kaspersky Lab

2015: There was the following release of Kaspersky Small Office Security

On May 27, 2015 Kaspersky Lab announced release of upgraded version of Kaspersky Small Office Security.

The product combines protection and ease of use, it allows to resolve questions of cyber security without IT specialist, and possibilities of the solution will help to focus completely on development and support of business, providing protection of corporate data.

Screenshot of software of Kaspersky Small Office Security, 2014

Kaspersky Small Office Security is equipped with technologies which are used by large corporations, but the product is optimized for use in the small company. Solution:

• contains technologies of preventive fight against cyberthreats,
• provides protection of online banking,
• executes data backup
• manages passwords,
• gives an administration opportunity from any point.

Use of all these functions is organized in a way, most convenient for small business.

"Problems of development of small business entirely engross attention of its owner, but you should not forget that in the world of cyberthreats for malefactors the size does not matter. It is very important to such companies to pay more attention to ensuring the cyber security, and for this purpose we created Kaspersky Small Office Security. It is very simple to set and configure the solution, and its daily support does not require any special knowledge in the field of IT. C to them owners of business can focus on what at them turns out best of all — development of the company, and we will take care of protection against threats" — Konstantin Voronkov, the head of department of product management for protection of jobs of Kaspersky Lab noted.

This version of Kaspersky Small Office Security included several new and advanced opportunities:

• the improved protection against all known, unknown and complex threats — multilayer protection of the corporate level is provided to computers running Windows and Mac OS, to servers running Windows Server and also to devices based on Android;
• the new cloud management console allowing owners of business or to IT specialists to manage mechanisms of security and devices from any place in the world using the browser;
• the updated management system for passwords which stores critical important accounts;
• security of financial information.

Kaspersky Small Office Security protects workstations running OS of the Windows family (the version from XP to 8.1 inclusive) or Mac OS, file Windows servers and also smartphones and tablets on the Android platform. To each employee work place wellness and his mobile device, access to Password manager is ensured.

Protection of file servers according to the total number of users is in addition provided. Kaspersky Small Office Security is on sale with a packet of licenses to 24 jobs and 2 file servers. One license includes protection of one computer or notebook Windows or Mac and one mobile device on the platform Android.

2013

In November, 2013 Kaspersky Lab updated the protective solution for the companies of small business up to 25 jobs of Kaspersky Small Office Security in size. Advanced technologies of protection against the malware are integrated into the new version, including from the latest threats, at the same time the convenience of using of a product which does not demand from owners of the enterprise of professional knowledge in the field of IT is saved.

"At the market there is a set of the small companies numbering up to 10 staff, however this category is often ignored by developers of protective software. As a result, owners of such business are forced to use protective products for home users who are not intended for security of the enterprise, or to resort to basic options of corporate solutions which are too bulky in management and force to overpay for functions unnecessary the small companies" — specified in Kaspersky Lab.

According to developers, Kaspersky Small Office Security combines in itself protection against all types of the threats relevant for small enterprises, with the simple mechanism of installation and management allowing to ensure safety and not to distract specialists from business solving of tasks.

The new version of a product includes the advanced mechanisms of protection and improvement of the functions which were present earlier. Among innovations: the Safe Payments technology ensuring security of financial transactions on the Internet at all stages; the automatic protection against exploits interfering accomplishment of the attacks using vulnerabilities of zero day; password manager; services of automatic backup, including with an option of preserving of backup copies on the Internet, using cloud services.

Within the purchased license clients also receive protection of the mobile devices working at the Android platform which provides blocking of the malware, safe work on the Internet, a possibility of setup of confidentiality and mechanisms of detection and blocking of a stolen property or the lost device.

Distinctive feature of Kaspersky Small Office Security is simplicity of setup and management of IT security of the company, developers claim. The convenient master of installation provides fast solution deployment in several steps, offering the choice from the minimum set of parameters. Via the intuitive interface the user will easily configure operation of difficult mechanisms, such as enciphering, data backup, the policy of management of web access.

Kaspersky Small Office Security 2

Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 is the complete solution optimized for the small organizations up to 10 PC users and combines the advanced developments of Kaspersky Lab in the field of antivirus protection with speed of setup and ease of their management. Among new functionality: the virus scanner, the heuristic analyzer, a control system of activity of applications and the isolated "sandbox" for start of suspicious files — allow to find and block both the known, and new malware still before they are able to cause any damage. In general the product protects servers and workstations running the operating systems of Windows, the most widespread in the environment of small enterprises.

The updated Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 raises the security level of computer systems. Backup which helps to prevent loss of financial information, data on clients and other important documents as a result of failure in operation of the computer or inadvertent actions of employees belongs to innovations, in particular. Lost or by mistake the changed file or group of files can be recovered from storage in only pair of clicks of a computer mouse.

Moreover, the built-in effective instruments of cryptoprotection available to each user allow to cipher confidential data of the company a resistant algorithm. Employees can create the protected cryptocontainers and keep in them different information. In turn, using the Password manager component entering into Kaspersky Small Office Security it is possible to create and to safely store passwords, reliable and steady against cracking, for access to online services and applications, for example to e-mail, Internet bank and other resources.

Besides, in Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 the ability to manage by the product installed on the PC and servers from any point of network of the small organization is implemented. Thanks to it it is possible to check quickly a system status of protection of any computer of the company and far off to solve the majority of the detected problems, noted in Kaspersky Lab. At the same time the module of remote control Internet access blocks the undesirable websites and loading of files of the set formats, limits connection time and contacts of users on popular social networks, increasing thereby efficiency of employees and reducing risk of leakage of confidential data.

2014: Kaspersky Small Office Security 3

Kaspersky Lab announced in March, 2014 a release of the new version of Kaspersky Small Office Security providing the highest level of protection of computers and servers against modern Internet threats. This version supports work with Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.

What's new:

• The feature for storage of backup copies of data in Dropbox online storage is added that allows to increase safety of information storage and to simplify data access due to application of cloud computing;
• For protection of the personal information entered on websites against keyboard interceptors protection of data entry from the hardware keyboard is added;
• For protection against use by malefactors of vulnerabilities in the software function of protection against exploits is added to a component monitoring of activity;
• The feature for automatic treatment of the active infection interfering the Kaspersky Small Office Security 3 installation on the computer is added;
• For safe work with services of Internet banking and payment of purchases in online stores safe payments are added;
• Full support of Microsoft Windows 8 and Microsoft Windows Server 2012 is added;
• The license Kaspersky Small Office Security 3 provides protection of mobile devices (modules of protection of mobile devices are available to downloading on the Kaspersky Lab website).

Improvements:

• Influence of the program on high-speed performance of the operating system is reduced and resource consumption of the computer is reduced. In particular, influence of the program on load time of the operating system and applications launch is reduced;
• Protection against the hidden installation of malware in a system and thefts of personal data is improved;
• The functionality of the virtual keyboard is improved: now it can be opened using an icon of a fast call which is displayed in data entry fields on websites;
• The heuristic analysis made at verification of websites on signs of a phishing is improved;
• The extent of bases of the program is reduced that allows to reduce the volume of the loaded data and to accelerate installation of updates;
• The tooltip balloons containing useful data on a program runtime are added;
• The appearance of the section Remote control is improved, the specified improvement provides convenient setup and use of basic functions of a component;
• The technology of use of rating of danger of programs for protection of the computer and personal data based on the analysis of behavior of programs on computers of other users of products of Kaspersky Lab is improved;
• The augmented list of the supported versions of web browsers;
• Messages which Management of web politicians displays for children are adapted;
• Accuracy of work of the Management of Web Politicians component due to use of a cloud technology of verification of websites on existence of undesirable contents is increased.

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