Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.0 for Windows Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows (hereinafter also referred to as “the application” or as “Kaspersky Endpoint Security”) gives corporate users all-in-one protection against known digital threats. WHAT'S NEW IN KASPERSKY ENDPOINT SECURITY Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.0 for Windows offers the following features and improvements: 1. The operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security on servers has been improved. Now you can migrate from Kaspersky Security for Windows Server to Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows and use a single solution to protect workstations and servers. To migrate the application settings, run the Policies and tasks batch conversion wizard. The KSWS license key can be used to activate KES. After migrating to KES, you do not even need to restart the server. For more information about migrating to KES, see Migration Guide (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/12.0/en-US/224328.htm). 2. The licensing of the application as part of a paid virtual machine image in Amazon Machine Image (AMI) has been improved. There is no need to activate the application separately. In this case, Kaspersky Security Center uses the license key for the cloud environment that is already added to the application. 3. Device Control is improved: - For portable devices (MTP), you can configure access rules (read/write), select users or a user group that have access to devices, or configure a device access schedule. Now you can create access rules for portable devices in the same way as for removable drives. - Now you can configure user access to mobile devices in Android Debug Bridge (ADB) or similar applications. That is, you can, for example, allow the mobile device to be used only in ADB and block using the mobile device as a removable drive. - Now you can recharge a mobile device by connecting it to the computer's USB port even if access to the mobile device is blocked. - For printers, you can now configure printing permissions for users. Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports control over access to local and network printers. Now you can allow or block printing on local or network printers for individual users. - WPA3 protocol support has been added to control connections to Wi-Fi networks. Now you can select to use WPA3 protocol in the trusted Wi-Fi network settings and deny connection to the network using a less secure protocol. MINIMUM HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS To ensure proper operation of Kaspersky Endpoint Security, your computer must meet the following requirements: Minimum general requirements: - 2 GB of free disk space on the hard drive; - CPU: - Workstation: 1 GHz; - Server: 1.4 GHz; - Support for the SSE2 instruction set. - RAM: - Workstation (x86): 1 GB; - Workstation (x64): 2 GB; - Server: 2 GB. Workstations Supported operating systems for workstations: - Windows 7 Home / Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise Service Pack 1 or later; - Windows 8 Professional / Enterprise; - Windows 8.1 Professional / Enterprise; - Windows 10 Home / Pro / Pro for Workstations / Education / Enterprise; - Windows 11 Home / Pro / Pro for Workstations / Education / Enterprise. For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base (https://support.kaspersky.com/common/compatibility/13036). For details about support for the Microsoft Windows 11 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base (https://support.kaspersky.com/15778). Servers Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports the core components of the application on computers running the Windows operating system for servers. You can use Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows instead of Kaspersky Security for Windows Server on servers and clusters of your organization. The application also supports Core Mode (see known issues). Supported operating systems for servers: - Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials / Standard (64-bit); Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 Standard (64-bit) is supported only if Service Pack 1 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is installed. - Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 (64-bit); - Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter Service Pack 1 or later; - Windows Server 2012 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter; - Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter; - Windows Server 2016 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter; - Windows Server 2019 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter; - Windows Server 2022 Standard / Datacenter / Datacenter: Azure Edition. For details about support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and Microsoft Windows Server 2019 operating systems, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base (https://support.kaspersky.com/common/compatibility/13036). For details about support for the Microsoft Windows Server 2022 operating system, please refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base (https://support.kaspersky.com/15778). Unsupported operating systems for servers: - Windows Server 2003 Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter SP2 or later; - Windows Server 2003 R2 Foundation / Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter SP2 or later; - Windows Server 2008 Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter SP2 or later; - Windows Server 2008 Core Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter SP2 or later; - Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 Standard / Premium SP2 or later. Virtual platforms Supported virtual platforms: - VMware Workstation 16.2.4; - VMware ESXi 7.0 Update 3f; - Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019; - Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2203; - Citrix Provisioning 2206; - Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR (Cumulative Update 1). Terminal servers Supported terminal server types: - Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1; - Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2012; - Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2012 R2; - Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2016; - Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2019; - Microsoft Remote Desktop Services based on Windows Server 2022. The limitations on support for server and virtual platforms are presented in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/12.0/en-US/201943.htm). APPLICATION COMPATIBILITY WITH THE KASPERSKY SECURITY CENTER REMOTE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM Kaspersky Security Center support Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports operation with the following versions of Kaspersky Security Center: - Kaspersky Security Center 11 - Kaspersky Security Center 12 - Kaspersky Security Center 13 - Kaspersky Security Center 13.1 - Kaspersky Security Center 13.2 - Kaspersky Security Center 13.2.2 - Kaspersky Security Center 14 - Kaspersky Security Center 14.1 - Kaspersky Security Center 14.2 The administration web plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 12.0 is compatible with Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 13 or later. To manage the application remotely via Kaspersky Security Center: 1. Install Network Agent on the computer. For more details about installing the Network Agent, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Help (https://support.kaspersky.com/help/KSC/14/en-US/index.htm). 2. Install the Management Plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows in the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Console. The installation package for the Kaspersky Endpoint Security Management Plug-in is included in the distribution package. The web plug-in installation package is available for download on the website and in the plug-in management window of Kaspersky Security Center Web Console (https://www.kaspersky.com/small-to-medium-business-security/downloads/endpoint). To install the web plug-in version 12.0, you should first remove the previous version of the web plug-in. The Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Management Plug-in for version 12.0 is installed over the Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows Management Plug-in for versions 11.X.X. To continue using the previous version of Management Plug-in, you should first remove the Management Plug-in version 12.0. INSTALLATION To install the application locally, run the setup_kes.exe file from the full distribution package and follow the Setup Wizard instructions. You can read more about how to install the application in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/12.0/en-US/50360.htm). During installation, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows detects applications on the computer that, when used together, could potentially reduce computer performance or lead to other compatibility problems (even resulting in complete inoperability). The full list of incompatible software is available in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/12.0/en-US/182030.htm). You can upgrade the following applications to Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 12.0 when installing from the full distribution package: - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.3.0 for Windows (build 11.3.0.773). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.4.0 for Windows (build 11.4.0.233). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.5.0 for Windows (build 11.5.0.590). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.6.0 for Windows (build 11.6.0.394). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.7.0 for Windows (build 11.7.0.669). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.8.0 for Windows (build 11.8.0.384). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.9.0 for Windows (build 11.9.0.351). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.10.0 for Windows (build 11.10.0.399). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.11.0 for Windows (build 11.11.0.452). When you update Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows, consider the following: - If the Full Disk Encryption (FDE) or File Level Encryption (FLE) components are installed on the computer, you must use the distribution package with the same key length to upgrade the application to version 12.0: - keswin_12.0.__aes256 if you are upgrading an application that was installed from the AES256 distribution package; - keswin_12.0.__aes56 if you are upgrading an application that was installed from the AES56 distribution package. Upgrading the application using a distribution package with a different key length is not supported. - If data encryption components (FDE or FLE) are not installed on the computer, you can use a distribution package with any key length to upgrade the application to version 12.0. - Upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows from beta versions to version 12.0 is not supported. UPDATING VIA THE KASPERSKY UPDATE SERVICE Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.0 for Windows can be installed via the Kaspersky update service. Through the Kaspersky update service, you can update the following applications: - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.3.0 for Windows (build 11.3.0.773). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.4.0 for Windows (build 11.4.0.233). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.5.0 for Windows (build 11.5.0.590). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.6.0 for Windows (build 11.6.0.394). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.7.0 for Windows (build 11.7.0.669). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.8.0 for Windows (build 11.8.0.384). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.9.0 for Windows (build 11.9.0.351). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.10.0 for Windows (build 11.10.0.399). - Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.11.0 for Windows (build 11.11.0.452). If Kaspersky Endpoint Security version 11.3.0 or later is deployed in the infrastructure along with older versions of the application, Kaspersky Security Center will be able to install two updates of Kaspersky Endpoint Security to version 12.0: one for updating Kaspersky Endpoint Security versions 11.2.0–11.2.0 CF1, and the second for updating version 11.3.0 or later. Upgrading Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows from beta versions to version 12.0 is not supported. The following special considerations should be taken into account when updating through the Kaspersky update service: - After installing the update, you cannot roll back to the previous version of the application. - This update is available only for application with valid license. - Management of Kaspersky Disk Encryption technology (FDE) is unavailable until installation of the application update is complete. - To complete the update installation, you must restart your computer. - To complete the update on a computer with hard drives that were encrypted using Kaspersky Disk Encryption (FDE), you will need to restart the computer twice. - During installation, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows detects applications on the computer that, when used together, could potentially reduce computer performance or lead to other compatibility problems (even resulting in complete inoperability). There is no option to skip scan for incompatible software. If you wish to disable scan for incompatible software, you need to use another application installation method, such as Install application remotely task. The full list of incompatible software is available in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/12.0/en-US/182030.htm). - Installing and updating Kaspersky Endpoint Agent (also Endpoint Agent) through the Kaspersky update service is not supported. - If you are using Kaspersky Update Utility to update application modules and databases, enable support for Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.0 in the utility settings. COMPATIBILITY WITH KASPERSKY ENDPOINT AGENT Kaspersky Endpoint Security is compatible with Kaspersky Endpoint Agent 3.8 or higher. In Kaspersky Endpoint Security 11.9.0, the distribution kit no longer includes the Kaspersky Endpoint Agent distribution package. Kaspersky Endpoint Agent facilitates interoperability with the Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform solution. LIST OF BUGS FIXED AND PRIVATE PATCHES INCLUDED IN THE RELEASE The list of fixed issues and private patches included in the release is available on the Technical Support website (https://support.kaspersky.com/15942). MAIN KNOWN ISSUES The list of limitations and known issues is available in the user documentation (https://support.kaspersky.com/KESWin/12.0/en-US/201943.htm). © 2023 AO Kaspersky Lab