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  Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.8 for Windows beta

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  WHAT'S NEW IN KASPERSKY ENDPOINT SECURITY
  Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.8 for Windows offers the following features and improvements:

  The application now supports the Light Agent mode for protecting virtual environments. Now you can deploy the application as Light Agent for Windows as part of the Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security solution. To support the Light Agent mode, the policy includes new connection settings for the Integration Server (VIIS) and the Protection Server (SVM). Interception of file operations in Docker containers on servers is now supported. A container is an isolated environment in which an application can run without directly interacting with the operating system. Kaspersky Endpoint Security scans the files inside containers to which the user gains access. When a threat is detected, the applications blocks this malicious activity and attempts to disinfect the file inside the container. If the file cannot be disinfected, the application stops the container. Now you can define a protection scope for the protection of shared folders against external encryption (Behavior Detection component). Now you can specify shared folders which the application must monitor for file activity. You can also exclude folders and files from the protection scope. In previous versions of the application, the Behavior Detection component monitored all shared folders for file activity. Now you can configure different sets of components for different types of operating systems in the installation package. Now you can deploy the application to workstations and servers using the same installation package. Components that are not available for a certain operating system type are automatically excluded in installation package properties. The option to select predefined scan exclusions and trusted applications has been added. Predefined scan exclusions and trusted applications allow quickly configuring the trusted zone for the application in a virtual environment (Citrix, VMware). Such exclusions comprise, for example, VHD and VHDX virtual machine files. Exclusions can be added when creating an application installation package, creating a policy, or when installing Kaspersky Endpoint Security. The EDR telemetry now includes events for operations with USB-connected devices. You can also add these events to exclusions from EDR telemetry.

  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;
  • SSE2 Instructions support (except ARM).
  • RAM:
  • Workstation (x86): 1 GB;
  • Workstation (x64): 2 GB;
  • Server: 2 GB;
  • Server to install the application with a built-in agent for integration with Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform: 8 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 / Enterprise multi-session;
  • Windows 11 Home / Pro / Pro for Workstations / Education / Enterprise.
  Kaspersky Endpoint Security cannot be installed on Microsoft Windows 7 without installed operating system updates: KB4490628 (March 12, 2019) and KB4474419 (September 23, 2019). For detailed information, refer to the Technical Support Knowledge Base https://support.kaspersky.com/common/error/installation/11004#block8.
  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/common/compatibility/15778.
  Servers
  Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports 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 (Cluster Mode). The application also supports Server Core mode (see known issues https://support.kaspersky.com/help/KESWin/12.8/en-US/201943.htm).
  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 Web Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or later;
  • Windows Server 2012 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter (including Server Core mode);
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation / Essentials / Standard / Datacenter (including Server Core mode);
  • Windows Server 2016 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter (including Server Core mode);
  • Windows Server 2019 Essentials / Standard / Datacenter (including Server Core mode);
  • Windows Server 2022 Standard / Datacenter / Datacenter: Azure Edition (including Server Core mode).
  Kaspersky Endpoint Security cannot be installed on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 without installed operating system updates: KB4490628 (March 12, 2019) and KB4474419 (September 23, 2019).
  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/common/compatibility/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 17.5.2;
  • VMware ESXi 8.0 Update 2;
  • Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019;
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2009;
  • Citrix Provisioning 2009;
  • Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 LTSR.
  Kaspersky Security Center support
  Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports operation with the following versions of Kaspersky Security Center:
  • 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
  • Kaspersky Security Center Linux 14.2
  • Kaspersky Security Center Linux 15
  • Kaspersky Security Center Windows 15.1
  • Kaspersky Security Center Linux 15.1
  The administration web plug-in for Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows version 12.8 is compatible with Kaspersky Security Center Web Console version 14.2 or later.

  UPGRADING A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE APPLICATION
  Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports updates for the following versions of the application:
  • 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).
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.0 for Windows (build 12.0.0.465).
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.1 for Windows (build 12.1.0.506).
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.2 for Windows (build 12.2.0.462).
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.3 for Windows (build 12.3.0.493).
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.4 for Windows (build 12.4.0.467).
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.5 for Windows (build 12.5.0.539).
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.6 for Windows (build 12.6.0.438).
  • Kaspersky Endpoint Security 12.7 for Windows (build 12.7.0.533).

  CHECKING COMPATIBILITY WITH KASPERSKY FULL DISK ENCRYPTION
  The limitations of Kaspersky full disk encryption support and the list of devices for which hard disk encryption is supported with limitations are listed in the article https://support.kaspersky.com/15018.
  Before using Kaspersky full disk encryption, we recommend checking compatibility using the FDE Test Utility. You can download the utility and find detailed information about its operation and usage on the Knowledge Base page https://support.kaspersky.com/14328. The FDE Test Utility is intended to perform the following functions:
  • Check the computer’s compatibility with Kaspersky full disk encryption.
  • Collect extended diagnostic information if a computer is incompatible with Kaspersky full disk encryption.
  To check if your computer is compatible with Kaspersky full disk encryption, use FDE Test Utility 11.14.0.4.

  COMPATIBILITY WITH KASPERSKY ENDPOINT AGENT
  Kaspersky is switching all Detection and Response to working with the Kaspersky Endpoint Security built-in agent instead of Kaspersky Endpoint Agent. Starting with version 12.1, the application supports all Detection and Response solutions. In addition, starting with version 12.1, the application is no longer compatible with Kaspersky Endpoint Agent, and installing both applications side by side on the same computer is no longer possible.

  MAIN KNOWN ISSUES
  The list of limitations and known issues is available in the user documentation https://support.kaspersky.com/help/KESWin/12.8/en-US/201943.htm.

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