Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business vs Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business provides endpoint protection for small and medium-sized businesses. Its threat protection uses machine learning and threat intelligence against fileless threats, exploits and rootkits. Controls include endpoint protection, anti-ransomware, application, web and device controls, vulnerability and patch management, and encryption. Kaspersky Security Center offers MMC, web and cloud consoles for configuring, deploying, updating and managing security. Organizations can deploy the product in cloud, on-premise, hybrid or air-gapped environments; supported systems include Windows, Windows Server, Linux, macOS, Android and iOS. Windows protection includes AES-256 encryption, BitLocker management, and encryption identified as FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria EAL2+ certified. Security Center can manage up to 100,000 physical, virtual and cloud-based endpoints through one server installation. Pricing is on request, and Kaspersky business products are sold through partners. Kaspersky states that Endpoint Security for Business Select has evolved into Kaspersky Next EDR Foundations and related Next solutions.

Kaspersky Industrial CyberSecurity Platform (KICS) is an XDR platform for protecting critical infrastructure across industrial OT and IoT environments. It covers converged, distributed, air-gapped and legacy systems, with Linux, Windows and web platforms listed. KICS tracks connected devices and configurations, maps network connections and analyzes data flows. It assesses vulnerabilities and security-setting changes on hosts, network devices and controllers; security-audit tools include vulnerability scanning, compliance auditing and configuration-change monitoring. Detection and response features connect host and network activity into incidents, add alert context, and support manual actions and network-access restriction. Asset management includes extended host monitoring, hardware and application inventories, and blind-area coverage in spanless mode. KICS is designed to preserve process integrity and availability while minimizing false detections. It supports passive monitoring, OT asset discovery and SIEM integration, and is compatible with more than 200 industrial control systems and devices. Deployment is on premises, and pricing is available on request. Kaspersky offers premium support from certified engineers in over 200 countries.