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https://os.kaspersky.com/faq-general/ Frequently asked questions
Answers to popular questions about KasperskyOS and KasperskyOS Community Edition
What is KasperskyOS? Is this just another flavor of Linux?
The KasperskyOS kernel was internally developed by Kaspersky and is not based on any already existing project (Linux or otherwise).
Why do I need KasperskyOS?
KasperskyOS is a specialized operating system created from scratch by Kaspersky. Thanks to the principles embedded in its architecture, our OS can serve as the foundation for products that possess Cyber Immunity: built-in security against the majority of cyberattack types. This is critical for digital infrastructures that require a high level of security assurance.
What is new about KasperskyOS?
KasperskyOS is the first-ever operating system that can be used to make IT products Cyber Immune. These products are nearly impossible to hack, and only a fraction of attack types launched against a Cyber Immune system can affect its critical functions. Solutions powered by KasperskyOS require no added protection: everything you need is already inside the system.
How does your OS work?
KasperskyOS provides flexibility in setting security policies: rules that the system will follow throughout its life cycle and that will prevent it from performing potentially dangerous operations.
The components of our OS are separated into isolated security domains and cannot affect one another. All of their interactions go through the microkernel, while Kaspersky Security System passes a security verdict on each. If an interaction fails to match defined policies, it is blocked even before the execution.
Thanks to this, when developing for KasperskyOS, you can use untrusted components that do not have Cyber Immunity. If one of them proves to be vulnerable, and attackers take advantage of this, the OS simply will not allow the component to perform operations that are not authorized by the security policy and that affect the functioning of the product.
What makes KasperskyOS secure?
The inherent security of KasperskyOS is embedded into its architecture and philosophy.
Thus, nothing can run or function unless explicitly allowed by system administrators and application developers. Security policies that describe each permitted action are defined as early as the design stage of an IT product based on KasperskyOS.
The KasperskyOS microkernel contains only a few hundred thousand lines of code, so the attack surface is minimal. The strict isolation of system components ensures operability in every situation: even if one of them fails, the OS will continue to perform its critical functions.
The KasperskyOS design conforms to the MILS and FLASK architectures, while adding Kaspersky’s own security technology.
Is it possible to hack your OS?
The Cyber Immune approach at the heart of KasperskyOS prevents an attacker from affecting system operation even if some of the non-Cyber Immune components get hacked. Our microkernel and flexible security system technologies rule out unauthorized functions.
Does that mean any product powered by KasperskyOS is immune?
To make a product based on KasperskyOS Cyber Immune, you must strictly follow the special Kaspersky methodology.
Only IT systems that are intrinsically secure (secure by design) can be considered Cyber Immune. To summarize, creating Cyber Immune applications requires that the following be ensured from the moment development starts:
Description of security objectives and assumptions
Security domain isolation tools and independent control of all of their interactions
Guarantees that the security objectives will be achieved in every possible system use case, including the declared assumptions – except when the trusted computing base of the product has been compromised
Guarantees of reliability of the product’s entire trusted computing base that meet the standards of the intended security class
Does KasperskyOS collect any data?
KasperskyOS does not collect or share data. All drivers, system services, applications, etc. are moved out of the kernel and isolated, and their behavior is strictly limited by security policies.
No component of the system can store or send data unless allowed by applicable policies.
Products and trends
Is it possible to purchase Cyber Immune products from you today?
Yes, it is. First, there is Kaspersky IoT Infrastructure Security whose key element is secure gateways for the internet of things, indispensable devices for modern businesses that use IoT sensors and controllers. Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway (KISG) 1000 is currently available, and sales of KISG 100, the first-ever industrial Cyber Immune IoT gateway, have begun. By the way, it was named one of the best designs in the world in 2020 at the 7th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China.
Second, there is Kaspersky Secure Remote Workspace, which includes software for thin clients: computer-like user terminals for connecting to corporate virtual desktop infrastructure.
Also available for prototyping is the Kaspersky Automotive Adaptive Platform SDK for developing car electronic components.
Where can KasperskyOS be used?
First of all, on the internet of things and in process control, in industries with high cybersecurity standards. Examples include manufacturing, energy, government agencies, transport infrastructure.
Devices already running KasperskyOS include thin clients, a key part of Kaspersky Secure Remote Workspace, and IoT gateways, which help build secure IoT networks and implement digital transformation in the manufacturing industry. In 2020, Kaspersky Automotive Adaptive Platform was integrated into an automotive ECU.
Our OS is evolving, and the range of supported devices is growing. For example, Kaspersky is investigating the possibility of adapting the OS for mobile platforms. https://opentip.kaspersky.com/https%3A%2...tab=lookup Report
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Answers to popular questions about KasperskyOS and KasperskyOS Community Edition
What is KasperskyOS? Is this just another flavor of Linux?
The KasperskyOS kernel was internally developed by Kaspersky and is not based on any already existing project (Linux or otherwise).
Why do I need KasperskyOS?
KasperskyOS is a specialized operating system created from scratch by Kaspersky. Thanks to the principles embedded in its architecture, our OS can serve as the foundation for products that possess Cyber Immunity: built-in security against the majority of cyberattack types. This is critical for digital infrastructures that require a high level of security assurance.
What is new about KasperskyOS?
KasperskyOS is the first-ever operating system that can be used to make IT products Cyber Immune. These products are nearly impossible to hack, and only a fraction of attack types launched against a Cyber Immune system can affect its critical functions. Solutions powered by KasperskyOS require no added protection: everything you need is already inside the system.
How does your OS work?
KasperskyOS provides flexibility in setting security policies: rules that the system will follow throughout its life cycle and that will prevent it from performing potentially dangerous operations.
The components of our OS are separated into isolated security domains and cannot affect one another. All of their interactions go through the microkernel, while Kaspersky Security System passes a security verdict on each. If an interaction fails to match defined policies, it is blocked even before the execution.
Thanks to this, when developing for KasperskyOS, you can use untrusted components that do not have Cyber Immunity. If one of them proves to be vulnerable, and attackers take advantage of this, the OS simply will not allow the component to perform operations that are not authorized by the security policy and that affect the functioning of the product.
What makes KasperskyOS secure?
The inherent security of KasperskyOS is embedded into its architecture and philosophy.
Thus, nothing can run or function unless explicitly allowed by system administrators and application developers. Security policies that describe each permitted action are defined as early as the design stage of an IT product based on KasperskyOS.
The KasperskyOS microkernel contains only a few hundred thousand lines of code, so the attack surface is minimal. The strict isolation of system components ensures operability in every situation: even if one of them fails, the OS will continue to perform its critical functions.
The KasperskyOS design conforms to the MILS and FLASK architectures, while adding Kaspersky’s own security technology.
Is it possible to hack your OS?
The Cyber Immune approach at the heart of KasperskyOS prevents an attacker from affecting system operation even if some of the non-Cyber Immune components get hacked. Our microkernel and flexible security system technologies rule out unauthorized functions.
Does that mean any product powered by KasperskyOS is immune?
To make a product based on KasperskyOS Cyber Immune, you must strictly follow the special Kaspersky methodology.
Only IT systems that are intrinsically secure (secure by design) can be considered Cyber Immune. To summarize, creating Cyber Immune applications requires that the following be ensured from the moment development starts:
Description of security objectives and assumptions
Security domain isolation tools and independent control of all of their interactions
Guarantees that the security objectives will be achieved in every possible system use case, including the declared assumptions – except when the trusted computing base of the product has been compromised
Guarantees of reliability of the product’s entire trusted computing base that meet the standards of the intended security class
Does KasperskyOS collect any data?
KasperskyOS does not collect or share data. All drivers, system services, applications, etc. are moved out of the kernel and isolated, and their behavior is strictly limited by security policies.
No component of the system can store or send data unless allowed by applicable policies.
Products and trends
Is it possible to purchase Cyber Immune products from you today?
Yes, it is. First, there is Kaspersky IoT Infrastructure Security whose key element is secure gateways for the internet of things, indispensable devices for modern businesses that use IoT sensors and controllers. Kaspersky IoT Secure Gateway (KISG) 1000 is currently available, and sales of KISG 100, the first-ever industrial Cyber Immune IoT gateway, have begun. By the way, it was named one of the best designs in the world in 2020 at the 7th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China.
Second, there is Kaspersky Secure Remote Workspace, which includes software for thin clients: computer-like user terminals for connecting to corporate virtual desktop infrastructure.
Also available for prototyping is the Kaspersky Automotive Adaptive Platform SDK for developing car electronic components.
Where can KasperskyOS be used?
First of all, on the internet of things and in process control, in industries with high cybersecurity standards. Examples include manufacturing, energy, government agencies, transport infrastructure.
Devices already running KasperskyOS include thin clients, a key part of Kaspersky Secure Remote Workspace, and IoT gateways, which help build secure IoT networks and implement digital transformation in the manufacturing industry. In 2020, Kaspersky Automotive Adaptive Platform was integrated into an automotive ECU.
Our OS is evolving, and the range of supported devices is growing. For example, Kaspersky is investigating the possibility of adapting the OS for mobile platforms. https://opentip.kaspersky.com/https%3A%2...tab=lookup Report
Report for web address
https://os.kaspersky.com/faq-general/
Good
Overview
IPv4 count ≈ 4
Files count —
Created
8 Oct, 1997
17:00
Expires
6 Oct, 2024
18:00
Domain os.kaspersky.com
Registration organization Joint Stock Company Kaspersky Lab
Registrar name Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal
