How to create a Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console workspace

### Overview This walkthrough demonstrates how to set up and configure a corporate workspace within the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console to prepare for deploying security solutions across company devices. The process assumes the administrator already holds a single account for Kaspersky products.

### Key Topics - Connecting to the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console and accepting necessary legal agreements. - Configuring company details, workspace parameters, and selecting appropriate data centers. - Choosing between commercial activation codes and 30-day trial workspaces. - Completing the initial setup using the automated Quick Start Wizard. - Configuring network settings, Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) participation, and deploying Network Agent packages.

### Technical Details - **Workspace Creation**: Administrators access the cloud console via a web browser under an existing Kaspersky account, accept the agreements and privacy policy, and enter the company and workspace names. The country selected directly determines the data center where operational data is processed (with mappings documented in the online help). Workspace sizing accommodates device counts ranging from 300 to 10,000. - **Licensing Considerations**: Users can supply a commercial activation code or request a trial workspace. A trial workspace lasts for 30 days only, has specific documented limitations, and the current version does not support migrating settings from a trial workspace to a commercial one. - **Provisioning Wait Time**: Creation takes time; users must wait for a confirmation email containing the access link rather than clicking immediately on the webpage. - **Quick Start Wizard**: Launches automatically upon first connection to create necessary policies, tasks, and software installation packages. - **Agent & Solution Selection**: Requires deploying Kaspersky Network Agent and security applications on target computers. Kaspersky Network Agent for Windows and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Windows are selected by default. Proxy server parameters can be supplied if endpoints route traffic through a proxy. - **Kaspersky Security Network (KSN)**: Provides real-time threat intelligence to increase detection rates for emerging threats. Disabling KSN is noted to significantly weaken endpoint protection. - **Standalone Installation Package**: The wizard generates a unique standalone installation package for the Network Agent. This package is an executable file digitally signed with a Kaspersky certificate, containing the distribution files preconfigured with specific connection parameters for that distinct workspace.

### Takeaways - Proper initial planning regarding company location is vital because it locks in data center placement. - Because trial workspace settings cannot be migrated to commercial workspaces in this version, organizations should evaluate whether a trial or immediate commercial deployment is appropriate. - The Quick Start Wizard automates the core baseline—generating workspace-specific, signed Network Agent packages, default tasks, and policies—to streamline endpoint onboarding.