2019

Multi-layeredprotectionbuilds trustand confidenceCombination of world-class Kaspersky security
solutions helps to keep Texas-based bank and its valued
customers and communities safe from cybercriminals
Established more than 100 years ago, this independent financial services business has
deep roots in the Texas communities in which it operates.

Finance• Country: United States• Texas-based financial services business• Multiple Kaspersky security solutions

Alongside a broad portfolio of expert banking, finance, insurance and wealth management
services, the business and its employees provide investment, sponsorship and many hoursof volunteering time to nurture, support and connect a diverse range of deserving causes.
Social responsibility is at the heart of its corporate culture and values, and by helping
to build healthy communities and a healthy local economy, it knows that citizens andbusinesses alike will share the benefits.

Challenge“ It’s very reassuring tohave the scope andscale of Kaspersky
and the excellence of
its technology on ourside. The company isextremely impressiveand responsive.”
Director of Information Systems

As a closely regulated and scrutinized financial services institution, this Kaspersky
customer has a range of stringent responsibilities to keep the huge quantities of
personal data it holds on behalf of individuals and organizations secure against
increasingly sophisticated and persistent attacks by cybercriminals.
“Our reputation is everything, especially given our position in the communities we serve,
so we do everything in our power to protect ourselves, our people and our customers,”
explains the Director of Information Systems.
“We begin with our own corporate architecture. We try to minimize our footprint that’sexposed to the internet. Then we augment our own internal team with as much of thebest knowledge, technical expertise and solutions from the marketplace that we can toprovide the multiple layers of protection that we need.
“Cybercrime really is the number one threat to our business. If anything is going tokeep us awake at night, that’s it! That said, we’ve always been a very securityconscious organization.
“We’re naturally conservative in our business decisions and that cautious approachflows across into other ways in which we manage our day-to-day business continuity
and security. We’d rather have more security measures than we need, than not enough.
“But with the increased threats from crypto viruses and ransomware, by late 2016
we knew that we needed to ramp up our security even further. So, we beganconversations with Kaspersky on the recommendation of a trusted colleague whofelt that the company had the holistic approach, the range of solutions – and thebusiness fit – that we were looking for.”

The Kaspersky solution
The financial services business began its relationship with Kaspersky by moving onto
the advanced version of its Endpoint Security for Business Solution.
But within its roadmap was a clear vision to go further, specifically by adopting
Kaspersky Managed Protection (KMP), and Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack(KATA) platform, a new strategic approach to the detection of threats.
KMP implements all the latest approaches to cyber threat hunting by supplementing
multiple automated detection technologies with the skills of professional analysts.
KMP’s key advantage is that it detects attacks that automated detection andprevention tools have missed.
KATA uses world-class security intelligence and advanced machine learningtechnologies to analyze network and endpoint data – and in independent tests has
been found to achieve a 100% success rate in identifying real threats and diagnosing
appropriate responses.

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“We regard Kaspersky
as a strategic partner– and the firm always
seem to be on the front
foot. Every time youread a security article
about something newout there, nine times outof 10 it’s Kaspersky that
detected it, and thatdelivers real trust andconfidence on our part.”Director of Information Systems“We could see immediately that Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Advanced wasdoing a much better job than our previous product, which allowed some things through,while Kaspersky caught everything,” recalls the Director of Information Systems.
“We liked the fact that it’s an all in one solution for endpoint security, with vulnerability
assessments, device control, encryption and patch management, and it also producedsavings straight away. Everything is contained in one product, replacing multiple
products, each doing different jobs and each requiring management time.
“Database updates are also faster and much less intrusive. We can push them out
through our wide area network. And with the Kaspersky Hybrid Cloud Security Virtual
Light Agent running in our virtual infrastructure, we were able to schedule scans on
our own servers in the knowledge that they weren’t going to affect their performance,
which is also a real plus point.”
But with the potential cost of just a single, significant security breach running into
millions of dollars, combined with serious reputational damage, the business thenturned its attention to the next layer of its multi-layered security portfolio.

Results“Kaspersky told us that KATA can detect, prevent, respond and predict,” says theDirector of Information Systems. “And that really is what it does – it’s a huge step
forward for us.
“Previously we would never have the level of visibility into the threats that weredeveloping. We would rely on people calling us up to let us know. When we activated
KATA, by monitoring and seeing the alerts in advance it gives us the opportunity tostop them mid-attack and share that information with our employees to help educate
them about what’s going on.
“It’s very reassuring to have the scope and scale of Kaspersky and the excellence of its
technology on our side. The company is extremely impressive and responsive – when athreat emerges, Kaspersky acts very quickly to put counter measures in place.
“It feels like a one-stop shop where we can go for all of the expertise and solutions that
we need. It provides a level of tools and knowledge that an organization of our size justwouldn’t be able to retain in-house.

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“They’re all integrated with each other, so adding or upgrading services is really simple,easy to manage and cost effective.
Performance
Breaches eliminatedPartnership
Strategic relationship and strong
business fit

ControlMulti-layered security stance delivers
business confidence

Cost
Prevention of multi-million-dollar breachis business critical
Single supplier delivers management
efficiencies and streamlined operations.

“Importantly, it also provides visibility and transparency. Financial services is aheavily-regulated industry. We must have independent penetration tests, for example,
to validate our security measures. With KATA we have tremendous visibility of what’s
going on and how we are dealing with it.”Even with its multi-layered protection in place and fully-functioning, the organization
is taking nothing for granted and so the Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response(EDR) solution is part of its plan to stay ahead of the cyber criminals.
EDR aggregates endpoint data and sends it to the KATA analyzer, which processes
it and produces alerts, giving security teams the capability to hunt for yet unknown
threats and respond accordingly. This provides an extra layer of peace of mind –or “sleeping tools”, as the Director of Information Systems calls them.
“We regard Kaspersky as a strategic partner – and the firm always seem to be on thefront foot. Every time you read a security article about something new out there,
nine times out of 10 it’s Kaspersky that detected it, and that delivers real trust andconfidence on our part.
“And Kaspersky also enables us to help support our wider community here in Texas,
as we share our cybersecurity knowledge with other businesses and organizations in
our local community.”

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