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www.npg.org.uk

Kaspersky Lab's world-class endpoint security solution is helping the UK’s National Portrait Gallery to keep its
priceless assets safe from cybercriminals.

Public Sector and Government• Country: United Kingdom• Home to the world’s largest
collection of portraits• Kaspersky Endpoint Security forBusiness Advanced

The National Portrait Gallery inLondon opened in 1856 and holds themost extensive collection of portraits
in the world.
The gallery celebrates the life and times of many of Britain’s most importantand influential public figures, captured in paintings, sculpture, photography andfilm.
More than 1.7 million people visit it every year, viewing over 1,000 portraits.
A further 120,000 portraits are available in an extensive digital archive.
It has a diverse program of exhibitions and events, promoting a broad
understanding and appreciation of portraiture in all forms.

Challenge“Kaspersky Lab isconstantly refining,improving anddeveloping its
technology andsolutions, so we feelthat we’re up-to-datewith the latest thinking.”
Nicky Dowland
Head of ITNational Portrait Gallery

With a priceless collection, international reputation and the majority of its
income coming from government grants and donations from the public andbusinesses, the National Portrait Gallery is committed to maintaining robust
levels of security in all of its operations.
Ensuring effective cybersecurity is paramount to counter the growing threatof cybercriminals intent on launching ever-more sophisticated phishing andransomware attacks.
Nicky Dowland, Head of IT at the National Portrait Gallery, is constantly
reviewing the organization’s cybersecurity stance, platforms and measures.
With several of its core IT contracts up for renewal, Nicky and his colleagues
began assessing the marketplace to identify preferred partners and solutions.
A key objective was to achieve Cyber Essentials certification – the UK
Government-backed scheme designed to improve cybersecurity in both public
and private sectors.
Says Nicky: “We’re the custodians of a very important part of our country’shistory, so it’s vital that our data security provisions are as robust and costeffective as possible. For example, a successful ransomware attack could havea serious impact on our reputation and, as a result, our ability to attract thelevels of funding we need.”2Kaspersky Lab Solution
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SupportResponsive, committed team

“We had been aware of Kaspersky Lab for some time, of course, but whatreally made the difference for us was an excellent demonstration of Kaspersky
Endpoint Security for Business, which really opened our eyes to the range offunctionality it offers.
“Our initial focus was on antivirus, but we quickly found out that the Kaspersky
Lab solution provides so much more. It was great to discover that it coulddeliver on a range of our requirements – for encryption, patch management
and anti-ransomware, for example.
“All of its functionality could be monitored very efficiently using a single
management console – and there were also additional features in there too,that we could deploy in the future.
“It was very impressive, from the strength of the technology behind thesolution, its cost effectiveness – and the breadth of the security elements
within the platform, that would enable us to achieve Cyber Essentials
accreditation. Overall, it looked a very good fit for our needs – and would alsoenable us to take care of several requirements through a single solution witha single supplier.”

Refining, improving and developing
The gallery selected Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business Advanced,
protecting 40 virtual servers and around 300 PCs and devices, both for its
London-based teams and those working internationally.
A year later Nicky Dowland reports a range of impressive results: “It’s proved
to have been a really good decision,” explains Nicky. “We’ve achieved our
Cyber Essentials accreditation, and, with Kaspersky Lab's help, quicker than
anticipated, because we haven’t had to engage with multiple suppliers.”

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“We have confidence in the security that the solution provides and the support
that comes with it when we need it. It’s working well in the background, we’vebeen able to deploy software quickly, things are updating regularly, and we canmonitor progress and performance very easily with the management console.

1,000“It’s great to be able to segment our users and apply different policies and waysof working to suit the needs of individual teams – and to be able to test thesethings before rolling them out. We can update our laptops too without having toconnect to the network, which is a key feature for us.

40%“It’s very reassuring to know that we have the necessary fundamental
protections in place and we can rely on them. It’s also good to know that
Kaspersky Lab is constantly refining, improving and developing its technology
and solutions, so we feel that we’re up-to-date with the latest thinking.

million visitors every year

portraits on viewsavings achieved“When we contracted with Kaspersky Lab, we calculated we could save around
40% of our historic costs by getting a very good price and using a single supplierwith a single solution. And 12 months on, that is what we’ve achieved, which, asa publicly-funded organization, is very important for us to be able demonstrate.
Added to this, it’s impossible to calculate the value of ensuring that our data issafe.
“The Kaspersky Lab team is hardworking, very responsive and committed to us.
The company also understands our position as a charity, our specific challenges
and requirements and works with us accordingly. We trust the Kaspersky Lab
team, and this feels like a long-term relationship that we can develop andenhance in the years to come.”

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