Qatar preparesfor sporting
excellence withKaspersky

Qatar OlympicCommittee
2022

The Qatar Olympic Committee partner with Kaspersky
to strengthen their defenses in the face of increasing
cyberthreats as they shape up to host more
world-class sporting events
The Qatar Olympic Committee is dedicated to promoting sport in Qatari society and representing thecountry internationally.

Semi-Governmental
Organizations

The overall vision of the Qatar Olympic Committee is to make Qatar a leading nation inworld peace, through innovative sports development programs and first-of-their-kind
events in the Middle East. The Qatar Olympic Committee aims to promote the benefitsof sport to the Qatari nation, support Qatari athletes in their development by providing
world-class facilities and training, and showcase Qatari athletes on the international
stage.

• Doha, Qatar• Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security forBusiness, Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack
Platform, Kaspersky Private Security
Network, Kaspersky CyberTrace,
Kaspersky Threat Data Feeds, Kaspersky
Threat Lookup and Kaspersky Endpoint
Detection and Response• Incident response support• 500+ employees

Challenges
The Qatar Olympic Committee were seeking a cybersecurity partner to help themsafeguard their reputation, secure their data and be alert to the growing number ofcyberthreats in Qatar.
Reputation and security have always been seen as top priorities for the Qatar Olympic
Committee because they are a high-profile and government-backed organization. Now
that they host world-class sporting events and are even looking towards a bid for theOlympics itself, these issues have become even higher on the agenda. This is becausesuch events increase the threat of attack even further, and multiply the negative
consequences in the case of a cybersecurity breach.
Cybersecurity incidents can harm reputations and business relationships, and so there
was an awareness within the organization that they must be proactive in preventing
incidents, as opposed to dealing with any problems when they occur.

“Kaspersky exceeded
my expectations with
their features and bylistening to what weneeded. They gave us
confidence in theproduct and the people
behind it and enabled
us to have a moresecure network.”
Rashid AlNahlawi
IT Security Consultant,
Qatar Olympic Committee

The Qatar Olympic Committee also places a high value on the security of their internaland external communications, and maintaining the confidentiality of information is very
important. They were therefore seeking a solution that maintained the confidentiality of
their data while allowing their day-to-day operations to flow normally.
Cyberthreats and attacks are growing in volume and sophistication across the world, andQatar is no exception. Indeed, due to its important location and growing profile, it is fast
becoming a prime target for cybercriminals.
To protect its networks from any incoming threats, the Qatar Olympic Committee has a
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system in place, and was looking toenrich the threat intelligence capabilities of the system by working with a trusted
cybersecurity partner.

The Kaspersky Solution
Kaspersky provided the Qatar Olympic Committee with an end-to-end integrated
cybersecurity solution featuring Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business, Kaspersky
Anti Targeted Attack Platform, Kaspersky Private Security Network and Kaspersky
CyberTrace.

Kaspersky Endpoint Security For Business
Detection
Solutions improve detection rates
and accelerate response

Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business has been implemented on all endpoints
including workstations and mobile devices, along with mail server security, to provide
multi-layered adaptive protection against endpoint risks such as phishing, social
engineering and ransomware attacks.
The implementation uses light agents controlled from a centralized dashboard which also
facilitates remote management and patching of endpoints, making it easier for IT teams
to patch in real-time.

Performance
Internal teams have new tools to
repel attacks and enhance security

Cost effective
Feature packed solutions atcompetitive prices

SupportKaspersky teams are always
available to help with any queries

Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform
Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform has empowered the internal Security
Operations Center (SOC) team of the Qatar Olympic Committee to handle and respondquickly to incidents. The platform monitors data from various sensors including
endpoints, networks and mail servers, and analyzes this in real time to alert the team of
any incidents or suspicious behavior. The SOC team is then able to isolate and analyze
incidents using an advanced sandbox and test their responses before deployment. The
team has also been able to be more proactive by conducting manual threat hunting
across the network and endpoints.
“KATA is something that you cannot see outside Kaspersky’s world, and ahead of any
product that I have ever seen,” says the Qatar Olympic Committee’s IT Security
Consultant, Rashid AlNahlawi. “It combines seven advanced technologies to analyze,
detect and deter threats originating from three different channels - mail, web andendpoint. This adds flexibility to most previous methods of customizing threat detection
and response. In effect, with KATA Kaspersky has extended the definition of endpoint
detection and response from a supporting security system to a ‘Swiss knife’ platform forsecurity detection, threat hunting and forensics.
“Detections are almost instant, and include very clear presentation and extensive
information on all causes of the threat. My and my team’s cybersecurity knowledge havebeen enriched by reading the information on detections provided by KATA, and we all
feel more confident in our skills. It also has a powerful threat hunting capability to drill
down on individual cases or events. We don’t need to validate issues using different
applications or screens apart from KATA’s, and it’s very easy to use.”Threat intelligence
To provide the Qatar Olympic Committee with real-time threat intelligence,
Kaspersky implemented Kaspersky Private Security Network and Kaspersky
CyberTrace. Kaspersky Private Security Network provides real-time threat
intelligence, while CyberTrace ensures that intelligence is matched with othersources and fed into the SIEM system to help build a proactive intelligence-driven
defense.
Kaspersky Private Security Network delivers accurate cloud-based threat
intelligence with minimal false positives, all without releasing any data outside theorganization’s perimeters. Kaspersky Private Security Network and CyberTrace
together enable the SOC team to detect threats quickly and respond appropriately.
In addition to the solutions provided, Kaspersky also supports the Qatar Olympic
Committee’s IT security team with a full incident analysis and response service.

Outcomes“Since implementing the Kaspersky solutions, the Qatar Olympic Committee has
experienced a far higher detection rate of incoming cyberthreats and has been able
to deter them effectively,” continues Rashid AlNahlawi. “Regular updates fromKaspersky have meant that any emerging global threats are fully factored in andcountermeasures deployed in a very quick time”.
“The solutions in place have helped internal teams mitigate numerous attacks that
their previous security control would not have been able to detect or repel, and theexisting SIEM solution has been enhanced and is now detecting threats moreeffectively”.
“The internal SOC team has now been fully equipped with an arsenal of tools to repel
any attack. We found the new tools intuitive to use and with only a short learning
curve for them to become proficient. As a result, we are now more capable, moreproductive and more able to focus on the organization’s priorities rather thanconstant firefighting”.
“We’re pleased with the scalability of the solutions that have been implemented,
since they expect to see substantial growth in the coming years,” he concludes.
The Qatar Olympic Committee commented that the support provided by Kaspersky
during the implementation phase and when responding to incidents was especiallyhelpful and they are now considering moving to a managed service model.
Cyber Threats News: www.securelist.com
IT Security News: business.kaspersky.com
IT Security for Enterprise: kaspersky.com/enterprise

Overall, compared to their previous security control, the Qatar Olympic Committee
is more protected, more responsive, and better able to deal with the growing levelsof cyberthreats that they are facing thanks to their partnership with Kaspersky.

www.kaspersky.com

2022 AO Kaspersky Lab. All rights reserved.