To: Board of Supervisors
From: County Administrative Office
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Software Finance Agreement with Great America Financial Services Corporation Regarding Provision of Palo Alto Cortex XDR Endpoint Security Protection Licenses
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Humboldt County Purchasing Agent, or a designee thereof, to execute, the attached software finance agreement with Great American Financial Services regarding the provision of the Palo Alto Cortex XDR Endpoint Security Protection licenses for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Information Technology Division of the County Administrative Office with one fully executed certified copy of the Board order related to this item.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended actions support the following areas of the Board of Supervisors' Strategic Plan:
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 5006 - Improve communications infrastructure (e.g., broadband)
DISCUSSION:
In June 2019, the Information Technology Division of the County Administrative Office began the process of moving its Anti-virus software licensing to Falcon Endpoint Protection Premium. On July 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved a supplemental budget request to purchase the upgraded Crowdstrike Falcon Complete Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security Protection licensing for two thousand seven hundred (2,700) countywide devices.
The Crowdstrike Falcon Complete Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security Protection has provided robust endpoint security, monitoring and increased cybersecurity protections for all departments as required by Section 2.7 of the attached Humboldt County Information Security Charter.
Currently, the Information Technology Division is proposing a transition from Crowdstrike Falcon Complete to Palo Alto Cortex XDR Endpo...
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