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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Abnormal Security Corporation for email security services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $290,862 with an agreement term through October 29, 2027 with an effective start date of the date of the last signature.
b. Approve the NMC’s Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation to accept non-standard contract provisions within the agreement.
c. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center or his designee to execute up to three (3) future amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than 10% ($29,086) of the original cost of the agreement, for total contract liability of ($319,948).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Abnormal Security Corporation for email security services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $290,862 with an agreement term through October 29, 2027 with an effective start date of the date of the last signature.
b. Approve the NMC’s Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation to accept non-standard contract provisions within the agreement.
c. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad Medical Center or his designee to execute up to three (3) future amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than 10% ($29,086) of the original cost of the agreement, for total contract liability of ($319,948).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center is seeking to augment its current Microsoft email security system to best address emerging cybersecurity threats to hospitals nationwide. Over the last year, we have observed a rise in sophisticated phishing and ransomware campaigns, including:
· AI-powered phishing attac...
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