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a. Approve and authorize the Contracts Purchasing Officer to execute, on behalf of the County of Monterey, Information Technology Department, a standard agreement with Sable Computers Inc., dba KIS, for the purchase of licenses, support and maintenance for Carbon Black, a threat detection and response platform, in the total amount of $285,039.00 for the three-year period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Contracts Purchasing Officer to sign purchase orders on an as-needed basis as recommended by the Director of Information Technology.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Contracts Purchasing Officer to execute, on behalf of the County of Monterey, Information Technology Department, a standard agreement with Sable Computers Inc., dba KIS, for the purchase of licenses, support and maintenance for Carbon Black, a threat detection and response platform, in the total amount of $285,039.00 for the three-year period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Contracts Purchasing Officer to sign purchase orders on an as-needed basis as recommended by the Director of Information Technology.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County Information Security Team, within the Information Technology Department, is continually working to actively defend the security of the County's network. A significant portion of the security team's work is responding to information security incidents. This includes the containment and eradication of malware and ransomware. Because a large amount of today's malware bypasses traditional anti-virus solutions, the Information Technology (IT) Security Staff have recommended that Carbon Black be added to the County's security resources.
Carbon Black is an "endpoint" (workstations, computers, laptops, and other mobile devices) threat detection and response platform that enables Security Operations Centers and Incident Response Teams ...
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