To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Sheriff-Coroner, a purchase order with AT&T, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $501,825, and Accept an End User License Agreement for the annual renewal of the Palo Alto Networks software and support, for the period December 27, 2025 through May 11, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $501,825 in contractual expenditures over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Palo Alto Networks (PAN) is an industry-leading provider of hardware and software firewall solutions. The Sheriff's Office has PAN hardware and software installed at multiple locations within the department. This renewal covers the Advanced Threat Prevention, Advanced Wildfire, and Advanced URL Filtering subscriptions, as well as premium support for the pair of Panorama 5220 firewalls located in the Communications Center data center and the Panorama 5250 firewalls in the Emergency Operations Center.
The Office of the Sheriff's PAN firewalls, subscriptions, and support are the frontline of defense against external cyber attackers, shielding its network from malicious or unnecessary network traffic. The PAN software subscriptions are crucial to ensuring that the Sheriff's Office network has the most up-to-date protection against cybersecurity intrusions and hacking attempts. The premium support ensures minimal downtime in the event of an issue with the hardware or software, or if configuration assistance is required.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the existing hardware and software will not be supported, and the firewall protection will cease to update, exposing the SO network to potential cybersecurity threats. This could result in ...
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