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 Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Palo Alto Networks, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $224,323 for software and network support for the Office of the Sheriff, for the period of June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in a one-time expenditure of $224,323 and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (PAN) is an industry leader in providing hardware and software firewall solutions. The Sheriff's Office has PAN hardware and software installed at multiple locations within the department. This contract is for the Advanced Threat Prevention, DNS security, Advanced Wildfire, Advanced URL Filtering subscriptions and premium support for the pair of Panorama 5220 firewalls in the Communications Center.
Our PAN firewalls, subscriptions and support are the frontline of defense against outside cyber attackers by shielding our network from malicious or unnecessary network traffic. The PAN software subscriptions are critical to ensuring that the Sheriff's Office network has the most up-to-date protection from cybersecurity intrusion and hack attempts. This premium support ensures minimal downtime should an issue with the hardware or software occur or if configuration assistance is needed.
This End User License Agreement includes a limitation of liability provision and allows the Office of the Sheriff to renew support to ensure software updates and issues can be appropriately addressed. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. does not sell direct to customers, therefore it will be purchased through AT&T, a third-party reseller.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the existing hardware and software will not be supported, and the firew...
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