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Innovation and Technology - Consent |
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| | | | | | | | | DATE: | November 7, 2023
| | DEPARTMENT: | Innovation and Technology
| | REQUESTER: | Ashley Mason
| | TITLE: | Approve Annual Maintenance Renewal for Email Security |
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| | | | | | | | | I. | MOTION REQUESTED | | | A) Approve annual purchase for maintenance of Mimecast email security, in the amount of $64,136.12 from Ascend Technologies Group.
B) Authorize the Chair to execute agreement documents on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners.
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| | | | | | | | | II. | ITEM SUMMARY | | | Approves an annual purchase to maintain Mimecast Email Security in the amount of $64,136.12. Mimecast provides email filtering for spam, malicious attachments, and website link scanning to protect the County and help prevent phishing attacks. Lee County averages 243,655 inbound messages per week, 31% of which are rejected due to security violations identified by Mimecast. |
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| | | | | | | | | III. | BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Board Action and Other History | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | C) | BoCC Goals | | | | Cyber Security |
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| | | | | | | | | | D) | Analysis | | | | Email security is a critical component in the ever-evolving world of cyber security threats. Lee County Innovation & Technology Department has utilized this email security product for several years with no breach or cyber related events as the result. Staff received three quotes for this renewal and Ascend Technologies Group was the lowest price. |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Current year dollar amount of item:
| $64,136 | | | B) | Is this item approved in the current budget? | Yes | | | C) | Is this a revenue or expense item? | Expense | | | D) | Is this Discretionary or Mandatory? | Discretionary | | | E) | Will this item impact future budgets?
If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.
| No | | | F) | Fund: 51500 – Internal Service Fund
Program: Innovation & Technology
Project: 516 Data
Account Strings: KC5162851500 | | | G) | Fund Type? | Other: Internal Service Fund | | | H) | Comments:
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| REVIEWERS: | | Department | Reviewer | Action | Date | | Innovation and Technology | Tucker, Mary | Approved | 10/27/2023 - 8:40 AM | | Innovation and Technology | Mason, Ashley | Approved | 10/27/2023 - 9:59 AM | | Budget Services | Guttery, Angela | Approved | 10/27/2023 - 11:15 AM | | Budget Services | Winton, Peter | Approved | 10/27/2023 - 3:19 PM | | County Attorney | Fraser, Andrea | Approved | 10/27/2023 - 3:31 PM | | County Manager | Brady, Christine | Approved | 10/31/2023 - 9:51 AM |
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