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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue The Attached Purchase Order, Between SHI Corp And The City Of Hollywood, For The Purchase Of A Security Information And Event Management Solution, With Four Years Of Maintenance, Utilizing Urban Areas Security Initiative Funding, For An Estimated Amount Of $85,000.00; And Further Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The Attached Alien Vault End User Software License And Services Agreement, Between SHI And The City Of Hollywood.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Information Technology desires to purchase a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Solution.
On July 6, 2016, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution Number R-2016-201, authorizing the use of Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds in the approximate amount of $122,225.00 from the Department of Homeland Security to enhance public safety and emergency management UASI approved projects, training and equipment.
A SIEM tool is utilized to provide real-time analysis of security alerts generated by network hardware and applications by collecting logs and events into a common and centralized platform and allows a trend analysis and automated reporting for auditing compliance.
The Department of Information Technology is proactively putting in place a SIEM tool to manage and monitor network security as threats and attempts of cyberattacks on both public and private institutions have increased and without a proactive tool in place, cyberattack attempts are not visible unless systems are physically monitored 24 hours a day.
The AlienVault SIEM Solution is available through SHI Corporation pursuant to the NASPO ValuePoint Contract, Number ADSPO16-130651, which was procured by competitive bid.
SHI Corporation has agreed to provide the AlienVault SIEM Solution to the City of Holl...
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