RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Department, an amendment to the Varonis Technologies master license agreement and a Purchase Order with Verge Technologies, in an amount not to exceed $1,214,246.43 for the purchase of Varonis Technologies subscriptions for the period from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Purchase Order will result in budgeted expenditures over a three-year period of $1,214,246.43 ($421,548.81 year 1, $396,348.81 year 2, $396,348.81 year 3) and will be funded 100% by the Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Varonis Technologies is the platform used to identifies security threats to our network. HIPAA, the HITECH Act, and Meaningful Use have set up guidelines that require safeguards in computing security. This software will enable us to identify where classified information resides on our network and alert us of any suspicious activity within our network. This software complements our current software to identify and security threats to our network.
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