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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, RATIFYING STAFF'S SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING FUNDS FOR CYBERSECURITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND, IF AWARDED, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT THE FUNDS AND EXECUTE ALL APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: N/A)
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(Staff Contact: Gene R. Zamoski)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
This is the second year the state of Florida is offering a multi-million competitive cybersecurity grant to provide cybersecurity technical assistance to local Florida governments to improve their cybersecurity posture and resiliency. Assistance will be provided through capabilities, including software licenses, tools, and support services. These services include:
? Endpoint-Based Asset Discovery - A solution focused on infrastructure that discovers network-connected devices and provides a comprehensive inventory of hardware and software assets across your enterprise. Agents are typically deployed to all laptop, desktop, and server devices.
? Network-Based Asset Discovery - A solution providing enterprise visibility into managed, unmanaged, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices discovered via network traffic.
? External-Facing Asset Discovery - A web-facing attack surface discovery tool that provides a continuously updated inventory and vulnerability scanning of all global internet-facing assets to detect on-premises and cloud systems.
? Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) - An agent deployed to each endpoint, including desktops, laptops, and servers, runs autonomously on each device and monitors all processes in real-time to provide enterprise visibility, analytics, and automated response.
? Security Operations Platform - Providing 24/7/365 monitoring and initial incident investigations to augment security staffing.
These services are already being used b...
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