Pipestone County renews Darktrace agreement and continues Morris Electronics support contract

Nov 12, 2025

County approved a $32,775 three‑year Darktrace renewal and authorized monthly support visits from Morris Electronics (12 visits) to maintain cybersecurity and IT support; both motions passed by voice vote.

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The board approved two IT items during the Nov. 12 meeting: a three‑year renewal of the county's Darktrace monitoring service (total $32,775, presented as roughly one‑third per year) and a contract for 12 monthly after‑hours support visits from Morris Electronics. IT Director Bill Falter described Darktrace as an always‑on monitoring tool that helps the county respond to security alerts and said the county has used the service since 2018.

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