County to apply for state-local cybersecurity grant for penetration testing and immutable backups
IT staff told supervisors the county will apply for the State-Local Cybersecurity Grant Program to fund professional internal and external penetration testing and immutable backup capabilities, seeking up to $100,000 but planning to request roughly half based on vendor quotes.
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An IT staff member introduced an application to the State-Local Cybersecurity Grant Program seeking funding for two services: professional penetration testing (internal and external) and immutable backups to strengthen recovery capabilities. He said the county plans to seek up to $100,000 but expects to request roughly half that amount based on current quotes, and emphasized that the funding would be 100% reimbursable if awarded.
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