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Higher education requests $4.1 million for Palo Alto cybersecurity as funding hops between NDIT and system office
Summary
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division heard that the North Dakota University System needs a $4.1 million increase to maintain Palo Alto security services; officials described the request as having moved between the state information-technology agency (NDIT) and the higher-education appropriations bill during the session.
The Appropriations - Education and Environment Division heard that the North Dakota University System is seeking a $4,100,000 increase to maintain Palo Alto security solutions used across higher-education campuses.
Corey Quirk, deputy CIO for the North Dakota University System’s central IT office, told the committee the request represents additional licensing and service costs for an established security toolset. “So what you have in front of you there is a $4,100,000 increase in those Palo Alto security solutions for higher ed,” Quirk said.
Quirk summarized a…
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