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Board approves three-year renewal of county cybersecurity awareness training
Summary
The board authorized a three-year renewal of the county's simulated-phishing and security-awareness training platform for $25,009.29, paid from the local and tribal consistency fund and budgeted to be covered annually going forward.
County information technology staff recommended renewal of the county’s security-awareness and simulated-phishing training platform and the board approved a three-year purchase at $25,009.29. IT staff recommended the three-year term to lock in price protection and reduce administrative overhead from repeated annual procurement. The county’s finance staff confirmed the Local and Tribal Consistency Fund has sufficient balance to cover the renewal, and staff said future renewals can be budgeted on an annual basis.
Commissioners asked questions about where the training sits in annual budgets and whether some IT items should be treated in a capital or special fund with carryover; staff replied that some multi-year software contracts are budgeted differently to smooth annual payments. The IT vendor provides simulated phishing campaigns, training modules, and reporting staff use for employee cybersecurity awareness and compliance. The board authorized the renewal and asked IT to provide a summary of recurring IT contract commitments at a later date so commissioners can consider long-term budgeting options.
