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Proviso selected for FCC cybersecurity pilot; district plans MDR/SOC contract with $187,000 reimbursement
Summary
The district said it was chosen for an FCC pilot fund for cybersecurity and will use $187,000 of reimbursements toward a managed-detection-and-response (MDR) / security operations center (SOC) contract; staff estimated a potential ongoing net monthly cost of about $6,000 after grant reimbursement.
District IT staff told the board Proviso Township High Schools was one of roughly 700 U.S. school entities chosen for an FCC cybersecurity pilot program and that the district will receive $187,000 from that pilot to help cover cybersecurity services.
Mike, the district presenter, said the FCC program recognizes the need to fund cybersecurity in addition to network…
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