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Gilbert Unified technology leaders outline cybersecurity posture and Cisco enterprise renewal; district to add XDR and expand student filtering
Summary
District technology staff briefed the board on cybersecurity efforts including a proposed Cisco enterprise agreement renewal, expanded XDR (extended detection and response), use of state resources (DHS Duo and CrowdStrike), and GoGuardian student-safety tools.
Gilbert Unified District technology leaders briefed the governing board on the district’s current cybersecurity posture, planned security upgrades and vendor arrangements, including a proposed renewal of the district’s Cisco security enterprise agreement and the planned addition of extended detection and response (XDR).
Chief Technology Officer John Caslano, Director of Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Scott Hassey and Network Supervisor James Moore described tools now in place — such as network firewalls, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), Umbrella DNS filtering, Cisco Secure Client and GoGuardian for student device management — and said the district will add XDR to centralize threat detection and automate some defenses.
Presenters summarized the district’s multi-year security work: a 2020…
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