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Carroll County waives bid to replace Hikvision cameras, authorizes up to $45,000 for cybersecurity upgrades
Summary
County IT staff said campus security cameras manufactured by Hikvision are on a federal prohibited list and constitute a network risk; the commission voted to waive bidding and authorized the IT director to spend up to $45,000 to replace approximately 135 cameras to meet compliance and security needs.
The Carroll County Commission authorized a limited procurement to replace campus security cameras after county IT staff warned existing cameras are a cybersecurity risk.
The IT Director told commissioners that the county’s cameras are “all Hikvision, which was part of the federal executive order stating about dangers of Hikvision being a Chinese company,” and said those devices are considered…
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