County approves six‑month managed detection trial; AI pilot (Claude) held for later review
IT described a no‑cost six‑month managed detection and response trial to provide 24/7 monitoring of existing alerts; Jess Greenfeld estimated a full subscription at roughly $50,000/year. A proposed six‑month Anthropic Claude AI pilot (IT only, $5,000 for six months) was discussed and the court agreed to hold the item for a closed‑session technical briefing.
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Karen Skipworth (CIO) and Jess Greenfeld (IT security) briefed the court on two evaluation trials. Greenfeld said the managed detection and response (MDR) trial would provide 24/7 monitoring of the county's existing file‑monitoring tool and that staff currently review a large alert volume but lack a 24x7 security operations center. He estimated a future annual subscription cost of about $50,000 per year for the service.
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