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County notes need for data‑classification tool after state audit; will seek bids for Varonis
Summary
IT staff told the board an audit found county data weren't consistently classified; they described Varonis as a tool to tag PII and said procurement would proceed after a mini‑bid and quoted SKUs are obtained.
County IT staff reported the office was cited in an audit for not classifying departmental data, including personally identifiable information, and described Varonis as a product that can scan and tag files.
"We got dinged on it with the state audit ... we don't have all of our data for every department. It's not classified," the information technology staff said. The staff said Varonis would tag data (for example PII and Social Security numbers) and that the county must complete a mini‑bid process through the New York State OGS purchasing path. The staff did not present a quote at this meeting and said they would return with procurement details once bids or quotes were collected.
Board members acknowledged the need to follow state procurement rules before purchasing but supported returning with specific pricing and procurement steps for a later meeting.
